MONTERREY, Mexico, July 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD, FEMSAUB) announced it has reached a definitive agreement with Mill Point Capital LLC, a leading private equity firm, to divest FEMSA’s refrigeration and foodservice equipment operations, Imbera and Torrey, for a total amount of $8,000 million pesos, on a cash-free, debt-free basis.

2024年7月17日，墨西哥蒙特雷（环球通讯社）--Fomento Economico Mexicano，S.A.B.de C.V.（“FEMSA”或“公司”）（纽约证券交易所：FMX；BMV：FEMSAUBD，FEMSAUB）宣布，它已与领先的私人股本公司Mill Point Capital LLC达成最终协议，以无现金、无债务的方式剥离FEMSA的制冷和餐饮设备业务Imbera和Torrey，总金额为8亿比索。

This transaction represents an additional step in the continued execution of the FEMSA Forward plan that was communicated in February of 2023. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions, and is expected to close in the following months. About FEMSAFEMSA is a company that creates economic and social value through companies and institutions and strives to be the best employer and neighbor to the communities in which it operates.

该交易是继续执行2023年2月传达的FEMSA远期计划的又一步。该交易需要获得监管部门的批准和其他习惯条件，预计将在接下来的几个月内完成。关于FEMSAFEMSA是一家通过公司和机构创造经济和社会价值的公司，致力于成为其运营社区的最佳雇主和邻居。

It participates in the retail industry through a Proximity Americas Division operating OXXO, a small-format store chain, and other related retail formats, and Proximity Europe which includes Valora, our European retail unit which operates convenience and foodvenience formats. In the retail industry it also participates though a Health Division, which includes drugstores and related activities and Digital@FEMSA, which includes Spin by OXXO and Spin Premia, among other digital financial services initiatives.

它通过经营OXXO（一家小型连锁店）和其他相关零售业态的邻近美洲分部以及包括Valora（我们经营便利和美食业态的欧洲零售部门）在内的邻近欧洲分部参与零售业。在零售业，它还通过健康部门参与，该部门包括药店和相关活动Digital@FEMSA，其中包括OXXO的Spin和Spin Premia，以及其他数字金融服务计划。

In the beverage industry, it participates through Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world by volume. Across its business units, FEMSA has more than 392,000 employees in 18 countries. FEMSA is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability MILA Pacific Alliance, the FTSE4Good Emerging Index and the Mexican Stock Exchange Sustainability Index: S&P.

在饮料行业，它通过可口可乐FEMSA参与，可口可乐FEMSA是世界上最大的可口可乐产品特许装瓶商。在其业务部门中，FEMSA在18个国家拥有392000多名员工。FEMSA是道琼斯可持续发展MILA太平洋联盟、FTSE4Good新兴指数和墨西哥证券交易所可持续发展指数：标准普尔的成员。