July 28 (Reuters) - Oil and gas equipment supplier Baker
Hughes ( BKR ) is close to a $13.6 billion cash deal to acquire
U.S.-based equipment manufacturer Chart Industries ( GTLS ) , the
Financial Times reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with
the matter.
This potential acquisition would supersede an earlier
agreement between Chart Industries ( GTLS ) and Flowserve ( FLS ), a flow
control systems maker, which announced in June an all-stock
merger valuing the combined company at about $19 billion.
Baker Hughes ( BKR ), Chart Industries ( GTLS ), and Flowserve ( FLS ) did not
immediately respond to Reuters request for comment .