Whittaker completed a $30-million stock deal.

Los Angeles-based Whittaker Corp. said it has completed the sale of 90% of the stock of Bennes Marrel S.A., a French-based manufacturer of hydraulically operated material-handling equipment, to a group headed by Bennes Marrel’s senior management that also includes several major French financial institutions. Whittaker will retain a 10% stake in Bennes Marrel.