US company to acquire British defense giant Cobham
The British government has authorized the 5 billion USD purchase of Cobham, one of the country's iconic defense manufacturers, which played a leading part in supplying equipment to the country during the Second World War. The authorization came after the buyer, a private US investing group named Advent International, assured the British government that British executives would be given seats on the company's board.
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