Stuttgart-based Porsche may conclude an accord with Qatar by the end of June, said the two people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions are private. Negotiations about the sale, held exclusively with the Persian Gulf state, are proceeding “in a good atmosphere,” said Porsche spokesman Albrecht Bamler. He declined to comment on a price.Angela Merkel's reaction to selling a substantial stake in the most prominent German carmaker to a gulf state was not captured, but even if it was, it probably would be sufficiently NSFW to make neither Bloomberg, nor abundantly politically correct Zero Hedge, republish it.
Qatar wants to buy at least 25 percent of Porsche, the people said. A transaction would help Porsche alleviate its 9 billion euros in debt amassed with the purchase of a controlling stake in Volkswagen. Qatar would gain a say in company strategy, marking the first time in Porsche’s 78-year history that the controlling Porsche and Piech families have ceded some control.
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