Trina Solar set to go private in $1.1bn cash deal

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Trina Solar set to go private in $1.1bn cash deal

Chinese solar panel maker accepts investor offer to go private and de-list from the New York Stock Exchange, following merger with Fortune Solar Holdings and Red Viburnum Company

The world's biggest solar panel maker Trina Solar has accepted an offer from a consortium of investors to go private, following a merger with Fortune Solar and its subsidiary Red Virburnum. The cash...

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