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  "slug": "softbank-abb-robotics-deal-2025",
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  "topic": "funding",
  "claim": "ABB agreed to sell its robotics division to SoftBank Group for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion (announced October 2025).",
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    "geography": "ABB Robotics",
    "period": "October 2025"
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    "name": "ABB",
    "title": "ABB to divest Robotics division to SoftBank Group",
    "publisher": "ABB Ltd",
    "published": "2025-10-08",
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    "url": "https://new.abb.com/news/detail/129776/abb-to-divest-robotics-division-to-softbank-group",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "Divestment for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion",
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  "caveats": [
    "Announced deal; check completion status before citing as closed."
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  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). ABB agreed to sell its robotics division to SoftBank Group for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion (announced October 2025) [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/softbank-abb-robotics-deal-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “ABB agreed to sell its robotics division to SoftBank Group for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion (announced October 2025).” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/softbank-abb-robotics-deal-2025/.",
    "mla": "“ABB agreed to sell its robotics division to SoftBank Group for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion (announced October 2025).” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/softbank-abb-robotics-deal-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_softbank_abb_robotics_deal_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{ABB agreed to sell its robotics division to SoftBank Group for an enterprise value of \\$5.375 billion (announced October 2025)}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/softbank-abb-robotics-deal-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: ABB Ltd, ABB to divest Robotics division to SoftBank Group (2025-10-08). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "ABB Ltd. (2025, October 8). ABB to divest Robotics division to SoftBank Group. https://new.abb.com/news/detail/129776/abb-to-divest-robotics-division-to-softbank-group"
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