海航擬斥資95億元收購瑞士航空服務商

LONDON — Gategroup Holding said on Monday that HNA Group of China had offered to buy the Swiss provider of catering and logistics services to airlines for 1.4 billion Swiss francs, or about $1.5 billion.

倫敦——瑞士航空配餐及服務供應商Gategroup Holding週一表示，中國的海航集團提出以14億瑞士法郎（約合95億元人民幣）的價格收購該公司。

The transaction would expand HNA’s presence in the global aviation services industry.

該交易將擴大海航集團在全球航空服務業中的實力。

HNA, which is privately held and began as an airline in 1993, operates in a variety of industries, including aviation, infrastructure and real estate, financial services and tourism. HNA is the owner of Hainan Airlines. A shipping unit of HNA agreed to acquire technology distributor Ingram Micro for $6 billion in February.

海航集團屬於民營企業，1993年成立時是一家航空公司，如今在多個行業開展業務，包括航空、基礎設施和房地產、金融服務及旅遊業。海航集團是海南航空的母公司。今年2月，海航集團旗下的運輸部門同意以60億美元的價格收購技術分銷商英邁(Ingram Micro)。

Under the terms of the offer, HNA would pay 53 francs a share for Gategroup, representing a 20 percent premium to its closing price on Friday. Shareholders would also receive a previously proposed dividend of .30 francs a share for the financial year ended Dec. 31.

根據收購要約，海航集團收購Gategroup的價格是每股53瑞士法郎，較該公司上週五收盤價溢價20%。股東還將獲得之前提出的分紅每股0.30瑞士法郎，這是12月31日截止的財政年度的分紅。

“The offer reflects the fair and adequate value and quality built by Gategroup,” Andreas Schmid, the Gategroup chairman, said in a news release. “It makes strategic sense that our company will become part of HNA, one of the leading providers of airport and aviation services worldwide.”

“這個收購要約公平而充分地體現了Gategroup打造的價值和質量，”該公司董事長安德烈亞斯·施密德(Andreas Schmid)在一份新聞稿中說。“我們的公司將成爲海航集團的一部分，這具有戰略意義。海航集團是全球機場和航空服務業中一個領軍的供應商。”

Gategroup’s board of directors unanimously recommended that shareholders accept the HNA offer.

Gategroup的董事會一致建議股東接受海航集團的收購要約。

The offer is contingent on shareholders’ agreeing to sell at least 67 percent of the company’s shares, as well as on regulator approval.

這宗交易能否達成，取決於股東是否同意出售該公司股份的至少67%，以及監管部門是否批准。

Should the deal be completed, HNA intends to delist Gategroup’s shares from the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich and operate it as a portfolio company within HNA.

從海航集團的意向來看，交易完成之後，Gategroup將從蘇黎世的瑞士證券交易所(SIX Swiss Exchange)退市，作爲海航集團旗下的一家公司經營。

Gategroup would remain independently managed and would retain its headquarters in Zurich, the company said.

Gategroup表示，該公司將保持獨立運作，並將保留其位於蘇黎世的總部。

Credit Suisse and the law firm Homburger advised Gategroup, while UBS and the law firm Bär & Karrer advised HNA.

此次交易中，瑞士信貸(Credit Suisse)和Homburger律所代表Gategroup，瑞銀(UBS)和Bär & Karrer律所代表海航集團。