Good Energies increases stake in Solarfun

Solarfun Power Holdings has announced the increase in the stake of ownership of the company by Good Energies, raising Good Energies’ stake in Solarfun from 6.3% to 34.7%. Good Energies today signed an agreement to purchase 66,745,638 ordinary shares and 281,011 American Depository Shares, including 50% of CEO Yonghua Lu’s shares.

While these reshuffles are expected to be completed by the end of 1Q08, Good Energies has appointed an additional Director to the Board, while Good Energies’ Chief Investment Officer Dr. Sven Hansen will remain on the Solarfun Board.

"We view Solarfun as one of the best manufacturing platforms for PV products in Asia and we believe there are tremendous opportunities for growth,” said Richard Kauffman, Chief Executive Officer of Good Energies. “We are pleased that Mr. Yonghua Lu and the largest shareholders of Solarfun have selected Good Energies to work with management to help the Company strive to reach a new level of international growth and success. The investment reflects our confidence in the long-term prospects of Solarfun and is a testament to management’s achievement in turning the Company into one of the leading global manufacturers of photovoltaic cells and modules.”

Solarfun is a PV cell and module manufacturer based in China.   By Síle Mc Mahon

 

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