** Shares of industrial machinery maker Parker-Hannifin
PH.N up 4.9% at $271.4 premarket
** PH to sell its aircraft wheel and brake division to aero
parts maker Kaman Corp KAMN.N for $440 mln
** The division specializes in wheels, brakes and related
hydraulic components for fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft
** Deal expected to close before year-end
** Citigroup acted as financial adviser to Parker, while
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC advised Kaman
** Up to Friday's close, PH shares had lost ~19% this year
(Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru)
((Kannaki.Deka@thomsonreuters.com))