海爾公司54億美元收購通用電氣家電業務

Chinese home appliance maker Haier Group has reached a deal to buy General Electric Co.'s appliance business for 5.4 billion dollars.

中國家電製造商海爾集團已經就收購美國通用電氣有限公司的家電業務達成了一項價值約爲54億美元的協議。

The acquisition, announced in a statement Friday, comes as Haier — the world's biggest home appliance maker — tries to transform itself into a premium brand. GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said Haier "is committed to growing the business globally."

世界最大的家電製造商--海爾集團，在週五的一份聲明中宣佈了這一收購，並表示海爾正在努力向高端品牌轉型。通用電氣董事長兼首席執行官伊梅爾特傑夫表示，海爾正致力於在全球範圍內不斷增長業務。

"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," he added.

"通用電氣的表現很好，有很多感興趣的潛在客戶，並且能夠推動完成有利於我們的投資者、客戶和員工的交易，"伊梅爾特傑夫補充說道。

GE is shifting emphasis from traditional businesses such as appliances to higher-technology areas such as medical equipment and clean energy. The two companies also agreed to form a strategic partnership to cooperate in areas such as the Internet, healthcare and advanced manufacturing.

通用電氣正在將重心從諸如家電等傳統業務轉移到諸如醫療設備和清潔能源等高端技術領域中去。兩家公司還同意在互聯網、醫療保健和先進製造等領域形成戰略合作伙伴關係。

GE Appliances will remain headquartered in Louisville, Ky., a statement from the firm said. GE Appliances reported $5.9 billion in 2014 revenue and has 12,000 employees, 96% of them in the 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。據報告顯示，該公司2014年收入達到59億美元，共有12000名員工，其中96%的人是在美國本土。

Zhang Ruimin, chairman and CEO of Haier Group, said the two companies share the same vision, adding that Haier is "committed to investing in the U.S."

海爾集團董事長兼首席執行官張瑞敏說，兩家公司有着相同的願景，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，"這項交易的重點在於，海爾將致力於創造一個創新的全球平臺，這將有利於海爾和通用電氣爲所有股東提供更大的價值。"

GE announced plans earlier to sell the appliance business to Sweden's Electrolux for 3.3 billion dollars. They called that off in December after opposition from American anti-trust regulators.

通用電氣公司早些時候曾計劃將家電業務以33億美元的價格賣給瑞典的伊萊克斯公司，不過在十二月份因爲美國反壟斷監管機構的反對而不得不取消了交易。