Siemens : Zusammenschluss von Siemens Wind Power mit Gamesa kartellrechtlich genehmigt

'Wir haben einen Meilenstein auf unserem Weg erreicht, Gamesa und Siemens Wind Power zusammenzuführen und damit einen führenden Windturbinenhersteller zu schaffen. Der Zusammenschluss zielt darauf ab, die sich gegenseitig ergänzenden Stärken beider Unternehmen zum Vorteil unserer Kunden, Shareholder, Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter sowie Lieferanten zu gestalten. Ich freue mich darauf, das neue Unternehmen so bald wie möglich an den Markt bringen zu können', erklärte Lisa Davis, Mitglied des Vorstands der Siemens AG.

'Es freut uns sehr, dass wir die uneingeschränkte Freigabe von der Europäischen Kommission erhalten haben. Dies ist ein historischer Moment sowohl für Gamesa als auch für Siemens Wind Power', sagte Ignacio Martín, Executive Chairman und CEO von Gamesa. 'Mit dieser Freigabe kommen wir der Verwirklichung unserer Vision, einen globalen Marktführer und ein Unternehmen zu schaffen, das in allen wichtigen Windenergiemärkten vertreten ist, einen Schritt näher', fügte Martín hinzu.

Das gemeinsame Managementteam wird nach Ernennung beim ersten Treffen des neuen Board of Directors seine Arbeit aufnehmen. Die Zusammensetzung des Teams wird allen Stakeholdern unmittelbar nach der Ernennung der Mitglieder bekannt gegeben.

Im Oktober hatten die Aktionäre von Gamesa der von Anfang an nachdrücklich befürworteten Fusion mit einer Mehrheit von 99,75 Prozent zugestimmt. Im Dezember bestätigte Spaniens Regulierungsbehörde für den Wertpapiermarkt (CNMV) den Zusammenschluss.

Durch die Transaktion entsteht ein weltweit führender Windturbinenhersteller mit einer installierten Basis von 75 GW, einem Auftragsbestand von 20,9 Milliarden Euro und einem Umsatz von 11 Milliarden Euro. Die Zahlen basieren auf den Pro-forma-Angaben für die letzten zwölf Monate mit Stand Dezember 2016. Der bereinigte Pro-Forma-EBIT beläuft sich auf insgesamt 1,06 Milliarden Euro und impliziert eine Marge von 9,6 Prozent. Siemens wird das zusammengeschlossene Unternehmen vollständig konsolidieren. Das neue Unternehmen bleibt weiterhin an der spanischen Börse notiert.

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