09-06-2016: GE announced its intention to acquire SLM Solutions and Arcam,

This event sparked a series of remarkable events that eventually led to the creation of GE Additive, now known as Colibrium Additive

On September 6, 2016, GE announced its intention to acquire two leading companies in the metal AM—Sweden's Arcam AB and Germany's SLM Solutions Group AG—for a total of $1.4 billion. While negotiations with Arcam proceeded smoothly, talks with SLM were intense, largely due to Paul Singer, a shareholder who drove up the price of his shares. This ultimatel…