By John Revill

ZURICH (Reuters) -German engineering group Siemens is expected to set out how it will cut its 35 billion euro ($41 billion) Siemens Healthineers stake on Thursday.

A sizeable disposal, which would dwarf recent divestments such as SoftBank selling part of T-Mobile for $4.8 billion, would give Siemens CEO Roland Busch financial firepower to pursue M&A.

CFO Ralf Thomas said last year that Siemens would present its decision on Healthineers at its capital markets day, which takes place this week.

Siemens listed the maker of medical imaging and diagnostics equipment in 2018 but kept an initial 85% stake. It has since gradually cut its holding, selling 2% for around 1.45 billion euros in February.

Deka Investment, a top 15 Siemens shareholder, wants it to reduce the stake from

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