继今年1月份向意大利基础设施公司阿特兰提亚以9.5亿欧元价格出售智能交通业务后，西门子继续瘦身。
美国美驰公司（Meritor）近日宣布，它已与西门子达成协议，以约1.9亿欧元现金收购其商用车业务（为商用车提供电驱动系统）。该交易预计将在日历年年底前完成。
美驰首席执行官兼总裁克里斯·维拉瓦拉扬表示：“西门子商用车业务提供的能力和技术将增强我们为全球商用车市场提供卓越电动解决方案的能力”。
作为一家专注的技术公司，西门子继续优化产品组合
西门子已同意将其商用车业务出售给美驰。此举是该公司严格执行其先前宣布的计划以加强其作为一家专注的技术公司的投资组合的又一步。商用车业务是西门子投资组合公司（Portfolio Companies）的一部分。总额约为 1.9 亿欧元，可能会根据营运资金进行调整。预计在本日历年年底前完成交易，但须经监管部门批准。
西门子公司首席财务官 Ralf P. Thomas 表示：“商用车业务是我们投资组合公司概念的另一个成功案例。我们已经将商用车业务变成了盈利的业务，现在找到了一个非常适合其战略的理想的新投资人。这对西门子和商用车来说是双赢的。我们通过投资组合公司的价值创造继续全面展开，今天是优化我们投资组合的另一个里程碑。
美驰首席执行官兼总裁克里斯·维拉瓦拉扬 (Chris Villavarayan) 表示：“对西门子商用车业务的收购可扩大我们的电动汽车产品能力和加强美驰团队的核心技术能力，增强我们的 Blue Horizon 品牌，我们对西门子商用车业务领导层和员工的成就印象深刻，期待他们成为我们团队的重要组成部分”。
对于美驰而言，西门子商用车业务在技术和地域能力方面都非常适合美驰。美驰计划整合商用车业务的电机、逆变器和系统技术，以加强其下一代ePowertrains的开发。
在 2021 财年，美驰拥有约 9,600 名员工，创造了约 38 亿美元的收入。该公司总部位于美国密歇根州特洛伊，业务遍及全球。
今年2月，美驰宣布将被康明斯收购，但须经美驰股东批准和监管部门批准。美驰董事会已一致批准与康明斯的协议，并建议美驰股东在定于 2022 年 5 月 26 日举行的特别股东大会上投票赞成该交易。预计将于本日历年内完成交易。
西门子商用车是为所有类型的中型和重型电动商用车提供创新系统、解决方案和产品的领先供应商。该公司拥有约 200 名员工，为公交车、卡车、工程车辆和越野车等商用车开发、设计和生产高性能电驱动系统。
·Divestment of Commercial Vehicles business to Meritor agreed
·Purchase price (Enterprise value) of around €190 million
·Transaction expected to close by end of this calendar year
·Further successful milestone of value creation for Siemens’ Portfolio Companies
Siemens has agreed to sell its Commercial Vehicles business to Meritor. The move is another step in the company’s rigorous implementation of its previously announced plan to sharpen its portfolio as a focused technology company. Commercial Vehicles is part of Siemens’ Portfolio Companies. The purchase price totals around €190 million, subject to working capital adjustments. Closing is expected, subject to regulatory approvals, by the end of this calendar year.
“Commercial Vehicles is another success story for our Portfolio Companies’ concept. We have turned Commercial Vehicles into a profitable business and now found the ideal new owner that is a great strategic fit. It is a win-win for both Siemens and Commercial Vehicles. Our value creation through the portfolio companies continues in full swing and today is another milestone to optimize our portfolio,” said Ralf P. Thomas, CFO of Siemens AG.
“The acquisition of Commercial Vehicles enhances our Blue Horizon brand by expanding our electric vehicle product capability and strengthening the Meritor team with important technical capabilities,” said Chris Villavarayan, CEO and president of Meritor. “We are impressed with the accomplishments of Commercial Vehicles’ leadership and employees and look forward to them becoming an important part of our team.”
For Meritor, the acquisition of Commercial Vehicles furthers its goal of embracing and contributing to a more sustainable future by designing and manufacturing products that accelerate electrification for commercial vehicles. Commercial Vehicles is an ideal fit for Meritor in technology and geographical capability. Meritor plans to integrate Commercial Vehicles’ motor, inverter and systems technology to enhance its development of next generation ePowertrains. In fiscal year 2021, Meritor had approximately 9,600 employees and generated revenue of around US$3.8 billion. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan (U.S.), the company is active worldwide.
In February, Meritor announced it would be acquired by Cummins subject to Meritor shareholder approval and required regulatory approvals. The Board of Directors of Meritor has unanimously approved the agreement with Cummins and recommends that Meritor shareholders vote in favor of the transaction at the Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on May 26, 2022. The closing is expected to occur during this calendar year.
Siemens Commercial Vehicles is a leading supplier of innovative systems, solutions and products for all types of medium and heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles. With around 200 employees, the business develops, designs and produces high-performance electric drive systems for commercial vehicles such as buses and trucks, construction vehicles and off-road vehicles.
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