Volkswagen and Porsche
Odds on a merger anytime soon have declined sharply, even if this remains management’s preferred option. So far, all is indecisiveness
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With the merger now on hold due to legal and tax hurdles, VW is considering a back-up plan to exercise options as early as 2012 and buy a further 51 per cent of Porsche’s car business for €3.9bn
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VW looks to acquire whole of Porsche car unit
The German carmaker is likely to acquire the other half of the sports car maker’s business that it does not own
Porsche shares drop on VW merger delay
Europe’s biggest carmaker by sales says legal proceedings and actions in the US and Germany will delay integration of the sports car maker
Porsche and VW push on with merger plans
Carmakers to hold extraordinary shareholder meetings to seek approval for integration despite legal and tax issues
Porsche tempts investors with 30% discount
The German sports car maker said at the weekend that a syndicate of banks had offered to underwrite the new shares at a price of €38 a share
Porsche sticks to its rights issue plan
The sports car maker is to push ahead with plans to raise €5bn in badly needed fresh capital, in spite of recent market turmoil triggered by the Japanese crisis
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