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昨夜今晨全球大公司动态:蚂蚁集团再次被约谈,华为将推出子品牌汽车

News from major global companies last night and this morning: Ant Group was interviewed again, and Huawei will launch a sub-brand car

全球企業動態 ·  Apr 13, 2021 07:10

Source: global enterprise dynamics

01.pngNiuniu knock on the blackboard: ant rectification plan announced the overall application for the financial holding company. Huawei cooperates with BAIC, Changan and Guangzhou Auto to build three automobile brands. Microsoft Corp announced the acquisition of Nuance for $19.7 billion. Veolia and Suez have reached a merger agreement in principle. South Korea's two biggest power battery manufacturers have reached an agreement on compensation. BOE and Wanhua Chemical announced their achievements.

Last night and this morning, the news of the big global companies came from the global enterprise trends. 0010.

The people's Bank of China, Bancassurance Regulatory Commission, Securities Regulatory Commission, safe and other financial regulatory departments jointly interviewed Ant Group again on April 12, which also revealed all the contents of Ant Group's rectification and reform.

It mainly includes five aspects: the first is to correct the unfair competition behavior of payment business and disconnect the improper connection between Alipay and "spending" and "borrowing".

The second is to break the information monopoly and ensure personal and national information security. Third, the Ant Group as a whole applies for the financial holding company to accept supervision, improve risk isolation measures, and standardize related party transactions. Fourth, strictly implement the requirements of prudential supervision and improve corporate governance. Fifth, control the liquidity risk of important fund products and take the initiative to reduce the balance of Yu'e Bao.

BABA CEO Zhang Yong said on Monday that measures would be taken to lower the barriers to entry and business costs for merchants on the e-commerce platform.Previous antitrust investigations against the group found it abused its dominant market position.

Zhang Yong said that BABA believes that the exclusive arrangement adjustments implemented by the regulatory authorities will not have any material impact on the business. The fine on BABA will be reflected in the group's net profit in the March quarter.

At Huawei's 18th global analyst conference, Xu Zhijun, Huawei's rotating chairman, said that Huawei does not build cars, but helps car companies build good cars, a decision that has not changed since 2018. Huawei has invested $1 billion in research and development of smart car components this year. Xu Zhijun said Huawei will invest heavily in self-driving software to promote the integration of the automobile industry and the ICT industry, bringing long-term strategic development opportunities for Huawei.Huawei has partnered with BAIC, Chongqing Changan and Guangzhou Auto to build three auto brands. Starting from the fourth quarter of this year, Huawei will launch sub-brand cars one after another.

Data released by China Institute of Information and Communication show thatIn March 2021, the domestic mobile phone market shipped 36.094 million units, an increase of 65.9% over the same period last year.Smartphone shipments were 35.268 million, an increase of 67.7% over the same period last year, accounting for 97.7% of mobile phone shipments in the same period. 5G mobile phones shipped 27.498 million units, accounting for 76.2% of mobile phone shipments in the same period. Domestic brand mobile phones shipped 33.354 million units, an increase of 76.7% over the same period last year, accounting for 92.4% of mobile phone shipments in the same period.

According to the latest report from IDC, global PC shipments totaled 84 million units in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 55.2% over the same period last year.. Lenovo ranked first with 24.3 per cent of shipments of 20.401 million units, up 59 per cent from a year earlier. HP's shipments of 19.237 million units followed, up 64 per cent from a year earlier. Dell shipped 12.946 million units, up 23.4% from a year earlier. Apple Inc shipped 6.692 million units, a year-on-year increase of 111.5%. Acer shipped 5.837 million units, up 73.5 per cent from a year earlier.

Microsoft Corp (Microsoft) and Nuance Communications announced that they had reached a final agreement that Microsoft Corp would buy Nuance for $19.7 billion in cash. Nuance is a leader in cloud and AI software, with decades of experience in the healthcare and enterprise AI markets. In the face of new market opportunities, Microsoft Corp is working hard to provide cloud products to specific industries to support customers and partners. Mark Mark Benjamin will remain chief executive of Nuance after the deal, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Financial technology solution provider commodity titanium (Pintec Technology Holdings) announced the acquisition of Shenzhen Jisheng Titanium Technology Co., Ltd.And recently signed the acquisition agreement for Hong Kong fuming Securities (Riche Bright). Jisheng Titanium is the Internet securities technical service provider of Fuming Securities. After the acquisition, Pintec Technology Holdings will integrate the business and technical advantages of Fuming Securities and Jisheng Titanium, and take this as an opportunity to further consolidate and expand the all-digital securities brokerage and wealth management business.

Leeco received the letter of Administrative penalty decision delivered by Beijing Securities Supervision Bureau on April 12.For ten consecutive years of financial fraud from 2007 to 2016, Leeco was fined 241 million yuan and Jia Yueting was fined 241 million yuan.

Sharp will increase production of semiconductors for large LCD panels such as televisions. It will be discussed that the yield will increase by about 10% by the autumn of 2021. The shortage of semiconductors for LCD panel drive control restricts the supply of all kinds of liquid crystal products. The procurement difficulties of semiconductors also extend to areas other than automobiles, and actions by the manufacturing industry to adjust the semiconductor supply chain may emerge one after another. LCD panel companies usually purchase IC (integrated circuits) that drive the operation of control panels from semiconductor manufacturers. Sharp has been acquiring LCD panel-driven IC through independent production and external procurement. The products that increase production will be supplied within the group rather than externally.

Fuji Motor (Fuji Electric) will advance the related investment plan of power semiconductors by one year.. In the four years up to 2022, 120 billion yen was invested in factories in Yamanashi Prefecture. It had previously been set as the five years ending in 2023. Power semiconductor is the core component of pure electric vehicle (EV). In the context of the expected global popularity of pure electric vehicles, Fuji Motor will improve the production system of power semiconductors that can efficiently manage electricity.

Passenger car sales in China returned to pre-COVID-19 levels in the first quarter of 2021, and demand for electric vehicles is particularly strong.The China Federation of passengers announced that passenger car sales rose 69% from January to March compared with the same period last year, reaching 5.09 million units. That is roughly the same level as sales in the first quarter of 2019, but still well below the record of 5.67 million vehicles set in the first quarter of 2018.

Canadian auto parts giant Magna International has announced that it will work with Israeli startup REE Automotive to develop a modular electric vehicle.. The two companies agreed to jointly design and produce electric vehicles using REE's platform, which supports different vehicle designs. The car can have any brand the brand owner wants, but it is powered by REE. REE has signed orders for about 260000 cars using the REE platform.

Saudi Arabian energy giantSaudi Aramco (Aramco) announced that it has reached an agreement worth $12.4 billion with an international consortium led by US investment firm EIG Global Energy Partners and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala InvestmentTo sell 49% of the newly formed oil pipeline business to the latter. Saudi Aramco will create a new joint venture, Aramco Oil Pipelines, which will have the right to impose tariffs on oil transported through Saudi Aramco's pipeline network within 25 years. Saudi Aramco will hold a 51% stake in the joint venture.

French water and waste management company Veolia and SUEZ announced on Monday that a merger agreement had been reached in principle.. The two companies agreed to reach a formal merger agreement by May 14. After the merger, the two companies will become the largest company in the field of environmental protection in the world, with an estimated turnover of more than 37 billion euros.

CVC Capital Partners, a UK investment fund, aims to push forward negotiations with Toshiba on a takeover offer from July to AugustToshiba shares are expected to be delisted as soon as October. On the basis of improving the value of the enterprise, it is planned to re-list in about 3 years. CVC plans to present details of the proposal in the middle of this month. A final proposal is planned around June to consult Toshiba shareholders' meeting scheduled for late June. The purchase amount will reach 2.3 trillion yen. CVC does not plan to buy separately, but on the premise of co-implementation with other investors and raising funds from financial institutions, finding investors will become the focus in the future.

South Korean power battery manufacturer LG New Energy (LG Energy Solution) and energy and chemical company SK Innovation (SK Innovation) reached an agreement on the 11th for SK to pay compensation to LG.And jointly issued an agreement document on ending the battery dispute. As a result, a two-year dispute between the two companies over the infringement of battery trade secrets has come to an end. Under the agreement, SK will pay 2 trillion won (about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in compensation to LG, including 1 trillion won in cash and 1 trillion won in royalties. The two companies also decided to withdraw all lawsuits at home and abroad and promised not to sue in the next 10 years.

Medline Industries, a large US medical supplies company, is exploring a sale that values itself at as much as $30 billionIt is the latest in a series of large leveraged buyouts. Family-owned Medline is likely to attract private equity bids, in part because companies in the same industry may struggle to swallow such a large rival.

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced on Monday that it would invest $400m to build a vaccine production center in Singapore.. The company said it planned to invest 400 million euros over five years and that the new plant would enable it to mass-produce vaccines in Asia and supplement existing production capacity in Europe and North America. Construction of the new plant is expected to begin in the third quarter of this year and be fully operational in the first quarter of 2026.

Sanofi announces acquisition of private biotechnology company Tidal TherapeuticsThe latter applies a mRNA-based technology in the field of oncology and immune diseases. The transaction involves an advance of $160 million and up to $310 million payable after certain milestones have been achieved.

Financial report information

Beijing Oriental A publishes its 2020 annual report. During the reporting period, the company realized operating income of 135.553 billion yuan, an increase of 16.80% over the same period last year; net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 5.036 billion yuan, an increase of 162.46% over the same period last year; net profit after deducting non-recurrent profit and loss was 2.67 billion yuan, compared with a loss of 1.167 billion yuan in the same period last year.

The market share of five mainstream products, such as smart phone LCD screen, tablet computer display screen, notebook computer display screen, display screen and TV display screen, continues to rank first in the world.

Wanhua Chemical disclosed its quarterly report for 2021, with revenue of 31.312 billion yuan, an increase of 104.08% over the same period last year, and net profit of 6.621 billion yuan, an increase of 380.82% over the same period last year.

Sino-Thai Chemical disclosed its annual report that the company's total revenue in 2020 was 84.2 billion yuan, an increase of 1.3 percent over the same period last year, and its net profit was 150 million yuan, down 61.9 percent from the same period last year.

According to the Linglong Tire announcement, the company achieved a total revenue of 18.383 billion yuan in 2020, an increase of 7.1% over the same period last year, and the net profit belonging to shareholders of listed companies was 2.22 billion yuan, an increase of 33.13% over the same period last year.

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