托克集团旗下彪马能源寻求快速出售澳大利亚资产

据路透社伦敦11月28日消息，知情人士周四表示，大宗商品交易商托克集团旗下的零售和中游业务部门彪马能源(Puma Energy)正努力为其在澳大利亚的加油站业务在今年底前寻找买家，并可能接受较最初价格大幅折扣。

总部位于日内瓦的托克集团持有彪马能源公司49%的股份，该公司目前处于亏损状态，在长达十年之久的业务收购狂欢之后当前正处于压力之中。

2013年，该公司进入澳大利亚市场，从Ausfuel、Neumann Petroleum和Central Combined Group购买了360个加油站、222家商店、81家餐厅和15家洗车店。媒体当时报导称，收购Ausfuel和Neumann资产的未披露价格约为8.5亿美元。

熟悉此次出售的消息人士称，这些资产目前的价格可能不超过5亿美元，与之前购买的价格相比已经大幅下跌。

唐绍红 摘译自 路透社

原文如下：

Trafigura's Puma Energy looks for quick sale of Australian assets

Puma Energy, the retail and midstream arm of commodities trader Trafigura, is trying to find a buyer for its fuel stations in Australia by the end of the year and would likely accept a hefty discount to what it originally paid, sources familiar with the matter said align="justify">Loss-making Puma, 49% of which is owned by the Geneva-based Trafigura, is under pressure to rebalance its books after a decade-long buying spree.

In 2013 the firm entered the Australian market with the purchase of 360 fuel stations, 222 stores, 81 restaurants and 15 car washes from Ausfuel, Neumann Petroleum and Central Combined Group. Media reports at the time put the undisclosed purchase price at around $850 million for the Ausfuel and Neumann assets.

Sources familiar with the sale said the assets would likely fetch no more than $500 million now, which they said would be a sharp drop in price.