浙江吉利控股集团周三发布消息称，其与欧洲基金公司CevianCapital达成一致，将收购其持有的沃尔沃集团（ABVolvo）8847万股的A股股票和7877万股的B股股票。项目交割后，吉利控股将拥有沃尔沃集团8.2%股权，成为其第一大持股股东，并拥有15.6%的投票权。双方均未透露此次交易的金额，只是表示这项交易还有待获得相关部门的批准。沃尔沃集团总部位于瑞典，是全球领先的卡车、客车、建筑设备、船舶和工业发动机的制造商。吉利控股集团董事长李书福表示：“吉利将汲取与沃尔沃汽车的成功合作经验，尊重并传承沃尔沃集团的历史与文化，支持沃尔沃集团董事会和管理层按照既定战略开展各项工作。”
Geely becomes controlling shareholder of AB Volvo
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group announced on Wednesday that it has reached agreement with the European investment firm Cevian Capital and that the Chinese company will acquire Cevian’s 8.2 percent stake in AB Volvo. After the deal, Geely will be the controlling shareholder of AB Volvo and has 15.6 percent voting rights, the second biggest after the investment firm Industrivarden.
Both parties didn’t disclose the specific value of this deal, but said that the deal is still subject to the approval of relevant departments. AB Volvo, headquartered in Sweden, is a global leading manufacturer of trucks, buses, construction equipment and industrial engines.
Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, said that the company will take advantage of its successful cooperation experience with Volvo Cars and respect AB Volvo’s culture as well as supporting the work of Volvo’s board and its management.