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Cerberus Stalks Jaguar To Add To Chrysler Acquisition

Posted June 22 2007 03:05 AM by staff 
Filed under: Miscellaneous, Jaguar

Now that it has a taste of the auto industry with its recent acquisition of Chrysler, is Cerberus on the way to expand its "auto division" by purchasing Jaguar from Ford Motor Co.?



The Financial Times (via Haaretz) reports that the private equity firm is not only eyeing Jaguar, but it is also interested in Land Rover, too.

In March, Ford sold Aston Martin which has fueled the speculation about a Jaguar and Land Rover sales ever since. In recent weeks, more and more auto pundits have been saying that Ford wants to dump both luxury brands. More interestingly, Ford has not directly said no to the reports. To give the idea some credence, the automaker has hired Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and HSBC to advise them on a possible sale.

It isn't a secret that Ford needs the money. The one time power house has lost a record $12.7 billion and is reorganizing to stop the bleeding.

Our take? Note that Cerberus also owns 51 percent of General Motors' financial division, GMAC. Are we about to see Cerberus really open up an auto division?



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