23 Dec World Travel • • • Tourism Kuoni group rinuncia ad acquisire Et-China (Guangzhou Travel Service)

- 23 Dec World Travel • • • Tourism Kuoni group rinuncia ad acquisire Et-China (Guangzhou Travel Service)

Kuoni Tourism group dichiara la sua strategia di acquisizioni in Asia resta immutata nonostante il ritiro di un offerta per uno tra i maggiori Tour Operator Cinesi.

Global group Kuoni - sede in Svizzera e filiali in tutto il mondo - rimane il maggior azionista di Et-China.com - Holdings International con una quota del 29%.

Kuoni ha dichiarato che - continua a partecipare alla crescita del mercato Cinese - nonostante tirandosi fuori dalla totale acquisizione, che doveva essere completata entro fine 2010.

Il Gruppo Kuoni per il momento rinuncia per non aver avuto garanzie su questioni legali e regolamentari relativi alle Leggi & al Mercato Cinese, rimane comunque maggior azionista di GZL Et-Cina (Guangzhou Travel Service) in attesa di nuovi sviluppi.


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Certaines conditions de l’arrangement semblent n’avoir pas été satisfaites.
Kuoni Travel Holding annonce que la reprise d’Et-China.com International Holdings Ltds, est annulée.

La raison invoquée serait l’absence de certaines conditions conformément au Scheme of Arrangement.

En effet, certains problèmes légaux et de normalisation concernant la filiale d’Et-china GZL (Guangzhou Travel Service) laissent à penser que le délai du 31 décembre 2010 ne pourra pas être respecté.

Kuoni ne souhaite pas étendre davantage ce délai, qui avait déjà été reporté en septembre dernier jusqu’à la fin de cette année.

Kuoni reste cependant le plus grand actionnaire d’Et-China.com International Holdings Ltd. Avec une part de près de 29%.

Elle continuera ainsi à participer à la croissance du marché chinois.

La stratégie d’acquisition du Kuoni en Asie reste inchangée.

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Kuoni says its acquisition strategy in Asia continues unchanged despite withdrawing a bid for a Chinese operator.

The Swiss-based group remains the largest shareholder in Et-China.com International Holdings with a stake of 29%.

Kuoni said it “continues to participate in the growth of the Chinese market” despite pulling out of the takeover, which had been expected to be completed by the end of the year.

The operator blamed “certain legal and regulatory issues,” some relating to Et-China's subsidiary GZL (Guangzhou Travel Service) for letting the takeover lapse. A FIRM public stance is needed because backdoor diplomacy is unlikely to get results.


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