이 누리집은 대한민국 공식 전자정부 누리집입니다.
Biz News Korea(Eng)
British investor interested in STX Offshore plus its French, Korean dockyards
- Collected
- 2016.11.16
- Distributed
- 2016.11.17
- Source
- Go Direct
The unnamed British investment fund offered to buy STX Shipbuilding and a 66.7 percent stake in its French unit, and a 100 percent stake in Kosung Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. during a recent preliminary bidding led by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The preliminary bidding was attended by four companies -- the British investment fund, Dutch Damen, Italy’s Fincantieri and French shipyard DCNS. Three other foreign shipyards showed interest in taking over the 66.7 percent stake of STX France.
STX France, Saint-Nazaire-based dockyard specializing in cruise ships, is estimated to be valued at 100 billion won ($85.6 million), the sources said. The packaged deal could reach some 1 trillion won.
Meanwhile, the British investment fund is known to be focusing on investment into cruise and tourism business and energy projects. The fund wants to buy STX Shipbuilding to meet the growing demands for cruise vessels.
But the sellers remain cautious. An industry official said, “The investment fund is a special purpose company and additional supporting documents are required to clarify the actual owners of the fund.”
By Kang Doo-soon and Chun Gyung-woon
[ⓒ Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea & mk.co.kr, All rights reserved]