March 29 (Reuters) - GE GE.N :
* To sell franchise finance U.S. hotel business to Western Alliance
* Says sale includes approximately $1.4 billion in ending net investment
* Separately, GE also reached an agreement to sell its Canadian franchise
finance business, representing about $0.3 billion in eni
* Says both transactions are expected to close in the second quarter of 2016
* When completed, the U.S. hotel business and Canadian transactions will
contribute approximately $0.2 billion of capital
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