Danfoss to acquire Vacon: join forces in the AC drives business

丹佛斯收購偉肯：攜手發力交流變頻器市場

September 12, 2014 – Danfoss announces a public tender offer for all shares of the Finnish AC drives company Vacon. Vacon shareholders are being offered a cash consideration of EUR 34 for each share in Vacon representing an aggregate equity purchase price of approximately EUR 1,038 million.

2014年9月12日——丹佛斯宣布對芬蘭交流變頻器公司偉肯（Vacon）發起公開收購要約。丹佛斯向偉肯股東提供每股 34歐元的現金對價，收購總價約為10.38億歐元。

“After a careful examination of Danfoss’ offer, the Board of Directors of Vacon has unanimously decided to recommend that the shareholders accept it. Vacon is truly one of the great industrial success stories, even globally speaking. By joining forces, the two companies will create a Nordic-based global player – a new AC drives business with the clear ambition to build a leading position in the AC drives market,” says Panu Routila, Chairman of the Board at Vacon.

偉肯董事會主席Panu Routila 表示：“在仔細研究丹佛斯的收購要約后，偉肯董事會一致決定建議股東接受此要約。即使在全球范圍來講，偉肯可謂是真正的行業成功典范之一。兩大公司將合力成立一家新的交流變頻器公司，以引領交流變頻器市場為明確志向，打造以北歐為總部的全球性公司。”

The background for Danfoss’ offer is the company’s strategic focus on creating profitable growth. Vacon is a good match to achieve this ambition. Today, both Danfoss Power Electronics and Vacon are significant players in the AC drives business, and together they will gain an even stronger market position.

丹佛斯本次收購的背景，是該公司將戰略重點放在創造盈利性增長，而偉肯無疑與這個愿景非常匹配。目前，丹佛斯電力電子部門以及偉肯均是交流變頻器業務的領導企業，兩家公司的攜手必將取得更為強勁的市場地位。

“We have a clear strategic ambition to be one of the absolute top players in the businesses where we operate. Vacon is a very strong and innovative player and by creating this new drives business we can ensure a strong long-term growth trajectory,” says Niels B. Christiansen, CEO at Danfoss.

丹佛斯首席執行官Niels B. Christiansen說道：“我們有非常明確的戰略目標，即在公司業務涉及領域的市場中占據絕對的領先地位。偉肯是一家非常優秀且具有創新力的公司，而通過全力打造新的變頻器業務，我們能確保公司實現長期的強勁增長。”

Vacon is a global company with exceptional R&D, production, and supply chain competences in China, Finland, India, Italy, and the United States, and a highly skilled sales and service organization in 31 countries. The company plays a crucial role in building a new AC drives business to challenge the top players in the world. Finland, as a hotspot in the global AC drives business, plays an especially crucial role and Danfoss will be positioning Finland as one of its future centers of excellence along with the other power electronics centers worldwide.

偉肯是一家在中國、芬蘭、印度、意大利和美國具備卓越研發、生產及供應鏈能力的全球性公司，并在31個國家開設了高技能的銷售和服務機構。要新成立一家挑戰業內頂尖企業的交流變頻器企業，偉肯扮演著關鍵的角色。作為全球交流變頻器業務的熱點，芬蘭扮演著尤為關鍵的角色，而丹佛斯除了全球其他電力電子中心外，將會把芬蘭作為其未來卓越中心之一。

“I believe that customers will benefit significantly from the two companies joining forces as they will bring even more competitive, innovative, and attractive AC drives to the market. Today, Vacon is stronger than ever, and it has a great future ahead together with Danfoss,” says Vacon’s President and CEO, Vesa Laisi.

偉肯總裁兼首席執行官 Vesa Laisi表示：“我相信，兩家公司的結合將向市場推出更具競爭力、創新性及吸引力的交流變頻器產品，從而為消費者帶來極大好處。今天，偉肯比以往更加強大，與丹佛斯攜手，必將帶來一個更美好的未來。”

The offer is subject to e.g. approval by relevant authorities, such as competition authorities, and Danfoss gaining control of more than 90 percent of the Vacon shares.

該收購要約還需等待有關機構的批準，例如競爭管理機構，以及丹佛斯獲得偉肯超過90％股份的控制權。