VinFast與Black Spade Acquisition Co進行業務合併公開上市

HONG KONG, May 12, 2023 - (亞太商訊 via SEAPRWire.com) - VinFast Auto Pte. Ltd.(「VinFast」或「公司」)及Black Spade Acquisition Co(紐約證券交易所代號:BSAQ)(「黑桃」)今日宣布已簽署業務合併協議。交易完成後,VinFast的股權價值將超過230億美元,並將在美國上市。Vingroup、VinFast及Black Spade代表出席簽署儀式在該次業務合併中,VinFast被評估為擁有企業價值約270億美元及股權價值230億美元,該等價值不包括黑桃存放於信託的約1.69億美元現金(假設無黑桃股東在獲允許的情況下選擇將其持有的股份兌換為現金)。交易預計將於2023年下半年完成,但須等待監管機構及股東批准以及達成一般性交易條件。交易完成後,VinFast的現有股東將持有已合併公司約99%股份。VinFast Auto Pte. Ltd. 全球首席執行官Thuy Le女士表示:「VinFast已展現出其迅速打入國際市場的能力。與黑桃的合作夥伴關係及VinFast在美國上市,為我們未來的全球發展抱負提供理想的集資渠道,亦標誌著Vingroup的一個重要成就。」Black Spade Acquisition Co主席兼聯席行政總裁譚志偉先生表示:「VinFast通過在短短數年內建立一個每年最多可生產多達30萬輛電動汽車的生產設施,並擁有一系列精美設計的高品質電動汽車,展示了其卓越的執行力。受惠於越南最大企業集團之一Vingroup的支持,VinFast已充分把握電動汽車生活方式的優勢,我們對VinFast未來在越南及全球的增長潛力感到非常興奮。」VinFast成立於2017年,是Vingroup集團成員,並積極推動全球智能電動汽車革命運動。 VinFast生產一系列電動SUV(e-SUV)、電動踏板車(e-scooter)和電動巴士(e-bus)並在越南、北美以及即將在歐洲出售。公司在海防設有先進的第一期汽車製造基地,擁有高達90%的自動化生產能力,年產量能達30萬輛(即在增加每日生產班次下,一年內可以不斷生產的最高車輛數量)。VinFast致力於為每個人創造可持續發展的未來。公司於2022年轉型為純電動汽車製造商。迄今為止,已向越南客戶交付四款電動汽車:VF e34,VF 8,VF 9和VF 5。VinFast今年年初向北美出口首批VF 8 電動汽車,使其跨越一個重要的里程碑,成為全球公認的電動汽車品牌。Black Spade Acquisition Co於紐約證交所上市,由黑桃資本創立。黑桃資本管理由多元化跨境投資組成的全球投資組合,並一直致力為其投資組合增加新的投資項目及機會。有關建議交易的其他資訊(包括業務合併協議的副本)可瀏覽 https://www.sec.gov/,查閱黑桃於2023年5月12日向美國證券交易委員會(「美國證監會」)提交的8-K表格所載的最新報告,亦可瀏覽 https://vinfastauto.com/en/,於VinFast投資者關係頁面查閱。有關建議交易的更多資訊亦將在VinFast的申請上市註冊報表(包括將向美國證監會提交的BSAQ委託說明書(proxy statement)及VinFast有關業務合併的招股章程)中闡述。有關VinFast Auto Pte. Ltd.VinFast – 為Vingroup集團成員 – 是越南領先的汽車製造商,致力於為每個人創造綠色未來。VinFast生產一系列電動SUV(e-SUV)、電動踏板車(e-scooter)和電動巴士(e-bus)並在越南、北美以及即將在歐洲出售。了解更多 https://vinfastauto.com/en/。有關Black Spade Acquisition CoBlack...

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