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What are the two predecessor companies of ABB?

  • ASEA and Brown, Boveri & Cie

  • Siemens and Alstom

  • General Electric and Westinghouse

  • Schneider Electric and Eaton

Answer

ABB was formed in 1988 through the merger of two major electrical equipment manufacturers, ASEA from Sweden and Brown, Boveri & Cie from Switzerland. The company's name, ABB, is derived from the initials of these two companies.
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