LIBERTY GLOBAL TO ACQUIRE FORMULA E STAKE FROM WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY
LIBERTY GLOBAL TO ACQUIRE FORMULA E STAKE FROM WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY
Liberty Global is to acquire shares held by Warner Bros. Discovery in the electric car racing series Formula E.
Liberty Global將收購華納兄弟探索公司在電動賽車系列賽Formula E中持有的股份
The acquisition of shares held by Warner Bros. Discovery will, on completion, bring Liberty Global's total share of ownership in Formula E to 65% and mean that Liberty Global will take a controlling interest in the world's fastest growing motorsport.
對華納兄弟探索公司持有的股份的收購完成後，將使自由環球在電動方程式賽車中的總所有權份額達到65％，這意味着自由環球將持有這項世界上增長最快的賽車運動的控股權。
Formula E is the only FIA sanctioned electric world motor racing championship, the world's No.1 rated ESG sport and the only net zero carbon sport from inception. In its 10th season of all-electric city street racing, the Formula E Championship boasts one of the best sporting calendars in the world, with 16 races in some of the world's most iconic cities, covering four continents.
電動方程式賽車是唯一獲得國際汽聯批准的世界電動賽車錦標賽，是世界排名第一的ESG運動，也是從一開始就唯一的淨零碳運動。在全電動城市街頭賽車的第10個賽季中，電動方程式錦標賽擁有世界上最好的體育賽事日曆之一，在世界上一些最具標誌性的城市舉辦了16場比賽，覆蓋四大洲。
Now, with almost 400m fans around the world, 11 teams and 22 drivers on the grid, Formula E has become a destination for the world's best motorsport teams and talent. Current teams include Jaguar, Porsche, Maserati, McLaren, Nissan, DS, Mahindra, Andretti, Penske, Envision and ERT. At the recent Monaco E-Prix, Formula E revealed its new car for next season, the Gen3 Evo, which accelerates to 60mph in an incredible 1.82 seconds, around 30% faster than a current Formula 1 car.
現在，電動方程式賽車在全球擁有近4億粉絲，11支車隊和22名車手在場，已成爲世界上最好的賽車隊和人才的目的地。目前的團隊包括捷豹、保時捷、瑪莎拉蒂、邁凱倫、日產、DS、馬辛德拉、安德雷蒂、彭斯克、Envision和ERT。在最近的摩納哥電動大獎賽上，電動方程式賽車公佈了下個賽季的新車 Gen3 Evo，它在令人難以置信的1.82秒內加速到60英里/小時，比目前的一級方程式賽車快約30％。
Mike Fries, CEO, Liberty Global, comments: "We're excited to take a controlling interest in Formula E, a business we first invested in nearly ten years ago. Formula E has a massive potential for further growth while integrating the most advanced sustainability standards in sports. The investment continues our approach of disciplined capital rotation across our Ventures portfolio and our strategy of making long-term investments in highly attractive businesses."
自由全球首席執行官邁克·弗里斯， 評論：“我們很高興收購電動方程式賽車的控股權，這是我們在將近十年前首次投資的業務。電動方程式賽車在整合體育運動中最先進的可持續發展標準的同時，具有進一步增長的巨大潛力。這項投資延續了我們在風險投資組合中嚴格的資本週轉方式，以及我們對極具吸引力的企業進行長期投資的戰略。”
Jeff Dodds, CEO, Formula E, comments: "First of all I'd like to offer my thanks to Warner Bros. Discovery for the support and guidance they've provided Formula E over the past nine years. Liberty Global have a proven track record of building and growing businesses and their investment in us comes at the perfect time as we plan for a period of exponential growth. Having personally known and worked alongside the Liberty leadership team for over a decade, I'm thrilled to be able to further benefit from their expertise and their resources. This is a powerful vindication of the huge potential of our sport."
電動方程式賽車首席執行官傑夫·多茲評論說：“首先，我要感謝華納兄弟探索在過去九年中爲電動方程式賽車提供的支持和指導。Liberty Global在建立和發展業務方面有着良好的記錄，在我們計劃指數增長的時期，他們對我們的投資恰逢其時。我親自認識Liberty領導團隊並與之共事了十多年，我很高興能夠進一步受益於他們的專業知識和資源。這有力地證明了我們這項運動的巨大潛力。”
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval, with closing expected before year end.
該交易尚待監管部門批准，預計在年底前完成。
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