1.   Last week, the state said it will sell its stake in defense and electronics group Thomson SA this year.

2.   Partenaires-Gestion was instrumental in the acquisition of a subsidiary of electrical and electronics group Alcatel, Le Monde said.

3.   A day earlier, France had suspended the privatization of defense and electronics group Thomson SA because the selected buyer was planning to sell a major subsidiary to Daewoo.

4.   France on Wednesday suspended the privatization of defense and electronics group Thomson SA because the selected buyer planned to sell a major subsidiary to a Korean company.

5.   France on Wednesday suspended the privatization of defense and electronics group Thomson SA because the selected buyer planned to sell a major subsidy to a Korean company.

6.   Its operations include the Mercedes-Benz car and truck division, electronics group AEG, Daimler-Benz Aerospace and its financial services unit Daimler-Benz Interservices.

7.   The government also announced that it would privatize the defense and electronics group Thomson by the end of the year.