香港新财团本汇鲸收购福布斯
2014-07-21    作者:廖冰清/编译    来源:经济参考报
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  Forbes magazine’s publisher has agreed to sell a majority stake of its media business to a Hong Kong-based group of investors for an undisclosed sum,Forbes Media said on Friday,capping an eight-month hunt for a buyer for the company.
  福布斯传媒18日宣布,同意将其媒体业务的大部分股权出售给一家总部在中国香港的投资者集团,但未公布这笔交易的具体金额。福布斯寻求出售业务在历时8个月后尘埃落定。(路透社)

  The buyer is a newly formed consortium out of Hong Kong called Integrated Whale Media Investments,led by Integrated Asset Management,an investment company that focuses on the technology,finance and telecommunications sectors,and Wayne Hsieh,the co-founder of Asustek Computer Inc.
  此次交易收购方是刚成立的香港财团本汇鲸媒体投资公司。主要涉及科技、金融和通讯领域的投资公司本汇资产管理公司和华硕电脑共同创始人谢伟琦是这家新财团的主要投资者。(路透社)

  “Our partners respect our brand and values,and support our long-standing mission of championing entrepreneurship and free market capitalism through quality,independent business journalism,”Steve Forbes said in a statement.
  史蒂夫·福布斯在声明中表示,“我们的合作伙伴尊重我们的品牌和价值观,并对我们一直以来的使命予以支持,那就是通过高质量、独立的商业新闻来保证一流企业家精神和自由市场资本主义。”(路透社)

  The sale includes Forbes and Forbes Life magazines,a majority interest in a group of websites,Forbes.com,plus assorted businesses such as newsletters and conferences. There are also 36 licensed local editions including in China,Vietnam and Russia,up from nine in 2008.
  此次交易包括《福布斯》和《福布斯生活》杂志、几家网站中的大部分股权、forbes.com网站以及新闻刊物和会议等各类业务。此外,还有36家地方授权版本,包括中国、越南和俄罗斯,这一数量远超2008年的9家。(《华尔街日报》)

  The Forbes family will keep a“significant”ownership stake and stay actively involved with the company,Forbes said. Steve Forbes will stay on in his role as chairman and editor-in-chief,the company said,while president and CEO Mike Perlis will continue to lead the company’s management team.
  福布斯传媒表示,福布斯家族仍将持有“重要”股权,并继续积极参与公司事务。该公司还称,史蒂夫·福布斯将留任集团主席和总编职务,而集团董事长和首席执行官迈克·佩里斯将继续领导公司的管理层。(美联社)

  The deal means that Elevation Partners,the private equity firm that counts U2 singer Bono as one of its founders,has exited the company. In 2006,it invested $264 million for a 45 percent stake before a downturn racked the print industry as advertisers directed their budgets to the digital field.
  此次交易也意味着高地风险投资合伙人公司将退出对福布斯集团的持股。高地风投为一家私募股权公司,U2乐队主唱Bono是该公司的创始人之一。2006年,该公司以2.64亿美元收购福布斯集团45%的股权。此后,由于广告商纷纷投资数字化领域,印刷行业开始走下坡路。(路透社)

  The transaction valued Forbes Media LLC at $475 million,said a person with knowledge of the matter,who asked not to be identified because the terms are private.
  据匿名知情人士透露,此次交易对福布斯传媒的估价在4.75亿美元,但该数据并未对外公开。(彭博社)

  Like other magazine publishers,Forbes has dealt with the continued consumer and advertiser shift away from print publications.
  正如其他杂志出版商一样,福布斯也经历了客户和广告商持续从纸质出版物流失的困境。(美联社)

  The Forbes family had tried to stabilize its fortune by selling a 45 percent stake in the company to venture capital firm Elevation Partners in 2006. They also raised money through asset sales. The publisher also aggressively pursued online marketing deals,allowing paying advertisers to publish their own content on the Forbes website.
  福布斯家族一直试图保住集团的财富,在2006年将45%的股权出售给高地风投。此外,他们还通过出售资产来融资。同时,福布斯集团还积极寻求网络市场营销交易,允许广告商在福布斯网站上发布自己的产品内容。(彭博社)

  The investor group will provide capital,as well as financial and operational expertise,and intends to leverage its international relationships to strategically enlarge Forbes Media’s reach on a global scale. In partnership with IWM,Forbes Media will build on the wide and rapidly expanding appeal of the Forbes brand that today reaches approximately 75 million people worldwide with its business message through print,digital,TV,conferences,research,social and mobile each month. The group supports Forbes Media’s ongoing transformation into a global media,branding and technology company.
  本汇鲸媒体投资公司将为福布斯公司提供资本以及财务和运营方面的专长,并计划运用其在国际市场中的各项关系,战略性扩大福布斯传媒的全球影响力。通过与本汇鲸合作,福布斯传媒将继续塑造其广泛且快速拓展的品牌吸引力。当前,福布斯商业资讯每月通过纸媒、数字媒体、电视、会议、调研、社交和移动等渠道覆盖全球约7500万用户。福布斯传媒目前正在向全球传媒、品牌拓展和科技公司转型,本汇鲸将为其予以支持。(《福布斯》)

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