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In September, GE Aerospace announced it would acquire its turbine blade supplier for $11.75bn to ensure supply of critical components. Rolls-Royce separately invested over £19m in its Rotherham facility in March. China aims to become the sixth country mastering single crystal casting by producing superior alloys.
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Marvell agrees to acquire optical components maker Lumentum in a $115B deal, as it seeks to rival Broadcom; Nvidia invested $2B in both Marvell and Lumentum (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters)
Sources: China has told SoftBank it will not allow the $5.4B acquisition of ABB's robotics division to go ahead; China is the division's biggest market (David Keohane/Financial Times)
Sources: Unity has held talks to be acquired by a consortium including Silver Lake, which owns 8% of Unity, and Saudi Arabia's PIF, discussing a ~$25B valuation (Reuters)