Chinese home appliance maker Haier Group hasreached a deal to buy General Electric Co.'s appliancebusiness for 5.4 billion dollars.
中國度電制作商海爾團體已就收購美國通用電氣有限公司的家電營業殺青了一項代價約為54億美元的協定。
The acquisition, announced in a statement Friday,comes as Haier — the world's biggest home appliancemaker — tries to transform itself into a premiumbrand. GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said Haier"is committed to growing the business globally."
天下最大的家電制作商--海爾團體,在周五的一份聲明中宣告了這一收購,並表現海爾正在盡力向高端品牌轉型。通用電氣董事長兼首席履行官伊梅爾特傑夫表現,海爾正致力於在環球規模內賡續增加營業。
"GE Appliances is performing well and there was significant interest from potential buyers,helping drive a good deal which will benefit our investors, customers and employees," headded.
"通用電氣的表示很好,有許多感興致的潛伏客戶,而且可以或許推進完成有益於咱們的投資者、客戶和員工的生意業務,"伊梅爾特傑夫彌補說道。
GE is shifting emphasis from traditional businesses such as appliances to higher-technologyareas such as medical equipment and clean energy. The two companies also agreed to form astrategic partnership to cooperate in areas such as the Internet, healthcare and advancedmanufacturing.
通用電氣正在將重心從諸如家電等傳統營業轉移到諸如醫療裝備和幹凈能源等高端技巧範疇中去。兩家公司還贊成在互聯網、醫療保健和先輩制作等範疇構成計謀互助火伴幹系。
GE Appliances will remain headquartered in Louisville, Ky., a statement from the firm said. GEAppliances reported $5.9 billion in 2014 revenue and has 12,000 employees, 96% of them inthe United States.
通用電氣公司的一份聲明中提到,公司的總部仍將設在肯塔基州的路易斯維爾。據申報表現,該公司2014年收入到達59億美元,共有12000名員工,個中96%的人是在美邦本土。
Zhang Ruimin, chairman and CEO of Haier Group, said the two companies share the samevision, adding that Haier is "committed to investing in the U.S."
海爾團體董事長兼首席履行官張瑞敏說,兩家公司有著雷同的願景,並提出海爾正"致力於在美國投資"。
"This transaction underscores Haier's devotion to creating a global platform for innovation,which will benefit both Haier and GE Appliances and deliver enhanced value to all stakeholders,"he said.
同時張瑞敏還提到,"這項生意業務的重點在於,海爾將致力於發明一個立異的環球平台,這將有益於海爾和通用電氣為全部股東供給更大的代價。"
GE announced plans earlier to sell the appliance business to Sweden's Electrolux for 3.3 billiondollars. They called that off in December after opposition from American anti-trust regulators.
通用電氣公司早些時刻曾籌劃將家電營業以33億美元的價錢賣給瑞典的伊萊克斯公司,不外在十仲春份由於美國反把持羈系機構的否決而不能不撤消了生意業務。