GE工业解决方案将被纳入ABB电气产品（EP）业务部，为北美和全球客户提供独特的全球产品组合和全面的产品。他们将受益于ABB的创新技术和ABB Ability数字化方案，以及GE工业解决方案的互补方案和市场准入。收购包括长期使用GE品牌的权利。ABB将保留GE工业解决方案管理团队，并以此建立经验丰富的销售队伍。收购完成后，这笔交易将对ABB电气产品业务部的运营EBITA利润产生初始削弱性效应。ABB承诺在2020年之前将电气产品业务恢复到15-19％的目标利润走廊。

Tarak Mehta, President of ABB’s EP division, said: “This acquisition strengthens our position as partner of choice for electrification globally and in North America. We look forward to working with GE Industrial Solutions’ and ABB’s customers and channel partners to create new opportunities in this highly attractive core market for our division. We have a clear integration plan to realize the synergies of this combination and to bring our combined business back into the target margin corridor during 2020.”

ABB电气产品业务部总裁梅塔（Tarak Mehta）表示：“这次收购加强了我们作为全球和北美电气化合作伙伴的地位。我们期待与GE工业解决方案和ABB的客户和渠道商合作，为我们非常有吸引力的核心市场创造新的机会。我们有一个明确的整合计划，以实现这一组合的协同效应，并使我们的合并业务在2020年回到目标利润走廊。”

ABB’s EP division delivers more than 1.5 million products to customers around the world every day through a global network of channel partners and end-customers. EP offers a comprehensive portfolio of low- and medium-voltage products and solutions for a smarter, more reliable flow of electricity from substation to socket.

ABB电气产品业务部通过遍布全球的渠道合作伙伴和终端客户网络，每天为世界各地的客户提供超过150万种产品。为了更智能、更可靠的电力供应，从变电站到插座，ABB电气产品业务部提供了全面的中低压产品和解决方案。

Given this transaction, ABB has decided to put the previously announced share buyback program on hold.

鉴于此次交易，ABB决定将之前公布的股份回购计划搁置。

The transaction is expected to close in H1 2018, subject to customary regulatory clearances. 

在取得常规监管许可之后，该交易预计将在2018年第一季度年完成。