Drill sale

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01 May 2008

Drilling and mining equipment manufacturer Boart Longyear is to be sold by Anglo American to London-based private equity group Advent International for US$ 545 million (€ 454 million). The deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals, was due to close as CE went to print.

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