LIBERTY GLOBAL TO ACQUIRE FORMULA E STAKE FROM WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY
LIBERTY GLOBAL TO ACQUIRE FORMULA E STAKE FROM WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY
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 Liberty Global is to acquire shares held by Warner Bros. Discovery in the electric car racing series Formula E.
Liberty Global将收购 Warner Bros. Discovery 在电动汽车赛车系列赛 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.
完成后，收购 Warner Bros. Discovery 持有的股份将使 Liberty Global 在 Formula E 中的总持股比例达到 65%，并意味着 Liberty Global 将成为世界上增长最快的赛车运动的控股股东。
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.
Formula E 是唯一得到 FIA 认可的电动世界汽车赛事，是世界上排名第一的 ESG 运动，并且从一开始就是唯一的零碳运动。在其第 10 个赛季的全电动城市街道赛车中，Formula E 锦标赛拥有世界上最棒的赛事日历之一，在全球四大洲的一些标志性城市举行了 16 场比赛。目前 Formula E 拥有近 4 亿粉丝，11 支车队和 22 名参赛车手，已成为世界上最好的汽车运动队伍和人才的目标。当前的车队包括捷豹、保时捷、玛莎拉蒂、迈凯轮、日产、DS、马恒达、安德烈蒂、彭斯凯、Envision和ERT。在最近的摩纳哥 E-Prix 中，Formula E 展示了下一赛季的新车
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.
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries 表示：“我们很高兴能够控制 Formula E，这是一个我们在将近十年前首次投资的企业。Formula E 在集成最先进的可持续发展标准的体育中具有巨大的增长潜力，这笔投资延续了我们对于在高度有吸引力的企业上进行长期投资的战略和对于维度投资组合进行有纪律资本轮换的方法。”Gen3 Evo它的新赛季车型 Gen3 Evo 的加速度为令人难以置信的 1.82 秒，是当前 F1 赛车的约 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."
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries 表示： 评论：“我们很高兴控股Formula E，这是我们近十年来首次投资的业务。Formula E在体育中融入了最先进的可持续性标准，具有巨大的增长潜力。这项投资延续了我们在Ventures投资组合中实行的纪律资本轮换的方法以及在高度有吸引力的业务方面进行长期投资的策略。”
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."
Formula E首席执行官Jeff Dodds评论：“首先，我要感谢Warner Bros. Discovery在过去九年中为Formula E提供的支持和指导。Liberty Global已经证明可以建立和发展业务，在我们计划迎来指数式增长的时期，他们的投资恰逢其时。因为我个人认识并与Liberty领导团队一起工作了十多年，我非常高兴能够进一步受益于他们的专业知识和资源。这是我们的运动巨大潜力的有力证明。”
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval, with closing expected before year end.
此次交易需经监管机构批准，预计将在年底前完成。