Electra Partners Europe Ltd., London, agreed to acquire ThyssenKrupp Fahrzeugguss GmbH.

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1 Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. After her mother and Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon, Electra, eager for revenge, longed only for the return of her brother, Orestes. Partners Europe Europe (y

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London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. , agreed to acquire ThyssenKrupp Fahrzeugguss GmbH, from ThyssenKrupp Automotive AG, Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Title Annotation:	Around the World--Newscast
Comment:	Electra Partners Europe Ltd., London, agreed to acquire ThyssenKrupp Fahrzeugguss GmbH.(Around the World--Newscast)
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Date:	Apr 1, 2005
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