Schaeffler Could Lose Operational Control Of Continental Just 9 Months After Buying It Out

If the financial crisis teaches us anything, it’s to avoid highly leveraged buyouts that attempt to make your company artificially bigger than its rivals. Classic…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | May 21, 2009 11:59AM | No Comments »

VW And Porsche Squabble Over Pre-Nuptials

VW and Porsche, two of Germany’s most recognisable global brands, just can’t seem to play nice. First there was Porsche’s creeping acquisition of its larger…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | May 18, 2009 11:35AM | No Comments »

Porsche Vs. Hedge Funds – It’s On!

Start booking your seats for the litigation fight of the year, because the hedge fund vs. Porsche melee is good to go!

We’ve been

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | March 31, 2009 2:46PM | 1 Comment »

Porsche’s Hedge Fund Beef Continues, As They Launch Two Rubbish-Looking New Cars

One of the most heated and vehement spats of the financial crisis, between Porsche and various hedge funds, is set to continue as…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Green Rush | March 16, 2009 1:17PM | 1 Comment »

Porsche Faces Angry Hedge Funds, General Malaise

Porsche are due to face the renewed wrath of the hedge funds they wronged with their VW trade last year, as it emerges that VW…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | February 16, 2009 11:32AM | 2 Comments »

Every Little Bit Of Car Industry Continues To Get Bailed Out

“Bailout” has gone from pootling around the periphery of our general lexicon to being invoked every single day in a familiar sing-song chime. BAIL_OUT!

And…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | January 26, 2009 2:22PM | 3 Comments »

Adolf Merckle Commits Suicide, While Porsche Marches On

Adolf Merckle, the German entrepreneur who we followed recently as he struggled to hang onto his empire, killed himself…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | January 7, 2009 10:19AM | No Comments »

Adolf Merckle Sees Empire Crumble, Tries Not To Explode With Rage As VW Chiefs Cash In €25m-Worth Of Shares

Troubled rich German Adolf Merckle, who we’ve been following recently, has had to hand over parts of all his companies…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | December 4, 2008 1:41PM | 2 Comments »

Adolf Merckle, Like Some Financial Crisis Jack Bauer, Has Just 24 Hours To Find The Cash To Save VEM

Adolf Merckle, he of disastrous short-selling of Volkswagen shares and German cement fame, is rushing around trying to find some coins down the…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | December 1, 2008 1:23PM | 2 Comments »

Adolf Merckle – The Bailout With A Human Face

Now that state cash is pumping into various money furnaces across the globe, everyone wants in on the action – General Motors despite…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | November 18, 2008 12:14PM | 16 Comments »