Engie to divest stake in Engie EPS to TCC

• France-based energy company Engie has authorized a sale purchase arrangement to sell a 60.5% risk in the share capital of Engie EPS to Taiwanese company TCC.

France-based energy firm Engie has authorized a sale purchase contract to market a 60.5% risk in the share resources of Engie EPS to Taiwanese firm TCC.

TCC has agreed to pay EUR17.10 ($ 20.62) per share in cash money for an aggregate consideration of EUR132m ($ 159m) as well as an implied business value of more than EUR240m ($ 288m).

Engie EPS is a provider and system integrator in storage space and eMobility solutions.

Engie Chief Executive Officer Catherine MacGregor stated: "The sale of our risk in Engie EPS is in line with the team's technique to simplify its tasks and also concentrate on core companies. This purchase belongs to our enhanced disposal strategy announced last July."

With more than $10bn market capitalisation, TCC is associated with power generation, battery manufacturing, concrete production, environmental services, chemicals, logistics and infrastructures.

In recent years, the business has actually been energetic in developing renewable resource and energy storage space systems.

Completion of the offer is expected to happen this year based on popular authorizations and regulatory approval. Upon completion, Engie EPS will trade as New Horizons Ahead (NHOA).

Engie confirmed that it will go after industrial partnerships with NHOA after the deal.

Engie EPS Chief Executive Officer Carlalberto Guglielminotti said: "This procurement by a leading, visionary industrial team like TCC, stands for the supreme acknowledgment of our first-rate innovation management and a transformational chance to settle our growth internationally.

" It will certainly give us instantaneous access to a world-leading supply chain and to Asian markets, in addition to the financial breadth to credibly position as a global leader in the turnkey delivery of energy storage space systems and a global enabler of the eMobility change."

Last September, Engie chose to assess tactical choices for Engie EPS. The company said this sale will contribute to its ongoing group simplification programme.

In October, Engie obtained the Hills of Gold wind center from Wind Energy Partners for A$ 750m ($528m).