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China’s Geely takes €2.7 Billion Euro Stake in AB Volvo

Dec. 27, 2017
Geely already owns the Swedish car brand Volvo. Now it is poised to become the biggest shareholder in AB Volvo, the world’s second-largest truck manufacturer in a transaction worth more than $3 billion.

Geely already owns the Swedish car brand Volvo. Now it is poised to become the biggest shareholder in AB Volvo, the world’s second-largest truck manufacturer in a transaction worth around 2.7 billion euros ($3.21 billion).

The Chinese company said in a statement that it had “reached agreement with Cevian Capital, Europe’s largest activist fund manager, to acquire its entire 8.2% share capital holding and 15.6% voting rights in AB Volvo.” 

Financial details were not disclosed, but based on the current price of AB Volvo shares, the transaction is worth around 27 billion Swedish kronor ($3.26 billion). 

“Geely Holding has committed to acquire Cevian’s 88.47 million A-shares and 78.77 million B-shares in AB Volvo,” the statement said. “On completion and following necessary regulatory approvals, Geely Holding will become the largest holder of AB Volvo’s share capital.”

The biggest stakeholder in terms of voting rights is still the Swedish investment fund Industrivarden, which holds a voting stake of 21.8%. It also holds a capital stake of 6.7%.

Geely Holding chairman Li Shufu said the Chinese automotive group was “delighted” to become “the largest holder of share capital in a company that leads the world in many aspects of commercial vehicle development, manufacturing and sales.”

Volvo, founded in 1927, sold off its cars business to US auto giant Ford in 1999, to concentrate on the commercial vehicles business. 

Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2017

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