據(jù)路透社報(bào)道，為了更好地吸引買家，蒂森克虜伯正在對其電梯部門減少成本、增加厚利服務(wù)合同和提高工廠生產(chǎn)效率。有信源稱，蒂森克虜伯的電梯部門是全球四大電梯及自動扶梯制造商之一，而且是目前為止蒂森克虜伯盈利最高的業(yè)務(wù)單位。蒂森克虜伯電梯期望2018年至2019年的11.4%的調(diào)整后的營運(yùn)利潤的增長率，在2020年至2021年可以提高11.5%到13%，從而使利潤率與通力電梯、奧的斯及迅達(dá)電梯的水平一致。蒂森克虜伯電梯部門的潛在買家包括通力電梯和私募公司CVC，以及其他集團(tuán)包括安宏企業(yè)管理公司Adcent International，私募公司Cinven和阿布扎比投資局（Abu Dhabi Investment Authority）。對蒂森克虜伯電梯部門的可約束性投標(biāo)截止日期是2020年1月中旬，據(jù)分析員說意向價(jià)格達(dá)到170億歐元（約合189億美元）。

THYSSENKRUPP READIES ELEVATOR DIVISION FOR SALE

thyssenkrupp is cutting costs, adding lucrative service contracts and increasing factory efficiency in its elevator division to make it more attractive to buyers, Reutersreports. The source notes the division is the world’s fourth-largest maker of elevators and escalators and “by far” thyssenkrupp’s most profitable business unit. thyssenkrupp Elevator aims to increase its adjusted operating profit margin from 11.4% in 2018-2019 to 11.5-13% in 2020-2021, bringing it more in line with the profit margins of KONE, Otis and Schindler. Bidders include KONE and private equity firm CVC and another group consisting of Advent, Cinven and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Binding bids for the division, which analysts say could fetch up to EUR17 billion (US$18.9 billion), are due by mid-January 2020.