ABB今天宣布收购GE全球电气化解决方案业务GE Industrial Solutions（GE工业解决方案）。 GE工业解决方案在100多个国家拥有深厚的客户关系，在ABB最大的市场——北美市场，有着极大的安装基础。 GE工业解决方案总部位于佐治亚州亚特兰大，在全球拥有约1.35万名员工。2016年，GE工业解决方案的收入约为27亿美元，运营EBITDA利润率约为8％，而运营EBITA利润率则约为6％。 ABB将以26亿美元收购GE工业解决方案业务，该交易将在第一年实现增值。ABB预计在第五年将实现约2亿美元的年度成本协同效应，这将是GE工业解决方案成为同业表现的关键。作为交易和整体价值创造的一部分，ABB和GE已经同意为GE工业解决方案产品和GE今天所提供的ABB产品建立长期战略供应关系。

“With GE Industrial Solutions, we strengthen our Number 2 position in electrification globally and expand our access to the attractive North American market,” said ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer. “Combined with the long-term strategic supply relationship with GE, this transaction creates significant value for our shareholders.”

“通过GE工业解决方案，我们加强了全球电气领域排名第二的位置，并扩大了我们进入颇具吸引力的北美市场的布局，”ABB首席执行官史毕福（Ulrich Spiesshofer）说道。“再加上与GE建立长期战略供应关系，这一交易为股东创造了巨大的价值。”

He added: “Together with the GE Industrial Solutions team, we will execute our well-established plans in a disciplined way to bring this business as part of the global ABB family back to peer performance. With this next step of active portfolio management, we continue to shift ABB’s center of gravity, in line with our Next Level strategy, by strengthening competitiveness, mainly in the North American market, and lowering risk with an early-cycle business.”

他补充说，“与GE工业解决方案团队一起，我们将有纪律地执行我们的成熟计划，将该业务作为全球ABB家庭的一部分重新带回同业表现。作为积极业务组合管理的下一步，我们将继续按照‘新阶段’战略转移ABB的业务重心，在北美市场加强竞争力，并通过早周期业务降低风险。” 

“This combination brings together two global businesses with a broad complement of electrical protection and distribution assets,” said John Flannery, CEO of GE. “ABB values our people, domain expertise, and our ability to operate in the segments where we have depth and experience. GE will also benefit through an expanded strategic supply relationship with ABB as the two companies work together.”

“这一组合将两个全球拥有广泛电气保护和分销资产的企业结合了在一起，”GE首席执行官John Flannery说道。“ABB重视我们的员工、领域专业知识，以及我们具有深度和经验的细分市场的运营能力。随着两家公司的合作，GE也将通过扩大与ABB的战略供应关系而获益。”

GE Industrial Solutions will be integrated into ABB’s Electrification Products (EP) division, resulting in a unique global portfolio and very comprehensive offering for North American and global customers. They will benefit from ABB’s innovative technologies and the ABB Ability digital offering coupled with GE Industrial Solutions’ complementary solutions and market access. Included in the acquisition is a long-term right to use the GE brand. ABB will retain the GE Industrial Solutions management team and build upon its experienced sales force. After closing, this transaction will have an initial dampening effect to EP’s operational EBITA margin. ABB commits to returning EP to its target margin corridor of 15-19 percent during 2020.