Financial Times FT.com

Private equity eyes Land Rover, Jaguar

By John Reed and Martin Arnold in London

Published: June 29 2007 22:14 | Last updated: June 29 2007 22:14

A small group of private equity funds this week received information on Land Rover and Jaguar in preparation for a possible sale of Ford Motor’s two UK luxury brands, the Financial Times has learned.

Ford’s bankers – Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and HSBC – sent out limited financial data to a small group of private equity funds in recent days on the two brands, which the lossmaking US carmaker hopes to sell as a unit.

You have viewed your allowance of free articles. If you wish to view more, click the button below.

Read this