美國通用電氣運輸業務作價111億美元與西屋制動合併

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美國通用電氣運輸業務作價111億美元與西屋制動合併

GE agrees $11.1bn transport tie-up

2018.5.28

General Electric has agreed to combine its transport unit with Wabtec, the maker of passenger and freight locomotives, in a $11.1bn deal that provides the US blue-chip company with a $2.9bn cash infusion.

美國通用電氣公司與客貨運列車製造商西屋制動達成協議，以111億美元的價格將運輸業務與其合併。西屋制動向通用電氣預付29億美元現金。

GE will take a 50.1 percent stake in the combined company as part of its deal with Wabtec, which traces its roots to 1869 and is valued at about $9bn.

通用電氣在此次合併中占股50.1%。西屋制動創始於1869年，現估值約90億美元。

GE has suffered a severe squeeze on its cash flows because of the weakness of its power equipment division and its operations serving the oil and gas industry, forcing it to cut its dividend last year. Raising cash from selling businesses helps ease that problem.

由於電力設備和油氣業務表現不佳，現金流遭到嚴重擠壓，通用電氣迫不得已於去年削減股息，通過出售業務籌集資金，緩解困境。

The transport division suffered a difficult couple of years. Its profits dropped 16 per cent in 2016 and a further 34 per cent last year.The most recent quarter showed an upturn, with profit up 37 per cent at $130m for the three months to March.

通用電氣運輸部門近幾年困難重重，2016年其利潤下降了16%，去年又下降了34%。最近一個季度出現好轉，1-3月份，其利潤增長了37%至1.3億美元。

Questions have been raised over the long-term future of GE』s transport business,which makes diesel locomotives,given global pressure for rail electrification.GE clashed last year with India over a $2.6bn locomotive contract when the new railway minister,Piyush Goyal,said he wanted the rail network to become fully electrified.

通用電氣運輸部門生產內燃機車，在全球鐵路電氣化壓力下，其運輸業務的長期發展飽受質疑。去年通用電氣與印度就一筆價值26億美元的列車合同發生衝突，當時新任鐵道部部長皮尤什?戈亞爾表示，他希望鐵路網能夠完全電氣化。

GE estimated the deal created a tax benefit of $1.1bn for the combined group,which it included in its value.

通用電氣估計，此次交易為合併後的公司創造了11億美元的稅收優惠，這也包含在其價值中。

消息來源於5月22日《Financia Times》原創翻譯，轉載請註明出處。

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