VIDEO: GE Reshapes Alstom Offer To Appease France
General Electric revised its bid for the power arm of Alstom on Thursday, offering alliances in energy and rail to appease the French government and beat a rival proposal by Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was the latest shot in a two-month fight for control of Alstom's energy business that has seen the Socialist government give itself powers to block any deal in the name of protecting local jobs and influence over a strategic sector.