煙草在線據《煙業通訊》報道編譯　　菲利普莫里斯國際公司將收購墨西哥Grupo Carso公司持有的菲莫墨西哥（PMM）20%的股份，收購價大約為7億美元。收購價格將根據截至收購結束的兩個財政年度之后的三年內菲莫墨西哥公司的業績進行調整。

　　這項交易，將使菲莫國際擁有菲莫墨西哥公司100%的股份，在獲得墨西哥反壟斷機構的批準后，預計將于2013年9月30日完成。

　　菲莫國際與Grupo Carso公司及其創始人卡洛斯·斯利姆·赫魯（Carlos Slim Helú）的關系跨越30年以上。菲莫國際的首席執行官Andre Calantzopoulos說：“我們要向卡洛斯·斯利姆·赫魯以及Grupo Carso公司表達我們深切的謝意，我們與他們建立了成功的合作伙伴關系，并且使菲莫墨西哥公司成為墨西哥領先的煙草公司。”

　　“我們已經大大受益于我們與Grupo Carso公司的合作，在未來，我們相信我們有能力在這個重要的市場保持卓越，”菲莫國際的拉丁美洲和加拿大地區總裁詹姆斯·莫特森（James Mortensen）補充說。

　　“在保持了30多年非常和諧的成功的伙伴關系與合作之后，這種關系使菲莫墨西哥公司在墨西哥煙草市場一直保持市場份額的增長，現在是時候把它交給由路易斯·C.金瑞利和André Calantzopoulos領導的世界上最好的管理團隊和組織手中了，” 斯利姆·赫魯說，它同時也是菲莫國際的董事會的成員。

　　在2012年，菲莫墨西哥公司擁有墨西哥336億支卷煙市場的73.5%的份額。菲莫國際的旗艦品牌萬寶路是墨西哥的領導品牌，2012年在當地的市場份額達到53.6%。

US: PMI Buys Remaining Shares of PM Mexico

　　Philip Morris International will buy Grupo Carso's 20 percent share in Philip Morris Mexico (PMM)) for approximately $700 million. The purchasing price is subject to a potential adjustment based on PMM's performance over three years ending two fiscal years after the closing of the purchase.

　　The transaction, which will give PMI a 100 percent share in PMM, is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2013, subject to the approval of the Mexican antitrust authority.

　　PMI's relationship with Grupo Carso, and its founder Carlos Slim Helú, spans more than 30 years. "We would like to express our profound gratitude to Carlos Slim Helú and Grupo Carso, with whom we have built a successful partnership that has positioned PMM as the leading tobacco company in Mexico," said André Calantzopoulos, CEO of PMI.

　　"We have benefited greatly from our partnership with Grupo Carso and we remain confident in our ability to excel in this important market in the years ahead," added James Mortensen, PMI's president, Latin America and Canada Region.

　　"After more than 30 years of a very successful partnership of great harmony and cooperation that led PMM to continuous market share growth in the Mexican tobacco market, it is now time to leave PMM in the hands of one of the best management teams and organizations in the world, led by Louis C. Camilleri and André Calantzopoulos," said Slim Helú, who is also a member of PMI's board of directors.

　　In 2012, PPM held a 73.5 percent share of Mexico's 33.6 billion-stick cigarette market. PMI's flagship brand, Marlboro, is the leading brand in Mexico with a 2012 market share of 53.6 percent. Enditem