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A grand entrance

25 July 2007 By Una Galani

The German group will sell its automotive unit to a German firm for E11bn, or 17 times operating profit. The deal should quell union ire. Nearly half the money is going to buy a US medical technology company, at 31 times operating profit. It s a costly investment in growth.

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