澳大利亚FleetPartners周一表示，已签署具有约束力的协议，同意被太平洋股权合作伙伴支持的SG Fleet收购，该交易将汽车租赁公司估值为11.3亿澳元（7.8671亿美元），其股价随之升至历史最高水平。
Australia’s FleetPartners said on Monday it had entered into a binding agreement to be bought by Pacific Equity Partners-backed SG Fleet in a deal valuing the vehicle leasing firm at A$1.13 billion ($786.71 million), sending its shares to a record high.
根据协议，FleetPartners股东将获得每股5.30澳元现金，较其在SG Fleet租赁竞争对手于8月3日初步出价前最后收盘价溢价87.3%。公司股价一度上涨7.8%，达到历史最高水平5.140澳元。
FleetPartners shareholders will receive A$5.30 in cash under the agreement, representing an 87.3% premium to its last close prior to leasing rival SG Fleet’s initial bid on August 3. Shares of the company rose as much as 7.8% to a record high level of A$5.140.
此次提价要约超过了SG Fleet在9月14日提出的每股4.55澳元的修订方案。
The sweetened offer tops SG Fleet’s previous A$4.55-per-share revised proposal received on September 14.
SG Fleet最初在8月提出以每股3.60澳元收购总部位于新南威尔士州的公司，较当时股价溢价27%。随后一周内，其将报价提升至每股4.00澳元。
SG Fleet first offered in August to buy the New South Wales-headquartered firm at A$3.60 per share, a 27% premium. It raised its offer to A$4 apiece within a week.
公司周一表示，该方案允许支付每股最高0.14澳元的最终股息以及每股最高0.12澳元的特别股息。FleetPartners董事会一致建议股东支持该方案。
The scheme permits the payment of a final dividend of up to A$0.14 per share and a special dividend of up to A$0.12 per share, the company said on Monday. FleetPartners’ board unanimously recommended shareholders vote in favour of the scheme.
该交易紧随日本ORIX、由住友商事牵头的财团以及加拿大Element Fleet参与的竞争性 bidding 过程之后，Element Fleet已于上个月撤回其要约。
The deal follows a competitive bidding process that involved Japan’s ORIX, a consortium led by Sumitomo Corp and Canada’s Element Fleet, which withdrew its proposal last month.
FleetPartners运营着澳大利亚最大的代扣租赁业务之一，该业务增长迅速，并受益于税收优惠政策。
FleetPartners operates one of Australia’s largest novated leasing businesses, a fast-growing segment that has benefited from tax incentives.