GE Aerospace Goes Vertical (Integration)

After decades of spinoffs and separations of various parts, GE Aerospace is now trending toward integration. Its $11.75 billion acquisition of Consolidation Precision Products is taking what business schools have been teaching for years (specialization, capital light) and flipping it on its head. Lou, Travis, and Tyler dissect the GE aerospace deal, how it impacts the aerospace & defense indsutry, and whether we’re on the precipice of integration. Plus, cybersecurity threats and reverse stock splits.

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Tyler Crowe, Lou Whiteman, and Travis Hoium discuss:

- GE Aerospace acquires Consolidated Precision Prodcuts

- The winners and losers of the deal

- Boston Scientific’s cybersecurity hack fallout

- Will cybersecurity make these industries less appealing to investors?

- Mailbag: when is a reverse stock split good?

Companies discussed: GE, HWM, BA, HONA, RTX, BSX, NVO, CRWD, IBM, BKNG

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd