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  "id": 16887240,
  "title": "Energy technology: Berlin high-voltage specialist Trench sold for $9 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/energietechnik-berliner-hochspannungs-spezialist-trench-fur-9",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:04:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/energietechnik-hochspannungs-spezialist-trench-fuer-9-milliarden-dollar-verkauft/100265586.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "GE Vernova is buying Trench Group from investment firm Triton for 8.4 billion euros. Trench, a specialist in high-voltage technology, makes products such as measuring transformers and coils for substations. The company, which has 2500 employees, has seen its revenue double to over 1 billion euros since Triton acquired it three years ago. GE Vernova expects Trench's revenue to rise to 1.9 billion dollars by 2028.",
  "summary": "The network of large long-distance power lines is becoming increasingly important in the energy transition. The energy technology group GE Vernova from the USA is now taking over a specialized company from Berlin.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}