Qatar Holdings to acquire 17 percent stake in Porsche companyAugust 15th, 2009 Qatar acquire 17% Porsche stakeDOHA, Qatar — Qatar Holding has announced it will acquire a 17 percent stake in Volkswagen AG, which is merging with Porsche, in a deal that will exceed $10 billion. This comes after the Porsche and Piech families said it will sell a 10 percent stake of their shares to the Gulf company.
German carmakers VW and Porsche supervisory boards to meet, news on tie up could emergeAugust 13th, 2009 VW, Porsche meet, merger news eyedFRANKFURT — Officials from German car companies Volkswagen AG and Porsche AG were meeting in Wolfsburg Thursday afternoon amid intense interest about their announced merger. Observers are anxious to hear what plans the supervisory boards have and what sort of financial commitments are being made in their efforts to form closer ties.
Porsche chief steps down as Volkswagen prepares to take overJuly 23rd, 2009 STUTTGART - Wendelin Wiedeking, the chief executive of German carmaker Porsche AG, resigned Thursday after losing a power struggle with Volkswagen, which is set to take over Porsche. Porsche's supervisory board agreed on Wiedeking's departure after a night-long session, making him the first high-calibre victim of the drawn-out takeover battle between Porsche and Volkswagen AG.
Porsche Automobil Holding SE says CEO Wendelin Wiedeking to step down immediatelyJuly 23rd, 2009 Porsche SE says CEO stepping downSTUTTGART, Germany — The supervisory board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE said Thursday it has voted to accept the resignation of CEO Wendelin Wiedeking with immediate effect. The statement came after an all-night meeting on the future of the company where the board agreed to seek a capital increase of at least euro5 billion ($7.1 billion), and threw its weight behind talks with a Qatar investment fund, according to a spokesman.
Porsche board agrees to seek a capital increase and supports talks with Qatar investment fundJuly 23rd, 2009 Porsche board meets amid talk of takeoverSTUTTGART, Germany — Porsche Automobil Holding SE's supervisory board agreed early Thursday morning to seek a capital increase of at least €5 billion ($7.1 billion), and threw its weight behind talks with a Qatar investment fund, a spokesman said. Porsche spokesman Albrecht Bamler said the decisions came after a special meeting that started late Wednesday — a day earlier than Porsche SE — which owns Porsche AG and a 51 percent stake in Volkswagen — had originally planned an extraordinary meeting to talk about the future of both of the companies.
Porsche approves $7.1 billion cash infusionJuly 23rd, 2009 BERLIN - The supervisory board of German carmaker Porsche early Thursday approved a 5 billion euro ($7.1 billion) capital increase that could clear the way for a takeover by Volkswagen. The announcement came after a several-hour closed-door meeting to reach an agreement on the future of the iconic sports car maker.
Porsche, VW face uncertain, yet intertwined path, amid bids, counterbids for takeoverJuly 23rd, 2009 Porsche, VW meet amid dueling plans for takeoversBERLIN — The boards of Porsche and Volkswagen meet Thursday in what could be a decisive moment in the battle over competing plans for takeovers and new investors. At stake is who will control what would be Germany's most powerful auto maker.
Volkswagen shares slide more than 8 percent as Porsche speculation swirlsJuly 20th, 2009 VW shares slide on Porsche concernsFRANKFURT — Shares of Volkswagen AG slid Monday following a report that a plan by Europe's biggest auto maker to buy Porsche could be derailed by hefty tax demands. The German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung, citing unidentified supervisory board sources at Porsche, reported that a plan for VW to buy 49 percent of the heavily leveraged sports car maker could trigger tax demands of up to euro3 billion (nearly $4.3 billion).
Porsche supervisory board to meet July 23 as company battles debt problemsJuly 10th, 2009 Porsche board to hold special meetingSTUTTGART, Germany — Porsche's supervisory board will hold an extraordinary meeting on July 23, a spokesman said Friday, as the company grapples with debt that it accumulated building up its share in Volkswagen AG. Spokesman Albrecht Bamler confirmed the date of the Porsche Automobil Holding SE meeting but would not say what it would discuss.
Porsche: German state-owned bank seeks improved application for creditJune 22nd, 2009 Porsche: Bank seeks improved credit bidSTUTTGART, Germany — Car maker Porsche said Monday that a German state-owned bank has asked it to make improvements in its application for euro1.75 billion ($2.4 billion). Stuttgart-based Porsche is trying to alleviate debt it ran up as it increased its stake in larger German auto maker Volkswagen AG, in which it now holds a 51 percent stake.
Porsche says it's pleased with orders for new PanameraJune 2nd, 2009 Porsche pleased with Panamera ordersLEIPZIG, Germany — German car maker Porsche SE said Tuesday that it is pleased with orders for its new Panamera sedan and aims to sell about 20,000 of the vehicles annually. Michael Macht, the management board member responsible for production, said during a presentation in Leipzig that Porsche expected to build about 90 of the new sedans per day once production is in full swing.
Meeting in Austria, families behind Porsche discussing luxury auto maker, VolkswagenMay 6th, 2009 Piech, Porsche families meet in AustriaSALZBURG, Austria — The families that control Porsche meet Wednesday to decide if the automaker should sell Porsche to Volkswagen or even merge the two German automakers. Members of the Piech and Porsche families, the controlling share holders of Porsche Automobil Holding SE are meeting privately in Austria, but neither company has said what the talks are focusing on.
Families behind Porsche say they will move toward "integrated" company with VolkswagenMay 6th, 2009 Porsche to form "integrated" carmaker with VWSALZBURG, Austria — Porsche SE announced Wednesday it was moving toward creating an "integrated" carmaker with fellow German automaker Volkswagen AG, but emphasized that the high-end sports car company would retain its independence. The statement came following private meetings in Salzburg of the Piech and Porsche families — the controlling shareholders of Porsche Automobil Holding SE.
Families behind Porsche indicate interest in merger with VolkswagenMay 6th, 2009 Piech, Porsche families indicate merger interestSALZBURG, Austria — Porsche SE announced Wednesday it was moving toward creating an "integrated" carmaker with fellow German automaker Volkswagen AG, but emphasized that the high-end sports car company would retain its independence. The statement came following private meetings in Salzburg of the Piech and Porsche families — the controlling shareholders of Porsche Automobil Holding SE.
Volkswagen shares up after Porsche takes majority stakeJanuary 5th, 2009 STUTTGART - Volkswagen (VW) shares rose sharply Tuesday, a day after sports carmaker Porsche announced it had acquired a majority stake in its German rival. VW shares climbed to 287.09 euros ($384) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, up 12.7 percent from Monday when Porsche disclosed it had increased its stake in Europe's biggest carmaker to 50.76 percent.
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