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zai仔zai細xi研yan究jiu丹dan佛fo斯si的de收shou購gou要yao約yue後hou
，偉wei肯ken董dong事shi會hui一yi致zhi決jue定ding建jian議yi股gu東dong接jie受shou此ci要yao約yue。即ji使shi在zai全quan球qiu範fan圍wei來lai講jiang，偉wei肯ken可ke謂wei是shi真zhen正zheng的de行xing業ye成cheng功gong典dian範fan之zhi一yi。兩liang大da公gong司si將jiang合he力li成cheng立li一yi家jia新xin的de交jiao流liu變bian頻pin器qi公gong司si，以yi引yin領ling交jiao流liu變bian頻pin器qi市shi場chang為wei明ming確que誌zhi向xiang，打da造zao以yi北bei歐ou為wei總zong部bu的de全quan球qiu性xing公gong司si。”

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.

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“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(wo)們(men)有(you)非(fei)常(chang)明(ming)確(que)的(de)戰(zhan)略(lve)目(mu)標(biao)，即(ji)在(zai)公(gong)司(si)業(ye)務(wu)涉(she)及(ji)領(ling)域(yu)的(de)市(shi)場(chang)中(zhong)占(zhan)據(ju)絕(jue)對(dui)的(de)領(ling)先(xian)地(di)位(wei)。偉(wei)肯(ken)是(shi)一(yi)家(jia)非(fei)常(chang)優(you)秀(xiu)且(qie)具(ju)有(you)創(chuang)新(xin)力(li)的(de)公(gong)司(si)，而(er)通(tong)過(guo)全(quan)力(li)打(da)造(zao)新(xin)的(de)變(bian)頻(pin)器(qi)業(ye)務(wu)
，我(wo)們(men)能(neng)確(que)保(bao)公(gong)司(si)實(shi)現(xian)長(chang)期(qi)的(de)強(qiang)勁(jin)增(zeng)長(chang)。”

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
，並在31個(ge)國(guo)家(jia)開(kai)設(she)了(le)高(gao)技(ji)能(neng)的(de)銷(xiao)售(shou)和(he)服(fu)務(wu)機(ji)構(gou)。要(yao)新(xin)成(cheng)立(li)一(yi)家(jia)挑(tiao)戰(zhan)業(ye)內(nei)頂(ding)尖(jian)企(qi)業(ye)的(de)交(jiao)流(liu)變(bian)頻(pin)器(qi)企(qi)業(ye)
，偉(wei)肯(ken)扮(ban)演(yan)著(zhe)關(guan)鍵(jian)的(de)角(jiao)色(se)。作(zuo)為(wei)全(quan)球(qiu)交(jiao)流(liu)變(bian)頻(pin)器(qi)業(ye)務(wu)的(de)熱(re)點(dian)，芬(fen)蘭(lan)扮(ban)演(yan)著(zhe)尤(you)為(wei)關(guan)鍵(jian)的(de)角(jiao)色(se)，而(er)丹(dan)佛(fo)斯(si)除(chu)了(le)全(quan)球(qiu)其(qi)他(ta)電(dian)力(li)電(dian)子(zi)中(zhong)心(xin)外(wai)，將(jiang)會(hui)把(ba)芬(fen)蘭(lan)作(zuo)為(wei)其(qi)未(wei)來(lai)卓(zhuo)越(yue)中(zhong)心(xin)之(zhi)一(yi)。

“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(chuang)新(xin)性(xing)及(ji)吸(xi)引(yin)力(li)的(de)交(jiao)流(liu)變(bian)頻(pin)器(qi)產(chan)品(pin)，從(cong)而(er)為(wei)消(xiao)費(fei)者(zhe)帶(dai)來(lai)極(ji)大(da)好(hao)處(chu)。今(jin)天(tian)，偉(wei)肯(ken)比(bi)以(yi)往(wang)更(geng)加(jia)強(qiang)大(da)
，與(yu)丹(dan)佛(fo)斯(si)攜(xie)手(shou)，必(bi)將(jiang)帶(dai)來(lai)一(yi)個(ge)更(geng)美(mei)好(hao)的(de)未(wei)來(lai)。”

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％股份的控製權。