GE probed for Wind Power deal
General Electric Co is being investigated by the European Union for providing misleading information during a merger review.
The European Commission, which acts as the EU's competition watchdog, was reviewing whether GE misled EU officials reviewing a deal to buy LM Wind Power, a Denmark-based maker of rotor blades, Bloomberg said.
GE said it would buy LM Wind Power from private equity firm Doughty Hanson for US$1.65 billion, as it looks to capture a bigger share of the fast-growing renewable energy market. The EU had cleared the deal in March.
GE was not immediately available for comment.
The company told the regulators it did not have any plans to develop a new giant offshore wind turbine, but the EU started to suspect it had been misled shortly after the deal was approved, Bloomberg reported.
The probe could lead to GE facing a penalty of up to 1% of its annual sales for breaking the EU's rules.
The EU fined Facebook Inc 110 million euros in May for providing misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014. - Nampa/Reuters
GE said it would buy LM Wind Power from private equity firm Doughty Hanson for US$1.65 billion, as it looks to capture a bigger share of the fast-growing renewable energy market. The EU had cleared the deal in March.
GE was not immediately available for comment.
The company told the regulators it did not have any plans to develop a new giant offshore wind turbine, but the EU started to suspect it had been misled shortly after the deal was approved, Bloomberg reported.
The probe could lead to GE facing a penalty of up to 1% of its annual sales for breaking the EU's rules.
The EU fined Facebook Inc 110 million euros in May for providing misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014. - Nampa/Reuters
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