diageo

中國購買英國酒業巨頭1.1%股份

帝亞吉歐是世界最大酒類生產商

中國投資公司花費2.21億英鎊，購買英國酒業巨頭帝亞吉歐1.1%的股份。

中國投資公司成立于2007年，負責管理中國兩萬億美元外匯儲備中大約十分之一的資金。

中國投資公司這次最新的投資行動使得自己成為帝亞吉歐的第九大股東。

評論人士指出，中國投資公司的這項投資顯示這家公司的投資戰略正在從金融領域轉向更大范圍的商業市場。

此前，中國投資公司曾由于投資美國金融公司百仕通和摩根士丹利蒙受虧損而受到中國國內的批評。

中國投資公司目前擁有摩根士丹利9.9%的股份，以及百仕通10%以上的股份。

帝亞吉歐是全世界最大的酒業生產商，擁有皇冠伏特加（Smirnoff）和百利甜奶油威士忌（Baileys）等著名品牌。

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.diageo.com
Employees: 24,373
Employee growth: 8.2%

Diageo's company parties must be the talk of the town. It is the leading premium spirits business in the world by volume, by net sales, and by operating profit. The company produces eight of the world's top 20 spirits brands. It is also one of the few international beverage companies that spans the entire alcoholic drinks sector, offering beer, wine, and spirits. Diageo's beers and distilled spirits include Guinness Stout, Harp Lager, Johnnie Walker Scotch, José Cuervo tequila, Tanqueray gin, and Smirnoff vodka; its wines include Sterling Vineyard and Blossom Hill.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending June, 2008:
Sales: $16,134.7M
One year growth: 7.6%
Net income: $3,185.1M
Income growth: 2.2%

Officers:
Chairman: Franz B. Humer
CEO and Director: Paul S. Walsh
CFO and Director: Nicholas C. (Nick) Rose