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Titolo: [rumor] Prodrive acquista Aston Martin?

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08/03/2007 8.55.56
Prodrive: imminente l'annuncio dell'acquisto di Aston Martin?
Secondo diverse fonti la Prodrive annuncera' domani al Salone di
Ginevra l'acquisto dell'Aston Martin. David Richards, a capo di un
gruppo di investitori statunitensi e mediorientali, avrebbe raggiunto
l'accordo con la Ford per l'acquisizione dello storico marchio inglese
per 965 milioni di dollari.
Il gruppo americano avrebbe preferito la Prodrive tra i diversi
potenziali compratori dal momento che la compagnia del Warwickshire
gestisce gia' il settore competizioni della casa.
Aston Martin ha corso 11 volte in F1 tra il 1959 e il 1960.

 Prodrive: imminente l'annuncio dell'acquisto di Aston Martin?
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/08/aston-martin-sale-almost-a-done-deal-prodrive-founder-in-the-le/
Aston Martin sale almost a done deal, Prodrive founder in the lead
Posted Mar 8th 2007 1:32PM by John Neff
Filed under: Aston Martin, Ford
Coming out of Geneva along with the exodus of automotive journalists are
reports that a sale of Aston Martin is imminent, and that the likely
winning bid has come from a consortium headed by Prodrive founder David
Richards. The expected bid is rumored to be around $965,800,000 (£500,000),
or about half of what Ford Motor Co. was hoping to get for its most premium
of brands. Ford is expected to retain an interest in Aston Martin since
it's still the brand's number one supplier of parts, and current chief
Ulrich Benz, who himself submitted a bid to own the brand he runs, should
remain in his position for the time being.
Despite the lower than hoped for selling price, Ford is reportedly pleased
to have found a new owner with experience in the auto biz and an
already-established connection to the Aston Martin brand. Prodrive runs
Aston Martin's racing team and has been connected with the automaker in one
way or another for many years, so the purchase indeed seems like a good
fit. We'll let you know when word comes that the sale is final, which is
expected before the end of the week.
http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index,view.spy?artid=78163
March 8, 2007
Prodrive to win $900m bid for Aston Martin
It is understood that Prodrive, set to be F1's twelfth team in 2008, has
been successful in its recently reported bid to buy Aston Martin.
Backed by US and Middle East investors, Warwickshire based Prodrive's boss
David Richards led a consortium that reportedly bid an estimated $900
million to buy the English car manufacturer from Ford.
The ultimate price may have increased to as much as (US) $965 million, with
a deal set to be announced on Friday at the Geneva auto show.
Prodrive declined to comment, but Ford may have favoured Prodrive's offer
because the company already runs Aston Martin's racing programme for sports
cars.
Aston Martin raced eleven times in F1 in 1959-60.
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