GE, Abu Dhabi fund strike global partnership

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - General Electric Co. and an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign fund have agreed to a global partnership that includes a commercial finance business, research center for clean energy and water, and plans to expand GE's aircraft engine service and repair in the Middle East.

GE and Mubadala Development Co. plan to each allocate $4-billion (US) in equity to the commercial finance venture over three years.

Mubadala is a sovereign fund based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

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