BP同意购买Lightsource额外股权

据12月5日Trend报道，英国石油公司（BP）表示，Lightsource和 BP管理层已达成协议，将双方在Lightsource BP的持股比例均分，以建立一个持股比例为50:50的合资企业。

作为交易的一部分，BP将购买新发行的股权，以帮助加快Lightsource BP的发展，从而支持其在2023年底前将已开发资产产能实现10吉瓦的战略目标。

2017年12月，BP收购了Lightsource43%的股份，随后更名为Lightsource BP。如今，BP已同意购买Lightsource BP的额外股权，控股50%，剩余的股份将继续由管理层和员工持有。

由于此次交易将发行新股，BP为增持股份而支付的资金将立即提供给Lightsource BP进行投资。具体交易的财务细节尚未公布。

该合资企业战略决策将继续由这两个股东联合做出，双方在Lightsource BP董事会的提名人数相等。

自BP进行首次投资以来的两年里，Lightsource BP的业务已经从5个国家扩展到13个国家。它在欧洲、美洲和澳大利亚开展着重大项目，并建立了产能超过12吉瓦的管道。

王佳晶 摘译自 Trend

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BP agrees to purchase additional equity in Lightsource

The management of Lightsource BP and BP have agreed to equalise their shareholdings in Lightsource BP to create a simplified 50:50 joint venture structure, Trend reports citing BP.

As part of the transaction, BP will purchase newly-issued equity in the business to help accelerate Lightsource BP’s growth, supporting its ambitious drive towards 10GW of developed assets by the end of 2023.

In December 2017, BP acquired 43 percent of Lightsource which was subsequently rebranded to Lightsource BP. Today, BP has agreed to purchase additional equity in Lightsource BP to become an equal partner in the business with the balance of shares continuing to be held by management and staff.

Since new shares will be issued in this transaction, the funds paid by BP to increase its stake will be immediately available to Lightsource BP for investment. Financial details of the transaction are not being released.

Strategic decisions will continue to be taken jointly by the two shareholder groups, with each group now having an equal number of nominees on the Lightsource BP Board.

In the two years since BP’s first investment, Lightsource BP’s activities have expanded from five to 13 countries. It has signed major projects across Europe, the Americas and Australia and has built a development pipeline in excess of 12GW.