The $30 billion-plus tie-up between GE and Baker Hughes should be able to provide opportunities as well as cost savings.
Certainly, the chemistry between GE chief executive Jeff Immelt and Martin Craighead, his opposite number at Baker Hughes, appeared positively electric.
“People (executives from GE and Baker Hughes negotiating the deal) are finishing each other’s sentences,” gushed Craighead. “You can’t tell by the end of the day who’s on what side of the table.”
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