Siemens in Talks With Spain's Gamesa Over a Link-Up in Wind Energy
January 29 2016 - 1:23PM
Dow Jones News
By Eyk Henning
FRANKFURT--Spain's Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SA on Friday
confirmed it is in talks about combining wind-energy activities
with Siemens AG, a tie-up that would create the world's largest
wind turbine manufacturer by sales.
Gamesa and Siemens are in talks on "a potential integration of
certain wind energy businesses," Gamesa said on Friday, but an
agreement hasn't been reached, it added in a regulatory filing.
People familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal
earlier on Friday that the companies were in talks.
The companies late last year struck an agreement in principle
over a potential combination of their wind turbine activities,
these people said, adding it was unclear what structure the
potential combination would have.
Siemens had no immediate comment.
Investment banks Goldman Sachs Inc. and Morgan Stanley are
advising on the potential transaction, the people said. Any deal
would have to be agreed to by Spanish utility Iberdrola SA, which
is Gamesa's largest shareholder with a 20% stake.
Spanish newspaper El Confidencial reported earlier that Siemens
was planning an offer for Gamesa, propelling Gamesa shares 20%
higher.
Jeanette Neumann and Ana Garcia contributed to this article.
Write to Eyk Henning at eyk.henning@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 29, 2016 13:08 ET (18:08 GMT)
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