7/20/2019 · Porsche initially wanted total acquisition of VW, going as far as buying up 75% of VW stock, but had to settle for a merger (Boston, 2009). What VW plans to do is to take the brand names, along with other brands already under VW, and consolidate them into a holding company which Porsche terms as being an ‘integrated leading company’ (Boston, 2009).
August 2009: VW, Porsche Tentatively Agree Merger Details May Resurrect Auto Union. Name). VW will purchase 42% of Porsche for around 3.3 billion euro by 2011, initiating a capital increase of 4 billion euro in preference shares in the first half of next year to fund the purchase.
The saga of the Porsche-VW merger began with an attempt by Porsche to secure production agreements with VW by acquiring a 31% share, which, along with the government’s 20% share, would make VW unassailable by threats from outside interests (From David to Goliath. 2007).
This deal seems to be yet another sign of how hard the global automotive industry has been hit by the recession. The news of the Porsche-VW merger follows the.
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VW bought 49.9 per cent of Porsche’s carmaking business in 2009 for €3.9bn but the two companies were later forced to call off a planned merger because of legal risks.
