通用電氣加碼競購法國阿爾斯通
General Electric improved its offer for Alstom's energy assets after meeting with French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday, agreeing to create 1,000 new industrial jobs in France.
週三，通用電氣（GE）在與法國總統弗朗索瓦o奧朗德舉行會議後，提高了競購阿爾斯通（Alstom）能源資產的條件，同意在法國創造1,000個新的工業就業機會。President Hollande's government welcomed GE's improved offer and said the guarantees are now more specific in the wake of a meeting between the president and CEO Jeffrey Immelt in Paris. Hollande and his Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg had been critical of the $17 billion bid until now due to concerns about securing the local workforce. Over 3.3 million people are unemployed in France, over 10% of the workforce.
奧朗德政府對通用電氣提高競購條件表示歡迎，稱在法國總統和通用電氣公司首席執行官傑弗裏o伊梅爾特舉行巴黎會議後，後者保證的條件現在更加具體了。在此之前，奧朗德和法國經濟部長阿爾諾o蒙特布爾一直對通用電氣以170億美元收購阿爾斯通持批評意見，因爲他們在保護本地勞動力方面存在擔憂。法國有超過330萬人失業，佔到勞動力總數的10%以上。Immelt appeared before France's National Assembly on Tuesday and appeased lawmakers' concerns that the U.S. company would protect jobs in the nation's industrial sector and ensure the country's energy independence. GE also said it would open new sites in addition to creating jobs.
伊梅爾特出席了法國國民議會在週二舉行的聽證會，安撫議員們的憂慮情緒。他說，通用電氣將保護法國工業領域的就業機會，同時保障法國的能源獨立。通用電氣同樣表示，它在創造就業機會之外還將開辦新的工廠。
The French government has also been wooing other bidders for the Paris-based company's energy unit as it negotiates with GE. Montebourg has been a vocal proponent of a bid from German-based Siemens.
法國政府在跟通用電氣進行協商的同時，也在拉攏其他公司參與對阿爾斯通能源資產的競購。蒙特布爾曾表示支持德國西門子（Siemens）收購阿爾斯通。Siemens plans to make an official offer by June 16 at the latest and has considered trading its trainmaking business for Alstom's energy assets, according to news agency reports. GE countered that it would also be willing to partner with Alstom on its rail signaling unit and would consider selling the business to Alstom to strengthen its smaller transport arm, allowing the engineering group to compete with larger Asian rivals.
據媒體報道，西門子計劃最遲在6月16日提出正式報價，同時考慮用手頭的軌道交通裝備業務交換阿爾斯通的能源資產。通用電氣反擊稱，它同樣願意跟阿爾斯通在自己的鐵道信號系統業務上展開合作，同時還會考慮將這項業務出售給阿爾斯通，增強後者規模較小的交通運輸業務，使這個工程部門能夠與規模更大的亞洲競爭對手一較高下。Alstom management and investors have been receptive to GE's bid and say it will provide cash to help pay down debt and shore up the company's transportation business.
阿爾斯通的管理層和投資者願意接受通用電氣的收購條件，稱這家公司能夠提供現金爲阿爾斯通償還債務，併爲它的交通運輸業務提供支持。
