Alstom to seek shareholder approval for GE deal in fourth quarter
PARIS (Reuters) – Alstom will seek shareholder approval for its tie-up with General Electric in the fourth quarter, Chief Executive Patrick Kron told the French engineering group's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday. The train and turbine maker last month agreed a $16.9 billion deal with GE that will be the U.S. conglomerate's biggest ever acquisition. The deal, which sparked a two-month tug-of-war with the French government, is expected to close in the first half of 2015. (Reporting by Natalie Huet; Editing by James Regan)