Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "GE Appliances & Lighting, (formally known as GE Consumer and Industrial), is an American "white goods" manufacturer, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.GE Appliances & Lighting is a subsidiary of conglomerate General Electric and is one of the largest suppliers of appliances in the world. It was created in January 2004 when GE Consumer Products (founded in 1905) merged with GE Industrial Systems (founded in 1930). From 2010 to late 2014, GE Appliances & Lighting was a sub-business under GE Home & Business Solutions.On 8 September 2014, General Electric agreed to sell GE Appliances & Lighting to the Swedish appliance manufacturer Electrolux for US$3.3 billion in cash. The Electrolux acquisition was the result of General Electric's nearly six-year-long plan to sell the Appliance & Lighting division that included negotiations with Electrolux and other firms, such as Samsung and LG. The deal will combine Electrolux's existing primary U.S. mainstream appliance brand, Frigidaire, with GE's stable of products, including the Monogram line of luxury appliances. As part of the deal, Electrolux agreed to continue using the G.E. Appliances brand names, such as the mainstream "GE" appliance marque, for a limited period, and also agreed to assume General Electric's 48.4% stake in Mabe, a Mexican appliance manufacturer.The transaction — the largest ever for Electrolux, the second-largest consumer appliance manufacturer after Whirlpool — will nearly double Electrolux's business in North America (the market that represented nearly 29% of Electrolux's revenue in 2013). The deal, which is currently pending U.S. regulatory approval and carries a US$175 million termination fee clause if Electrolux is unable to complete the acquisition, is expected to close in 2015."@en }
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- GE_Consumer_&_Industrial abstract "GE Appliances & Lighting, (formally known as GE Consumer and Industrial), is an American "white goods" manufacturer, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.GE Appliances & Lighting is a subsidiary of conglomerate General Electric and is one of the largest suppliers of appliances in the world. It was created in January 2004 when GE Consumer Products (founded in 1905) merged with GE Industrial Systems (founded in 1930). From 2010 to late 2014, GE Appliances & Lighting was a sub-business under GE Home & Business Solutions.On 8 September 2014, General Electric agreed to sell GE Appliances & Lighting to the Swedish appliance manufacturer Electrolux for US$3.3 billion in cash. The Electrolux acquisition was the result of General Electric's nearly six-year-long plan to sell the Appliance & Lighting division that included negotiations with Electrolux and other firms, such as Samsung and LG. The deal will combine Electrolux's existing primary U.S. mainstream appliance brand, Frigidaire, with GE's stable of products, including the Monogram line of luxury appliances. As part of the deal, Electrolux agreed to continue using the G.E. Appliances brand names, such as the mainstream "GE" appliance marque, for a limited period, and also agreed to assume General Electric's 48.4% stake in Mabe, a Mexican appliance manufacturer.The transaction — the largest ever for Electrolux, the second-largest consumer appliance manufacturer after Whirlpool — will nearly double Electrolux's business in North America (the market that represented nearly 29% of Electrolux's revenue in 2013). The deal, which is currently pending U.S. regulatory approval and carries a US$175 million termination fee clause if Electrolux is unable to complete the acquisition, is expected to close in 2015.".