[TusharK]

Aston Martin’s current owners have reportedly hired investment bank Lazard to prepare for an initial public offering (IPO). The investors are also looking at the possibility of a sale of the British sports car brand.



An IPO seems more likely and it could be launched in the third or fourth quarter of 2018. Furthermore, the brand could be valued at between US $2.6 billion to US $4 billion.

Investindustrial - an Italian private equity fund bought 37.5% stake in Aston Martin back in 2012. In addition to that, a group of Kuwaiti investors currently holds a 54.5% stake in the company, while Daimler holds a 5% stake. Neither have come out and confirmed these reports.

Since Andy Palmer took over as the CEO of Aston Martin in 2014, the brand has seen a steady growth in sales. This year, the company is set to post its first annual pre-tax profit since 2010. If the reports of an IPO are true, then it could be seen as an attempt by the investors to cash in on this recovery.

Source: Reuters

[SmartCat]

Aston Martin should go for a stock market listing with an appropriate ticker name like BOND.

Because Ferrari went to the stock market with ticker name RACE, and it has gone up 3x times since listing and is now worth $20 billion.

[GTO]

Originally Posted by TusharK

Furthermore, the brand could be valued at between US $2.6 billion to US $4 billion.

Hyundai, Hyundai, Hyundai.

The Korean giant should buy Aston Martin and then do a 'Porsche' with it - luxury sedans, SUVs & Sports cars. Hyundai is the only large manufacturer without a luxury brand. Toyota has Lexus, VW has Audi + Porsche + others, Honda has Acura, Renault-Nissan have Infinity and so on. Our very own Tata has the obscenely profitable Jaguar-Land Rover.

Hyundai has tried its hand with Genesis, but that's hardly a success. Instead of spending billions trying to build a new luxury brand from the ground up (and still not being sure of ever being successful), it should step in and buy a readymade 'Aston Martin' which has brand allure & sexiness.

3 - 4 billion USD is pocket change for Hyundai. Forget Genesis which only a few Americans know of. Bring Aston Martin home which the world is familiar with.

Originally Posted by smartcat

Aston Martin should go for a stock market listing with an appropriate ticker name like BOND.

Because Ferrari went to the stock market with ticker name RACE

Brilliant man, just brilliant .

[SmartCat]

Originally Posted by GTO

Hyundai, Hyundai, Hyundai. The Korean giant should buy Aston Martin and then do a 'Porsche' with it - luxury sedans, SUVs & Sports cars. Hyundai is the only large manufacturer without a luxury brand.

South Korean companies almost never make foreign acquisitions these days. All their M&A activities are local. They made huge acquisitions during the 'Asian Tiger' era (1980s/90s) and lost all their money.

Now they believe in building everything from scratch. Remember how when all global car makers entered India via tie ups with Mahindra, Tata, HM etc, Hyundai walked in alone.

[libranof1987]

Interesting news coming in!

Aston Martin, the luxury car-maker‎, will turn the ignition key on its long-awaited £5bn stock market listing this week in one of the City's most prominent public offerings for years.

Sky News can exclusively reveal that James Bond's favourite car marque will announce alongside interim results on Wednesday that it intends to list on the London Stock Exchange in the autumn.

The formal launch of its initial public offering (IPO), which will involve the sale of roughly £1bn of shares in the company, largely by existing investors‎, is expected through an Intention To Float statement that could come as soon as next week.

https://news.sky.com/story/aston-mar...float-11484229

[ajmat]

Lets go through the checklist

Defined product pipeline including an SUV - Check
Strong Management - Check
Existing investors - supportive and non belligerent - Check
Technology investor on board - Check
Exclusive high margin opportunities - DB5, Valkyrie - Check
Factory expansion in process - Check
Presence in Pebble Beach - Check
High Net Worth Investors tickled - Check

IPO here we come!

[the_skyliner]

They are betting on public investors confidence despite Brexit.

I feel they could have delayed this by a year or so to wait and watch the effect of Brexit on public's mind.

[nakul0888]

Originally Posted by GTO

Hyundai, Hyundai, Hyundai.

The Korean giant should buy Aston Martin and then do a 'Porsche' with it - luxury sedans, SUVs & Sports cars. Hyundai is the only large manufacturer without a luxury brand. Toyota has Lexus, VW has Audi + Porsche + others, Honda has Acura, Renault-Nissan have Infinity and so on. Our very own Tata has the obscenely profitable Jaguar-Land Rover.

Hyundai has tried its hand with Genesis, but that's hardly a success. Instead of spending billions trying to build a new luxury brand from the ground up (and still not being sure of ever being successful), it should step in and buy a readymade 'Aston Martin' which has brand allure & sexiness.

3 - 4 billion USD is pocket change for Hyundai. Forget Genesis which only a few Americans know of. Bring Aston Martin home which the world is familiar with.



Brilliant man, just brilliant .

Wouldn't Mercedes Benz be the better candidate for an Aston Martin takeover. They already own 5 % stake, they supply engines and infotainment systems To AM. AM and MB seems like a much more suitable partnership. Maybe it would turn out to be as successful as Audi and Lamborghini.
I think Hyundai should nab Lotus. Someone save that poor thing from obscurity.

[ajmat]

Originally Posted by nakul0888

Wouldn't Mercedes Benz be the better candidate for an Aston Martin takeover. They already own 5 % stake, they supply engines and infotainment systems To AM. AM and MB seems like a much more suitable partnership. Maybe it would turn out to be as successful as Audi and Lamborghini.
I think Hyundai should nab Lotus. Someone save that poor thing from obscurity.

I dont think Aston want to be restricted by a dominant highly structured management. Germans do not have a great track record on takeovers. Seat took a long time to get anywhere. Skoda was a basketcase and cultures were similar from a start. Rover, Chrysler were a fiasco. Lamborghini was saved by the fact that Dr Winkellmann was an italiophile and understood the culture.

Lotus has been acquired by Geely