Aston Martin is reportedly negotiating financing with billionaires Zubilee and Geely

新浪财经 · Jan 13, 2020 12:01

新浪美股讯北京时间13日消息，知情人士称，阿斯顿·马丁（Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc）正在为筹集新资金做最后的努力，亿万富翁Lawrence Stroll最接近承诺入股这家苦苦挣扎的英国豪华车生产商。

其中一位知情人士透露，这位加拿大投资人、一级方程式车队Racing Point的所有者正就注资约2亿英镑（2.6亿美元）进行深入的讨论，这将是这家汽车制造商增资的一部分。知情人士以谈判未对外公开为由要求匿名。

此外，知情人士说，中国大亨李书福的吉利集团就可能投资阿斯顿·马丁进行了初步讨论。吉利控股瑞典的沃尔沃，英国的路特斯（Lotus），并持有戴姆勒的少数股权。知情人士称，吉利主要对技术共享交易感兴趣，这样的交易可能令路特斯等业务受益。

阿斯顿·马丁上周的盈利警告凸显出这家汽车生产商迫切需要获得新的投资者，以帮助其减少债务并为DBX运动型多用途车的生产融资。售价18.9万美元的DBX是阿斯顿·马丁重整计划的核心，该计划包括到2023年将年产量翻一番，达到14，000辆。阿斯顿·马丁已接到该车型1，800个订单，满足了其获得后续1亿美元贷款的条件。

“我们仍在与潜在的战略投资者进行讨论，以建立更长期的关系，而这些关系可能涉及也可能不涉及股权投资，”阿斯顿·马丁周末在通过电子邮件发送的声明中说。

Racing Point的代表没有立即回复在工作时间以外寻求评论的请求。记者无法联系到吉利发言人置评。

知情人士称，与各种投资者进行的商谈可能不会带来交易，任何股权出售的规模都可能改变。

阿斯顿·马丁的股票过去12个月跌了超过60%。在英国《金融时报》报道吉利可能进行投资之后，其英镑债券上周五跳涨。Sky News周末报道称，中国电池制造商宁德时代可能入股阿斯顿·马丁。

According to people familiar with the matter, Aston Martin (Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc) is making a last-ditch effort to raise new funds, and billionaire Lawrence Stroll is closest to promising to take a stake in the struggling British luxury carmaker.

The Canadian investor and owner of Formula one Racing Point is in in-depth discussions about a capital injection of about £200m ($260 million) as part of the carmaker's capital increase, according to one of the people familiar with the matter. People familiar with the matter spoke on the condition of anonymity on the grounds that the negotiations were not made public.

In addition, Chinese tycoon Li Shufu's Geely Group held preliminary discussions about a possible investment in Aston Martin, according to people familiar with the matter. Geely controls Sweden's Volvo and Britain's Lotus and has a minority stake in Daimler. Geely is mainly interested in technology-sharing deals, which could benefit businesses such as Lutes, according to people familiar with the matter.

Aston Martin's profit warning last week highlighted the carmaker's urgent need to secure new investors to help it reduce debt and finance the production of DBX sports utility vehicles. The $189000 DBX is at the heart of Aston Martin's restructuring plan, which includes doubling annual production to 14000 vehicles by 2023. Aston Martin has received 1800 orders for the model, meeting its conditions for a subsequent $100m loan.

"We are still in discussions with potential strategic investors to build longer-term relationships that may or may not involve equity investments," Aston Martin said in an emailed statement over the weekend.

A representative of Racing Point did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside working hours. A Geely spokesman could not be reached for comment.

Talks with various investors may not lead to a deal and the size of any stake sale could change, according to people familiar with the matter.

Aston Martin's shares have fallen more than 60 per cent in the past 12 months. Its sterling bonds jumped on Friday after the Financial Times reported that Geely might invest. Chinese battery maker Ningde Times may buy a stake in Aston Martin, Sky News reported over the weekend.

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Aston Martin is reportedly negotiating financing with billionaires Zubilee and Geely

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