Hitachi wins EU okay for $1.8 billion Thales deal

Reuters

Published Oct 30, 2023 11:04AM ET

Updated Oct 30, 2023 04:14PM ET

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators said on Monday they cleared Hitachi (OTC:HTHIY)'s 1.7-billion-euro ($1.80 billion) bid for Thales' GTS railway signalling business on condition the Japanese company sells assets in France and Germany, as it offered to do so.