Last month, GE made an acquisition announcement that was sure to shake up the additive manufacturing industry, with its $1.4 billion investment proposal to acquire both SLM Solutions and Arcam. With support coming from the involved companies' management teams, the massive proposal seemed set to reshape the makeup of the metal AM industry; however, recent hiccups are showing that the deal is by no means a slam dunk for GE, as shareholders are not demonstrating unanimous inclination to agree to the terms set out. With the companies themselves agreeing that GE held their best interests in close consideration, the takeover seemed set to go forward -- however, nothing is ever quite so simple in high-stakes business moves such as these major acquisitions. Last night, Thursday the 20th, American hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation, founded by billionaire Paul Singer, issued a statement of its intention to reject the current tender offer: "Elliott believes that GE's offer is not in the best interests of SLM shareholders. As a result, we will reject GE Germany Holdings AG's tender offer for the outstanding shares of SLM on its current terms." Read more about this developing story and the stumbling blocks set to hold up this major M&A activity in metal AM: https://3dprint.com/153231/ge-acquis...erms-rejected/