Flex completes $4.4 billion acquisition of EPC Power to expand AI data center power infrastructure

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    "excerpts": "On October 14, 2026, the Company completed the Transaction. EPC Power is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and part of the Company’s Cloud and Power Infrastructure business, which, as previously announced, the Company plans to separate into an independent publicly traded company, Axiom Solutions International, Inc. (“Axiom”) in the first quarter of 2027 (the “Spin-Off”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the purchase price paid upon the completion of the Transaction was $4.4 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments as set forth in the Purchase Agreement (the “Consideration”).",
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