知情人士称，包括三菱电机在内的日本电梯制造商是研究竞购蒂森克虏伯电梯（TK Elevator）拟出售欧洲业务的潜在竞购者之一。
Japanese elevator makers including Mitsubishi Electric Corp. are among potential suitors set to study bids for European operations being sold by TK Elevator, people with knowledge of the matter said.
知情人士表示，EQT AB旗下的竞争对手富士达（Fujitec Co.）也是这些资产的可能竞购者之一。科尼（Kone Oyj）出售这些资产是为了扫清其收购蒂森克虏伯电梯的反垄断审批障碍。知情人士称，这笔交易的金额可能在50亿欧元（约合56亿美元）甚至更高。因信息尚未公开，知情人士要求匿名。
EQT AB-owned rival Fujitec Co. is also among possible bidders for the assets, which Kone Oyj aims to sell to clear antitrust approvals for its takeover of TK Elevator, the people said. A deal could fetch around €5 billion ($5.6 billion) or more, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.
科尼于4月同意从私募股权所有者安宏资本（Advent）和熙盟资本（Cinven）手中以294亿欧元的价格收购蒂森克虏伯电梯。知情人士称，这些欧洲资产也可能吸引其他收购公司。
Kone agreed in April to buy TK Elevator for €29.4 billion from its private equity owners, Advent and Cinven. The European assets are also likely to attract other buyout firms, the people said.
日本电梯制造商一直试图扩大其在欧洲的影响力，目前的欧洲市场由德国迅达集团（Schindler Holding AG）主导。彭博社汇编的数据显示，如果达成这笔交易，将为今年日本企业近350亿美元的海外并购再添一笔。知情人士称，这些欧洲业务预计将产生超过4.0亿欧元的收益。
Japanese elevator makers have been seeking to boost their footprint in Europe, where the market is led by Germany’s Schindler Holding AG. A deal would add to the nearly $35 billion in outbound acquisitions by Japanese companies this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The European operations are set to generate earnings of more than €400 million, the people said.
知情人士表示，相关商议仍在进行中，谁将提交正式标书尚不确定。知情人士称，交易的规模将取决于在与欧盟委员会反垄断监管机构谈判后，最终有哪些资产被纳入出售范围。
Deliberations are ongoing, and there’s no certainty who will submit formal bids, the people said. The size of the deal will depend on which assets are ultimately included in the sale following negotiations with the antitrust authorities at the European Commission, the people said.
富士达和三菱电机的代表拒绝置评，EQT、Advent和Cinven的发言人也拒绝置评。蒂森克虏伯电梯的发言人拒绝置评。
Representatives for Fujitec and Mitsubishi Electric declined to comment as did spokespeople for EQT, Advent and Cinven. A spokesperson for TK Elevator declined to comment.
科尼的一位代表在一份声明中表示：“我们一直明确表示，为了获得监管部门的批准，可能需要在某些地区进行补救性剥离。我们仍然致力于实现预计每年7.0亿欧元的协同效应。”
“We have always been clear that remedy divestments may be necessary in some geographies to secure regulatory clearance,” a representative for Kone said in a statement. “We remain committed to delivering the estimated €700 million of annual synergies.”