Brookield to buy GrafTech

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. agreed Monday to buy GrafTech International Ltd for $5.05 a share. The Wall Street Journal valued the deal at $692.8 million. Independence, Ohio-based GrafTech provides graphite material solutions for customers in sectors such as steel manufacturing, advanced energy applications and latest generation electronics. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC advised GrafTech.

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