INDUSTRY NEWS/行業新聞
Carlyle Group Sells Diversified Machine to Platinum Equity Carlyle集团将Diversified Machine公司卖给了Platinum Equity
Global asset manager Te Carlyle Group, New York, announced it sold Diversified Machine Inc. (DMI), Wixom, Mich., USA, to another equity firm last December. According to a press release issued by Carlyle, Platinum
Equity, Los Angeles, purchased the automotive chassis and powertrain component supplier for an undisclosed amount. Carlyle initiated the investment in DMI with the November 2005 bankruptcy court purchase of an automotive compo- nent machining and manufacturing operation. Carlyle was joined in the purchase by a management team led by Bruce Swift, who is expected to continue as CEO of DMI follow- ing the purchase by Platinum. During Carlyle’s ownership, DMI grew through a series
of acquisitions, including the purchase of a former Intermet operation. Today, the company operates metalcasting facili- ties in Bristol, Ind., USA; Howell, Montague and Wixom, Mich., USA; and Milwaukee. “Tis sale represents the culmination of a productive
long-term partnership with DMI management,” said Michael Stewart, a managing director of Carlyle. “Together, we took a niche domestic automotive company out of bankruptcy and worked effectively to create a competitive global company.” Swift thanked Carlyle for its support in the group’s pre-
pared statement. “Carlyle has been a great partner over the past six years as we have built DMI,” he said. ■
在纽约的全球资产管理者-The Carlyle Group集团 宣布去年12月将密歇根州Wixom的Diversified Ma- chine Inc. (DMI)公司卖给另一个投资公司。 根据Carlyle新闻发布会消息，洛杉矶Platinum Equity 集团购买了汽车底盘和传动零部件供应商，但没有公布费 用。Carlyle在2005年12月法庭宣布一个汽车零部件加工和 生产厂破产出售时启动了对Diversified Machine（DMI） 公司的投资。Carlyle加入了由Bruce Swift领头的一个管理 团队的竞购行列，该人将继续做DMI的CEO。 在Carlyle所有时，DMI通过一系列的收购不断壮 大，包括购买前Intermet工厂。今天该公司在印第 安纳的Bristol、密歇根州的Howell, Montague and Wixom以及密尔沃基有多家铸造厂。 Carlyle 的一名管理人Michael Stewart说：“这项 买卖代表了culmination和DMI管理的长期富有成果的 合作关系的积累。我们一起将一个破产的国内汽车公司 救活了，我们富有成效地工作，将其变成了一个具有全 球竞争力的公司。” Swift在集团书面声明中感谢Carlyle的支持。 他说：“在过去六年我们建设DMI公司的过程中 Carlyle一直是我们的重要伙伴。”■
Accuride to Invest in Casting Capacity in 2012 Accuride在2012年将投资铸造
Accuride Corp., Evansville, Ind., USA, expects to make
investments of approximately $75 million in 2012 to increase aluminum wheel production capacity and update Gunite Corp., a ferrous metalcasting facility serving the trucking industry. According to Accuride President and CEO Rick Dauch, the 2012 investments will build on the company’s $35 mil- lion investment in 2011. Te first phase targets new ma- chining lines and related equipment in the wheels business and is already underway. A second phase encompasses the improvements at Gunite. “We made solid progress in boosting our production
capacity last year and are stepping up our investments to ex- tend and accelerate that progress throughout 2012,” Dauch said. “Tese investment plans further demonstrate our con- tinuing commitment to… meet growing demand.” Accuride, which supplies various areas of the commer-
cial vehicle industry, plans $20 million of aluminum wheel capacity investments in 2012 that will include facility improvements, new machining lines and equipment, and transfer of equipment among its three aluminum wheel plants in Erie, Pa., USA, Camden, S.C., USA, and Mon- terrey, Mexico. Te investments are expected to double
在印第安纳州Evansville的Accuride集团计划在 2012年投资七千五百万美元提高铝合金车辆的产能， 并改造Gunite集团，该集团是为卡车行业服务的有色金 属铸造厂。
根据该公司总裁和CEO Rick Dauch的说法：“2012 年的投资是公司2011年三千五百万美元的追加。第一 期的目标是新加工线和车辆业务的相关设备.第一期已 经启动，第二期是提升Gunite公司。 Dauch说：“我们在去年提升产能方面取得了坚实 的进步，并增加投资用于扩展和加速2012年的进步。 这些投资计划将显示出我们持续不断的努力以满足日益 增长的需求。“
Accuride供应商业汽车的各种领域，2012年计划投 资二千万美元用于铝合金汽车车轮的生产，包括生产 车间的改造、新生产线和设备，以及设备在三个车轮 铸造厂（宾夕法尼亚Erie，南卡罗纳Camden和墨西哥 Monterrey）之间的运输。这些投资将使公司铝合金车
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