www.reuters.com/article/idAFTOE67207220100803 Hanwha Chemical says to buy Solarfun for $370 mln Tue Aug 3, 2010 3:57am EDT * Hanwha shares jump 3.7 pct after deal announced SEOUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hanwha Chemical (009830.KS) said on Tuesday it would acquire a 49.99 percent stake in Chinese photovoltaic (PV) cell maker Solarfun Power Holdings Co (SOLF.O) for 434 billion won ($370 million) in cash. Hanwha declined to reveal the purchase price per share and said the deal was aimed at expanding into a new business and securing production capacity in the fast-growing Chinese market. Solarfun is the world's fourth-largest solar module producer with 900 megawatts annual capacity. The deal marks the lastest attempt by Hanwha's parent, chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group, to raise its profile through acquisitions and public offerings. South Korea's fourth-largest business group purchased two local units of U.S. insurer Prudential Financial (PRU.N) earlier this year for $425 million and raised $1.6 billion by taking Korea Life (088350.KS), the country's No.2 life insurer, public in March. [ID:nTOE61A070] [ID:nTOE62G00C] Hanwha said the final deal was expected by end-October. Shares in Hanwha Chemical closed up 3.7 percent at 21,250 won on Tuesday and shares of Solarfun closed at $10.25 on Monday. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner) Ausserdem sollen die Zahlen vom 2.Quartal veröffentlicht werden. |