比亞迪擬私募籌資19億美元

BYD, the Chinese electric-car company part-owned by Warren Buffett, is poised to raise up to $1.9bn through the issue of new shares.

沃倫•巴菲特(Warren Buffett)持股的中國電動汽車公司比亞迪(BYD)正計劃通過發行新股募集至多19億美元。

Trading in the company’s shares in Hong Kong was halted yesterday, and in Shenzhen on Monday, pending the announcement of the deal, which the company described as a private A-share placement. The number of shares and the price would be revealed after the deal was completed, BYD said.

比亞迪在深圳和香港上市的股票已分別於週一和週二停牌，等待發布有關A股私募的公告。比亞迪稱，新股的數量和價格將在交易達成後對外披露。

The company counts among its investors Mr Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, and has benefited from the frothy share prices seen across China’s tech sector.

比亞迪的投資者包括巴菲特的伯克希爾哈撒韋公司(Berkshire Hathaway)，該公司還獲益於中國科技行業全線虛高的股價。

The company did not elaborate about what funds from the private placement will be used for, but analysts said timing would enable the group to take advantage of the ramp-up of its share prices. The cash would potentially be used for investment in research and development and gain an edge against rival Tesla, analysts suggested.

比亞迪並未闡明此次私募所得將用於何處，但分析師稱，此次發行的時機選擇將使該集團從股價上漲中受益。分析師表示，募資所得很可能被用於投資研發，以期獲得相對於競爭對手特斯拉(Tesla)的優勢。

BYD’s Shenzhen-listed shares have nearly doubled this year, pacing the overall Shenzhen market, while China’s tech stocks have overall been some of the best performing in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.

今年以來，比亞迪深圳上市的股價已近乎翻了一番，領跑整個深圳股市，而在上海和深圳的證券交易所，科技股總體來說都屬於表現最好的一類。

BYD started out two decades ago making mobile phone batteries, but has since evolved into the production of electric and hybrid vehicles. The group has outlined plans to take on Tesla in the electric automobile market, where its own advantage is mainly in batteries. High energy, lightweight and efficient batteries are judged to be the most important component of successful electric automobiles.

比亞迪20年前以製造手機電池起家，自那以來逐漸涉足電動及混合動力汽車的生產。該集團已宣佈計劃，要在電動汽車市場與特斯拉一爭高下。比亞迪的優勢主要在於電池。高能、輕質而高效的電池被認爲是任何一款成功電動汽車的最重要組件。