China’s Geely takes €3.25bn stake in truckmaker Volvo Group
The Chinese owner of Volvo Cars is to become the biggest shareholder of truckmaker Volvo Group, in a potentially historic realignment between the two Swedish automotive businesses.
Zhejiang Geely will pay about €3.25bn to Cevian Capital, Europe’s largest activist investor, for an 8.2 per cent stake in the truckmaker, which comes with 15.6 per cent of the voting rights.
Geely just takes 10% stake in Daimler
Geely builds $9bn stake in Mercedes owner Daimler
Geely has acquired close to 10 per cent of Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler for about $9bn, becoming its largest shareholder in the latest sign of the global ambitions of the Chinese group.
Geely, which already owns Volvo Cars and Lotus, has built a 9.69 per cent stake in Daimler, the German carmaker said in a filing late on Friday. The stake is worth roughly $9bn.
吉利控股将收购沃尔沃集团8.2%股权，成为其第一大持股股东，并拥有15.6%的投票权。
沃尔沃集团总部位于瑞典，旗下拥有沃尔沃卡车、沃尔沃客车、新星客车、雷诺卡车、佩沃客车、UD卡车、沃尔沃遍达发动机等品牌。是全球领先的建筑设备、船舶、客车、卡车和工业发动机的制造商。之前吉利控股收购的只是沃尔沃乘用车业务。
Geely Holding Acquires Strategic Stake in AB Volvo from Cevian Capital
Geely to become largest holder of share capital in Sweden’s leading commercial vehicles and industrial engineering group
27 December 2017, Hangzhou, China. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s leading privately-owned automotive group, today announced it has reached agreement with Cevian Capital (Cevian), Europe’s largest activist fund manager, to acquire its entire 8.2% share capital holding and 15.6% voting rights in AB Volvo, the leading Swedish manufacturer of trucks, buses, construction equipment, diesel engines, and marine and industrial engines.