GE aims to fend off rival bid by negotiating terms with French gov't-source
June 16, 2014 at 17:57 PM EDT
June 16 (Reuters) - General Electric wants to avoid a bidding war with Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries over Alstom, but it is talking to the French government about potentially changing non-price terms of the bid, a person close to GE told Reuters.