Trina Solar Enters into Definitive Agreement for Going Private Transaction

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Fortune Solar Holdings Limited (“Parent”) and Red Viburnum Company Limited (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, pursuant to which the Company will be acquired by an investor consortium in an all-cash transaction implying an equity value of the Company of approximately $1.1 billion. …