小米將貸款10億美元加速海外擴張
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is set to sign off on a $1bn loan in the next few days, securing funding from 29 banks as it looks to accelerate its overseas expansion
中國智能手機制造商小米將在接下來的幾天內敲定一筆10億美元的貸款，從29家銀行獲得融資。該公司正尋求加速拓展海外市場。
The list of lenders for the three-year loan stretches across continents, with global investment banks including Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan joining Banco do Brasil, Malaysia’s Maybank and ICBC Asia, the offshore arm of China’s largest bank by assets.
這筆貸款期限爲3年。貸款人遍佈各個大陸，包括全球性投資銀行，如德意志銀行(Deutsche Bank)和摩根大通(JPMorgan)、巴西銀行(Banco do Brasil)、馬來西亞的馬來亞銀行(Maybank)以及中國按資產計算最大銀行的海外分支——工行亞洲(ICBC Asia)。Others include Barclays, ANZ, Credit Suisse, ING and Hong Kong-based lenders Wing Lung and Hang Seng Bank.
其他貸款人包括巴克萊銀行(Barclays)、澳新銀行(ANZ Bank)、瑞信(Credit Suisse)、荷蘭國際集團(ING)，以及總部位於香港的永隆銀行(Wing Lung Bank)和恆生銀行(Hang Seng Bank)。
The diverse mix is partly designed to build local banking relationships in markets targeted by Xiaomi for expansion, according to two people familiar with the matter.
根據兩名知情人士的說法，小米之所以選擇從這麼多家銀行融資，部分原因是爲了在其有意拓展的市場與當地銀行建立關係。The loan will be split evenly into two $500m tranches: a term loan and a revolving credit facility.
這筆貸款將分爲兩大塊：一筆5億美元的貸款和一個5億美元的循環信貸額度。Beijing-based Xiaomi is one of the stars of China’s homegrown technology sector.
總部位於北京的小米是中國本土科技行業的明星企業之一。Founded in 2010, the unlisted Xiaomi has become the top smartphone seller in China, according to data by Canalys, the research group. Its shipments grew 240 per cent year on year in the second quarter, reaching 15.1m units.
創建於2010年的小米目前還未上市。根據市場研究機構Canalys的數據，小米已經成爲中國智能手機銷量第一的製造商。今年第2季度，小米的出貨量同比上升了240%，達到1510萬部。
