官宣|賽萊默以75億美元收購懿華

今年1月23日，賽萊默（xylem）與懿華（Evoqua）宣布，雙方已達成一項最終協議，賽萊默將交易的方式收購Evoqua，交易價值約為75億美元。

據華盛頓--美國商業資訊--的水處理技術公司（“賽萊默"或“公司"）賽萊默公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：XYL）今天宣布，已完成對任務關鍵型水處理解決方案和服務Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.（“Evoqua"懿華）的收購。此次合并創造了先進的功能平臺，以應對客戶和社區的關鍵水資源挑戰。

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the combined company becomes the world’s largest pure-play water technology company, with $7.3 billion in pro forma revenue and more than 22,000 employees globally. Xylem’s unmatched portfolio of innovative solutions across the water cycle, including advanced technologies, integrated services, and deep application expertise, will help customers in utilities, industrial and commercial end markets address their most pressing water needs.

合并后的公司總部位于華盛頓特區，成為大的純水技術公司，預估收入達 73 億美元，在全球擁有 22000 多名員工。賽萊默在整個水循環領域的創新解決方案組合，包括先進技術、綜合服務和深厚的應用專業知識，將幫助公用事業、工業和商業終端市場的客戶解決他們最緊迫的用水需求。

“Global awareness of water as a systemic risk to society has never been greater. Investment in water solutions continues to accelerate as communities and businesses around the world address intensifying challenges like water scarcity, quality and resilience to climate change – and how to address these issues in an affordable way," said Patrick Decker, President and CEO of Xylem. “Our combination with Evoqua creates a transformative global platform to solve these critical water challenges at an even greater scale. Together, we are uniquely positioned to help meet customers’ mission-critical needs with an unmatched portfolio of products and services across the water cycle."

“全球對水作為社會系統性風險的認識從未如此強烈。隨著世界各地的社區和企業應對水資源短缺、質量和氣候變化抵御能力等日益嚴峻的挑戰，以及如何以可承受的方式解決這些問題，對水解決方案的投資繼續加速。“我們與懿華的合并創造了一個變革性的全球平臺，以更大的規模解決這些關鍵的水資源挑戰。我們共同具有的優勢，可以通過在整個水循環中提供產品和服務組合，幫助滿足客戶的關鍵任務需求。

“Today is an exciting milestone as we formally welcome our new colleagues to Xylem and bring the power of our combined capabilities to bear for our customers and communities every day. Our complementary portfolios and end market exposure position us even more strongly for growth together, as we solve our customers’ water challenges and help make our communities more water-secure."

“今天是一個激動人心的里程碑，因為我們正式歡迎新同事加入賽萊默，并每天為我們的客戶和社區帶來我們綜合能力的力量。我們互補的產品組合和終端市場敞口使我們更加堅定地共同增長，因為我們解決了客戶的用水挑戰，并幫助我們的社區更加用水安全。

The combined company's executive leadership team will be led by Patrick Decker and include senior leaders from both Xylem and Evoqua. Xylem has also appointed Lisa Glatch and Lynn C. Swann, former Evoqua directors, to serve as members of its Board of Directors. Glatch brings a strategic and financial perspective and more than 30 years’ experience in senior leadership roles across the public and private sectors in the energy, chemicals, environmental, water and transportation industries. Swann has held various leadership roles across business, government, and philanthropic organizations and is an experienced member of public company boards.

合并后公司的執行領導團隊將由Patrick Decker領導，包括來自賽萊默和懿華的高級領導人。賽萊默還任命懿華前董事Lisa Glatch和Lynn C. Swann擔任董事會成員。Glatch擁有戰略和財務視角，在能源、化工、環境、水和運輸行業的公共和私營部門擔任高級領導職務已有30多年的經驗。Swann 曾在商業、政府和慈善組織中擔任過各種領導職務，并且是上市公司董事會的經驗豐富的成員。

（從左到右）賽萊默總裁兼執行官Patrick Decker和Evoqua總裁兼執行官Ron Keating

Under the terms of the transaction, each share of Evoqua common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.48 of a share of Xylem common stock. This results in Xylem shareholders owning approximately 75 percent and Evoqua shareholders owning approximately 25 percent of the combined company on a fully diluted basis.

根據交易條款，每股懿華普通股轉換為獲得0.48股賽萊默普通股的權利。這導致賽萊默股東擁有約75%的股份，而懿華股東在攤薄的基礎上擁有合并后公司約25%的股份。

“Our acquisition of Evoqua creates a transformative global platform to address water scarcity, affordability and resilience at even greater scale," said Patrick Decker, President and CEO of Xylem. “The combined company delivers a portfolio of advanced technologies, integrated services and application expertise across the water cycle."

賽萊默總裁兼執行官Patrick Decker表示：“我們對Evoqua的收購創造了一個變革性的全球平臺，以更大規模地解決水資源短缺、可負擔性和韌性問題。“合并后的公司在整個水循環中提供先進技術、綜合服務和應用專業知識組合。

“This combination provides a platform to leverage our combined strengths and increase our impact to better address the most pressing and increasingly complex global water challenges," said Ron Keating, President and CEO of Evoqua.

懿華總裁兼執行官Ron Keating表示：“此次合并提供了一個平臺，可以利用我們的綜合優勢并擴大我們的影響力，以更好地應對最緊迫和日益復雜的全球水資源挑戰。

Lazard and Guggenheim Securities served as financial advisors and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as legal advisor to Xylem. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and BofA Securities served as financial advisors and Jones Day served as legal advisor to Evoqua.

Lazard和Guggenheim Securities擔任賽萊默的財務顧問，Gibson， Dunn & Crutcher LLP擔任賽萊默的法律顧問。高盛（Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC）和美銀證券（BofA Securities）擔任懿華的財務顧問，眾達律師事務所（Jones Day）擔任懿華的法律顧問。

值得注意的是，據GWI根據全球水業主要公司(含項目開發商、水務運營商、EPC承包商、技術公司)2020年的水務估算收入所進行的排名，賽萊默以約49億元的水務收入。賽萊默收購Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(“Evoqua"懿華)后，預估收入為73億美元。

Xylem Analytics is part of Xylem Inc, a global water technology provider focused on solving the world's most challenging and fundamental water problems. Because accurate analysis is critical to the water industry, Xylem Analytics leverages its various product solutions and takes a leading role in the analysis of quantitative and qualitative measurement parameters in the water sector.Xylem Analytics offers suitable meters and accessories for the most important water measurement values such as pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, salinity and temperature.

賽萊默分析是賽萊默公司的一部分，賽萊默公司是一家全球水技術提供商，致力于解決具挑戰性和最根本的水問題。由于準確分析對水行業至關重要，賽萊默分析利用其各種產品解決方案，在水務行業定量和定性測量參數分析中發揮主導作用。賽萊默分析為最重要的水測量數據（如pH、電導率、溶解氧、鹽度和溫度）提供合適的儀表和附件。

Xylem Analytics (Xylem Analytical Instruments) has YSI, SonTek, WTW, OI Analytical, Aanderaa, MJK, ebro, Bellingham+Stanley, SI, Global Water and other brands, and its product line effectively covers all segments of physical and chemical and biological detection of water environment. Today, our products are contributing to the water quality monitoring of the marine environment, surface water, sewage/wastewater, municipal environmental protection, medicine, food and beverage and other fields in many countries around the world.

Xylem Analytics（賽萊默分析儀器）旗下YSI、SonTek、WTW、OI Analytical、Aanderaa、MJK、ebro、Bellingham+Stanley、SI、Global Water等品牌，產品線有效覆蓋水環境的物理和化學、生物檢測的各個細分環節。時至今日，我們的產品正在全天候地為全球多個國家的海洋環境、地表水、污/廢水、市政環保、醫藥、食品與飲料等領域的水質監測事業做出貢獻。

About Xylem

關于賽萊默

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to solving the world’s critical water, wastewater, and water-related challenges through technology, innovation, and expertise. Our more than 22,000 diverse employees delivered combined pro forma revenue of $7.3 billion in 2022. We are creating a more sustainable world by enabling our customers to optimize water and resource management and helping communities in more than 150 countries become water-secure.

賽萊默（XYL）是一家水技術公司，致力于通過技術、創新和專業知識解決世界上關鍵的水、廢水和水相關挑戰。我們 22000 多名多元化員工在 2022 年實現了 73 億美元的預估收入。我們正在創造一個更加可持續的世界，使我們的客戶能夠優化水資源管理，并幫助 150 多個國家/地區的社區實現用水安全。