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Volvo owner Geely takes 8 per cent stake in British ultra-luxury carmaker Aston Martin
- Transaction comes just over two months after Aston Martin rejected US$1.4 billion investment offer by Geely, Investindustrial Group Holdings
- Aston Martin completed US$727 million capital raise on Friday, added Saudi fund as investor as well
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Chad Brayin London
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, one of China’s largest privately-owned carmakers and owner of Sweden’s Volvo Cars, said on Friday that it had taken a nearly 8 per cent stake in British ultra-luxury carmaker Aston Martin.
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The Hangzhou-based carmaker took a 7.6 per cent stake in Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings – the maker of sports cars favoured by fictional secret agent James Bond – for an undisclosed amount, according to a stock exchange filing in London on Friday.
The stake purchase came as Aston Martin separately announced that it had completed a £654 million (US$727 million) equity capital raise and added Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund as a new investor.
The Saudi sovereign fund, which also holds a state in McLaren Automotive, now holds a 18.7 per cent stake in the company, Aston Martin said in a filing.
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“I am delighted that we have successfully completed this transformational capital raise which significantly strengthens our financial position and enhances our pathway to becoming sustainably free cash flow positive,” Lawrence Stroll, Aston Martin’s executive chairman, said in a statement.
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“We are fully focused on unlocking the significant shareholder value creation potential of this ultra-luxury British performance brand,” he said.
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