Sekuwukuphela kwesikhathi eside nesikhwama sokutshala imali sase-Italy i-Investindustrial esemgqeni ongaphambili ukuthenga ingxenye ye-Aston Martin.
Ingxabano ende yezingxoxo i-Mahindra&Mahindra ngakolunye uhlangothi kanye ne-Investindustrial ngakolunye ifika esiphethweni lapho iqinisekisa ukuthengwa kwamasheya angu-37.5% aphethwe yi-Investiment Dar. ezoqhubeka nokuba umnikazi wamasheya oyinhloko womkhiqizo. Lesi sivumelwano simelela ukwenyuswa kwemali eyizigidi ezingama-£150 kanti isivumelwano sinyusa inani lika-Aston Martin libe ngu-£780 million.
Kuze kube manje, ukuthi kungenzeka ukusebenzisana ne-Daimler AG Mercedes akuyona into ngaphandle kwamahemuhemu asabalale ku-inthanethi, nomthwalo wemfanelo womkhiqizo ukuphika ukuba khona kwayo. Ukuthengwa kwamasheya e-Investment Dar. kuwuguquko esimweni somninimasheya, owayevele ememezele ukuthi akatholakali ukuze anciphise inani lamasheya anawo.
I-Aston Martin ayidluli isikhathi esilula, ngemuva kokwehla kwe-19% ekuthengisweni uma kuqhathaniswa no-2011. Isidingo sokukhushulwa kwezimali sifika ngesikhathi lapho abaphathi bemikhiqizo bethi kuyadingeka ukulungiselela ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwemikhiqizo yayo.
I-Investindustrial ayiqali ukufika kulawa mabhizinisi, siyakhumbula ukuthi ngo-2006 yathenga iDucati yadayisela i-Audi ngo-April nonyaka ngama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-860.
Umbhalo: Diogo Teixeira
Umthombo: Reuters