Baker Hughes wins conditional EU nod for $13.6 billion Chart deal | The Mighty 790 KFGO

Baker Hughes has won EU antitrust approval for its $13.6 billion acquisition of Chart Industries, a supplier of industrial equipment for LNG and data centre cooling, conditional on divesting Chart's proprietary small-scale process technology and ensuring third-party equipment interoperability. The deal, announced a year ago, aims to expand Baker Hughes' footprint in industrial gas handling and energy technology.

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