<p>作者：Steve Gelsi</p>
<p>油服巨头通过提交一份现金报价将 Flowserve 挤出局，后者与 Chart Industries 达成了合并协议，而 Chart 无法拒绝这份报价。</p>
<p>油服巨头贝克休斯公司最初是在德克萨斯州油井制造钻头的业务中起步。现在，它正进一步拓展数据中心业务，成为一家传统行业公司参与人工智能新世界的又一个例子。</p>
<p>贝克休斯（BKR）周二表示，数据中心为其未来利润增长提供了机会，因为它以每股 210 美元的现金收购 Chart Industries Inc.（GTLS），这笔交易暗示目标公司的市值为 96 亿美元。包括债务在内，该交易的企业价值将达到 136 亿美元。</p>
<p>Chart Industries 的股票在下午交易中上涨了 15.6%，而贝克休斯的股票下跌了 1.7%。</p>
<p>即使对于市值接近 460 亿美元的休斯顿油田产品、服务和数字解决方案公司贝克休斯来说，这也是一项巨大的赌注。但该公司认为，Chart 在数据中心和其他工业用途的热传递和低温技术方面的专业知识使得这笔交易是值得的。</p>
<p>贝克休斯表示，数据中心是这笔交易的 “最具吸引力的机会之一”。</p>
<p>贝克休斯工业和能源技术执行副总裁 Ganesh Ramaswamy 表示：“贝克休斯提供分布式发电的涡轮机，而 Chart 则提供工业冷却器，帮助排放先进计算环境中的热量。” Chart 还处理用于冷却数据中心的低温罐。</p>
<p>贝克休斯与 Chart Industries 的结合，“使我们能够为经济中增长最快、能耗最高的行业之一提供差异化的高效基础设施解决方案，” 他说。</p>
<p>在 Flowserve Corp.（FLS）和 Chart Industries 于 6 月 4 日宣布全股票合并后，贝克休斯提出了报价。当时，该交易要求 Chart 股东每持有一股 Chart 股票即可获得价值 159.90 美元的 Flowserve 股票。截至周一收盘价，Chart 股东将获得的价值已增加至 173.63 美元，但仍低于贝克休斯的每股报价。</p>
<p>Flowserve 目前市值为 73 亿美元，周二表示选择不提高报价以超过贝克休斯的价格，并以 2.66 亿美元的合并终止付款退出竞标。</p>
<p>6 月，Constellation Energy Corp.（CEG）宣布与 Meta Platforms Inc.（META）达成一项为期 20 年的电力采购协议，作为主要人工智能参与者寻求更多电力以驱动其计算机的一个例子。</p>
<p>与此同时，独立电力生产商 Elementl Power 正与 Alphabet Inc.（GOOG）（GOOGL）的谷歌合作，与公用事业和受监管的电力合作伙伴共同开展数据中心电力项目。</p>
<p>数据中心继续吸引机构资本，作为支持人工智能的基础设施投资，这需要比旧系统更多的计算能力和芯片。</p>
<p>另请阅读：谷歌在加大人工智能努力的同时，再次押注核能。</p>
<p>-Steve Gelsi</p>
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查特工业

<p>贝克休斯公司正在投资 140 亿美元以每股 210 美元收购查特工业，旨在扩展进入人工智能数据中心市场。这笔收购将查特的估值定为 96 亿美元，使贝克休斯能够利用查特在热传递和低温技术方面的专业知识，这对数据中心至关重要。此次交易是在贝克休斯的竞争性出价超越了 Flowserve 与查特的合并协议之后达成的。尽管贝克休斯的股票略有下滑，但公司在数据中心领域看到了显著的增长潜力，该领域正日益吸引机构投资</p>

<p>By Steve Gelsi</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>作者：Steve Gelsi</p>
</div><p>Oil-services giant muscled out Flowserve, which had a merger agreement with Chart Industries, by submitting a cash bid that Chart couldn't refuse</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>油服巨头通过提交一份现金报价将 Flowserve 挤出局，后者与 Chart Industries 达成了合并协议，而 Chart 无法拒绝这份报价。</p>
</div><p>Oil-services giant Baker Hughes Co. got its start in the drill-bit manufacturing business for Texas oil rigs. Now it's pushing further into the data-center business as another example of an old-line industry company looking to take part in the new world of artificial intelligence.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>油服巨头贝克休斯公司最初是在德克萨斯州油井制造钻头的业务中起步。现在，它正进一步拓展数据中心业务，成为一家传统行业公司参与人工智能新世界的又一个例子。</p>
</div><p>Baker Hughes (BKR) said Tuesday that data centers offer a way to grow its profits going forward, as it plunked down $210 a share in cash for Chart Industries Inc. (GTLS) in a deal that implies a market capitalization for the target of $9.6 billion. Including debt, the deal would have an enterprise value of $13.6 billion.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>贝克休斯（BKR）周二表示，数据中心为其未来利润增长提供了机会，因为它以每股 210 美元的现金收购 Chart Industries Inc.（GTLS），这笔交易暗示目标公司的市值为 96 亿美元。包括债务在内，该交易的企业价值将达到 136 亿美元。</p>
</div><p>Chart Industries' stock powered up 15.6% in afternoon trading, while Baker Hughes' stock fell 1.7%.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Chart Industries 的股票在下午交易中上涨了 15.6%，而贝克休斯的股票下跌了 1.7%。</p>
</div><p>It's a large bet even for Baker Hughes, the Houston-based oilfield products, services and digital solutions company with a market capitalization of just under $46 billion. But the company thinks it's worth it due to Chart's expertise in heat transfer and cryogenics for data centers and other industrial uses.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>即使对于市值接近 460 亿美元的休斯顿油田产品、服务和数字解决方案公司贝克休斯来说，这也是一项巨大的赌注。但该公司认为，Chart 在数据中心和其他工业用途的热传递和低温技术方面的专业知识使得这笔交易是值得的。</p>
</div><p>Baker Hughes said data centers are &#34;one of the most compelling opportunities&#34; of the deal.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>贝克休斯表示，数据中心是这笔交易的 “最具吸引力的机会之一”。</p>
</div><p>&#34;Baker Hughes provides turbines that deliver distributed power generation, while Chart supplies industrial chillers that help reject the heat from advanced compute environments,&#34; said Ganesh Ramaswamy, executive vice president of industrial and energy technology for Baker Hughes. Chart also handles cryogenic tanks for cooling data centers.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>贝克休斯工业和能源技术执行副总裁 Ganesh Ramaswamy 表示：“贝克休斯提供分布式发电的涡轮机，而 Chart 则提供工业冷却器，帮助排放先进计算环境中的热量。” Chart 还处理用于冷却数据中心的低温罐。</p>
</div><p>The combination of Baker Hughes and Chart Industries, &#34;positions us to deliver differentiated high-efficiency infrastructure solutions for one of the fastest-growing and most energy intensive sectors of the economy,&#34; he said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>贝克休斯与 Chart Industries 的结合，“使我们能够为经济中增长最快、能耗最高的行业之一提供差异化的高效基础设施解决方案，” 他说。</p>
</div><p>Baker Hughes stepped in with its offer, after Flowserve Corp. (FLS) and Chart Industries had announced on June 4 an all-stock merger. At that time, the deal called for Chart shareholders to receive $159.90 worth of Flowserve stock for each Chart share they owned. As of Monday's closing prices, the value Chart shareholders would receive would have increased to $173.63, but that was still well below Baker Hughes' per-share offer.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 Flowserve Corp.（FLS）和 Chart Industries 于 6 月 4 日宣布全股票合并后，贝克休斯提出了报价。当时，该交易要求 Chart 股东每持有一股 Chart 股票即可获得价值 159.90 美元的 Flowserve 股票。截至周一收盘价，Chart 股东将获得的价值已增加至 173.63 美元，但仍低于贝克休斯的每股报价。</p>
</div><p>Flowserve, with a current market cap of $7.3 billion, said Tuesday it opted not to raise its offer to top the price offered by Baker Hughes and withdrew from the contest with a $266 million merger termination payment in its pocket.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Flowserve 目前市值为 73 亿美元，周二表示选择不提高报价以超过贝克休斯的价格，并以 2.66 亿美元的合并终止付款退出竞标。</p>
</div><p>In June, Constellation Energy Corp. (CEG) had announced a 20-year power-purchase deal with Meta Platforms Inc. (META), as an example of major AI players seeking more electricity to power their computers.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>6 月，Constellation Energy Corp.（CEG）宣布与 Meta Platforms Inc.（META）达成一项为期 20 年的电力采购协议，作为主要人工智能参与者寻求更多电力以驱动其计算机的一个例子。</p>
</div><p>Meanwhile, independent power producer Elementl Power is teaming up with Alphabet Inc.'s (GOOG) (GOOGL) Google to work with utility and regulated power partners on data-center power projects.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>与此同时，独立电力生产商 Elementl Power 正与 Alphabet Inc.（GOOG）（GOOGL）的谷歌合作，与公用事业和受监管的电力合作伙伴共同开展数据中心电力项目。</p>
</div><p>Data centers continue to attract institutional capital as an infrastructure play to support AI, which requires more computing power and chips than older systems.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>数据中心继续吸引机构资本，作为支持人工智能的基础设施投资，这需要比旧系统更多的计算能力和芯片。</p>
</div><p>Also read: Google is making another bet on nuclear energy as it steps up its AI efforts</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>另请阅读：谷歌在加大人工智能努力的同时，再次押注核能。</p>
</div><p>-Steve Gelsi</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>-Steve Gelsi</p>
</div><p>This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones &amp; Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.</p>
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