百度擬19億美元收購91無線大綱
Chinese search engine giant Baidu plans to buy the entire share capital of NetDragon Websoft’s subsidiary 91 Wireless for $1.9bn, making it the biggest acquisition deal in China’s internet industry if it succeeds.
中國搜索引擎巨擘百度計劃以19億美元收購網龍公司(NetDragon Websoft)的子公司91無線(91 Wireless)。若交易成功，這將成爲中國互聯網業最大一筆收購交易。
NetDragon, an online game development and mobile internet business based in Fujian province, said yesterday Baidu had agreed to buy its 57.41 per cent stake in 91 Wireless for $1.09bn. Baidu has offered to buy out the other shareholders on the same terms.
總部位於福建的網絡遊戲開發和移動互聯網公司網龍昨天表示，百度已同意以10.9億美元收購91無線57.41%的股份。百度將按相同條款，向91無線其他股東購買全部股份。
91 Wireless is a leading mobile internet company in China. It developed and runs two major smart-phone app distribution platforms for iOS and Android systems on the websites and . Total downloads on the two platforms exceeded 12.9bn by the end of 2012, the company says.
91無線是中國領先的移動互聯網公司。它在和網站上，爲iPhone操作系統和Android操作系統開發和運行兩大智能手機應用分發平臺。該公司表示，到2012年底，這兩個平臺的總下載已經超過129億次。
Baidu agreed to purchase the outstanding 42.59 per cent stake from 91 Wireless’s remaining shareholders on the same terms offered to NetDragon, taking the total price of the deal to $1.9bn – surpassing the $1bn Yahoo paid to acquire 40 per cent of online auction site Alibaba in 2005.
百度將按與網龍簽署的相同條款，收購91無線剩餘的42.59%股權，使得總收購價格達到19億美元，超過2005年雅虎(Yahoo)10億美元收購阿里巴巴(Alibaba)40%股份的交易。
Private equity fund IDG owns 10.39 per cent of the company; Singapore’s Temasek holds 5.71 per cent through Vertex; and Richard Li, chairman of PCCW and the younger son of Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, has 4.14 per cent through Pacific Century. David Wei, former chief executive of , is also a shareholder in 91 Wireless, according to the statement.
私募股權基金IDG擁有該公司10.39%的股份；新加坡淡馬錫(Temasek)通過旗下祥峯集團(Vertex)持有5.71%的股份；香港電訊盈科(PCCW)董事長、亞洲首富李嘉誠(Li Ka-shing)的次子李澤楷(Richard Li)通過盈科拓展(Pacific Century)持有4.14%的股份。聲明稱，阿里巴巴前首席執行官衛哲(David Wei)也是91無線的股東。
Baidu’s purchase of 91 Wireless is a bold move by the group into mobile internet, an area considered more and more important as users shift from PCs to smartphones. The biggest Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba, is also rapidly developing its mobile internet business.
百度收購91無線是該集團進入移動互聯網的一個大膽舉措。隨着用戶從個人電腦轉向智能手機，移動互聯網領域正被視爲越來越重要。中國最大的電子商務公司阿里巴巴也在快速發展其移動互聯網業務。
The acquisition follows Baidu’s purchase of PPS Net TV’s internet video business for $370m in May and online video site last year.
在此之前，今年5月百度曾以3.7億美元收購PPS網絡電視互聯網視頻業務，去年收購了在線視頻網站。
NetDragon said the disposal of 91 Wireless would enhance its earnings and broaden its capital base. But its shares dropped nearly 18 per cent to HK$19.88 in morning trading, as 91 Wireless is seen as part of its core business.
網龍表示，出售91無線將增強其盈利，拓寬其資本基礎。但在早盤交易中，網龍股價下跌到19.88港元，跌幅近18%，因爲91無線被認爲是其核心業務之一。
