SSEK Advises on Acquisition of GE’s Transportation Business

SSEK has acted as Indonesian counsel to General Electric in connection with the acquisition by Wabtec Corporation of GE's Transportation business. The global value of the acquisition was USD 11 billion, as has been reported.

The SSEK team advising on the transaction was led by partner Dewi Savitri Reni.

SSEK, with DLA Piper (Singapore), assisted GE in structuring and handling the formation of the Indonesian entity to be acquired as part of the global transaction. This Indonesian entity imports and provides repair services for locomotives.

GE's Transportation business is best known as the manufacturer of equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries.

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