Schneider Electric acquires Leader Harvest Power Technologies
施耐德電氣收購利德華福技術有限公司

June 9, 2011 - Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Leader Harvest Power Technologies Holdings Limited (‘Leader & Harvest’), one of the leading players in the fast-growing medium voltage drives market in China.

6月9日消息——全球能效管理專家施耐德電氣今天宣布其簽署了一份協議，收購利德華福技術控股有限公司，后者是中國快速增長的中壓驅動市場的領導企業之一。

Headquartered in Beijing, Leader & Harvest develops, manufactures and commercialises medium voltage (MV) variable speed drives. The company employs over 750 people and has an extensive in-house nationwide sales and service support network across 30 provinces. With an annual growth rate in excess of 20% in the past few years, the company is expected to generate sales of approximately USD 150 million (approx. €100 million) for the current year with an EBITDA margin of about 20%.

總部位于北京的利德華福從事中壓（MV）變頻器的開發、生產和銷售業務。該公司有員工750余人，在全國30個省份擁有銷售和服務支持網絡。該公司在過去幾年中的年增長率超過20%，本年度預計實現銷售額約1.5億美元（約1億歐元），EBITDA盈余約為20%。

Leader & Harvest brings to Schneider Electric:

利德華福將給施耐德電氣帶來：

·Technical competency in MV drive technology, a key energy efficiency enabler
·Strong position in MV system drives in the Chinese market, which represents about 40% of the global MV drive market
·Enhanced solutions offerings, especially in the end-markets such as cement, mining and metals and energy
·Very strong front office employing 150 sales representatives and 100 service engineers

·中壓變頻器技術優勢，能源效率的一項關鍵推動技術
·在占全球中壓變頻器市場約40%份額的中國市場的中壓系統變頻器領域占據的強勢地位
·完善的解決方案業務，特別是在諸如水泥、采礦、冶金和能源等終端市場
·擁有150名銷售代表和100名服務工程師的強大覆蓋網絡

Schneider Electric recently estimated that energy efficiency would represent an incremental market opportunity of USD45 billion annually by year 2020, a significant portion of which would come from the industrial end-markets in new economies. Drives can provide up to 50% energy savings for industrial motors. MV drives are particularly used in energy-intensive markets such as power generation, mining, minerals and metals, oil and gas, water and water treatment. It is estimated that about 70% of the world’s medium voltage motors are not yet equipped with drives.

施耐德電氣最近預計，一直到2020年，節能增效每年將增加450億美元的市場機會，其中很大一部分將來自新興經濟體的工業終端市場。變頻器可以為工業用電機提供最高50%的節能幅度。中壓變頻器特別適用于能源密集型市場，例如發電、采礦、選礦和冶金、石油和天然氣、水和水處理等。全世界估計有約70%的中壓電機尚未配備變頻器。

The transaction will add another key brick to Schneider Electric’s product and solution offerings that provide energy efficiency to its key targeted end-markets in new economies. Leader & Harvest’s medium voltage drives range from 2 kV to 11 kV, while Schneider Electric is already a leading player in low voltage drives which serve different market segments. Leader & Harvest also improves the Group’s advanced service capability for its customers.

這一收購將是完善施耐德電氣在新興經濟體目標市場的節能產品和解決方案的關鍵舉措。利德華福的中壓變頻器規格從2 kV到11 kV，而施耐德電氣在服務于多個不同市場領域的低壓變頻器方面已經是一家領先企業。利德華福還將提高施耐德電氣集團為客戶提供高級服務的能力。

Clemens Blum, Executive Vice-President of Schneider Electric’s Industry business, commented: “Leader & Harvest’s range represents an excellent addition to our industrial automation range of products and solutions. Medium voltage drives are a key element of energy efficient solutions to our key target segments of mining, minerals & metals and water & waste water. The transaction also enlarges our customer reach and presence in China which is a key market for our business. It also provides us with the opportunity to increase our penetration in a number of countries, especially in the new economies.”

施耐德電氣工業事業部執行副總裁Clemens Blum評價道：“利德華福的產品系列對于我們的工業自動化系列產品和解決方案是一個非常好的補充。中壓變頻器對我們的采礦、選礦和冶金以及供水和污水處理等關鍵目標領域的節能增效解決方案是一個關鍵要素。此項交易還將使我們在中國這一關鍵市場中擴大客戶面和業務范圍。它還將使我們有機會提高在多個國家，特別是新興經濟體中的市場滲透度。”

Schneider Electric expects the transaction to be highly synergetic with estimated EBITA impact from synergies of USD 25-30 million in 2015. This would be generated primarily by revenue synergies of USD115 million, to be achieved through cross-selling opportunities to the two companies’ customer bases in China as well as geographical expansion. Schneider Electric also expects cost synergies by adding Leader & Harvest to its business platform in China.

施耐德電氣預計此項交易將產生顯著的協同效應，到2015年因協同效應而對EBITA的影響估計可達2500-3000萬美元。這將主要來自兩家公司在中國的客戶群進行交叉銷售以及業務地理擴張而實現的1.15億美元的業務收入協同效應。施耐德電氣還預期，通過將利德華福加入其在中國的業務平臺，還可實現成本的協同效應。

The total purchase price for the company is about USD 650 million (~ € 450 million) on an enterprise value basis, subject to certain adjustments. The completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. This acquisition is expected to be accretive on earnings per share from year 1 and to meet Schneider Electric’s Return on Capital Employed criteria in 2015.

按企業價值計算，對利德華福的總收購價格約為6.50億美元（約4.50億歐元）。此項交易需經監管部門批準方可完成。本收購預計從第一年起實現每股收益的增長，并于2015年達到施耐德電氣的已投資資本收益率標準。

About Schneider Electric
關于施耐德電氣

As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centers/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the companys 110,000 plus employees achieved sales of 20 billion euros in 2010, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations “Make the most of their energy”.

全球能效管理專家施耐德電氣為100多個國家的多個市場領域提供整體解決方案， 其中在能源與基礎設施、工業過程控制、樓宇自動化、數據中心與網絡以及住宅應用等市場處于世界領先地位。致力于為全球客戶提供安全、可靠、高效的能源，施耐德電氣2010年的銷售額為200億歐元，擁有超過11萬名員工。施耐德電氣助您――善用其效，盡享其能！