Ducati köper Moto Guzzi?

[gthyni]

FIN) DUCATI: OFFERTA FORMALE PER GUZZI NELLE PROSSIME SETTIMANE
(IL SOLE 24 ORE RADIOCOR) - MILANO, 22 APR - DUCATI MOTOR
HOLDING SPA, LA CASA COSTRUTTRICE DI MOTOCICLETTE, IN
RELAZIONE ALLE NOTIZIE RECENTEMENTE APPARSE SULLA STAMPA,
CONFERMA IL PROPRIO INTERESSE PER MOTO GUZZI, INTERESSE
PERALTRO GIA' MANIFESTATO IN PRECEDENTI OCCASIONI. DUCATI
RENDE NOTO IN UN COMUNICATO CHE AL TERMINE DELLA DUE
DILIGENCE FORMALIZZERA' UN'OFFERTA NELL'ARCO DELLE PROSSIME
SETTIMANE. "ULTERIORI INFORMAZIONI RIPORTATE SULLA STAMPA AL
RIGUARDO - CONTINUA - SONO PRIVE DI FONDAMENTO".
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(RADIOCOR) 22-04-04 18:00:20 (0681) 5 NNNN

Rykten har gått ett tag,
Aprilia har ekonomiska problem och vill sälja Guzzi som de köpte för
2 år sen för att få in lite stålar.
KTM, BMW och Ducati har nämnts som köpare,
verkar som Ducati ligger närmast.
Tycker det skulle var utmärkt för båda parter,
Ducati kan bredda sortimentet utan att förstöra sin
sportiga image.

 

[gthyni]

MD just received the following interesting press release directly from Ducati in Italy. It makes it clear that Aprilia is interested in selling its Moto Guzzi brand and that Ducati is interested in buying it. On the face of it, Moto Guzzi would be a good fit with Ducati. Ducati, of course, has impeccable credentials in the supersport category, while Moto Guzzi has staked a position in the cruiser and tourer categories.

Bologna, Italy, April 22, 2004 - Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (NYSE: DMH and Borsa Italiana S.p.A: DMH), a leading manufacturer of high performance motorcycles, in response to news recently published in the press, today confirmed – as it has done in the past - its interest in Moto Guzzi.

At the end of the due diligence process, Ducati will formally make an offer in the next few weeks.

Any additional information published in the press is without foundation.

Founded in 1926, Ducati builds racing-inspired motorcycles characterized by unique engine features, innovative design, advanced engineering and overall technical excellence. Ducati has won twelve of the last fourteen World Superbike Championship titles and more individual victories than the competition put together. The Company produces motorcycles in five market segments which vary in their technical and design features and intended customers: Superbike, Supersport, Monster, Sport Touring and Multistrada. The Company's motorcycles are sold in more than 40 countries worldwide, with a primary focus in the Western European and North American markets. For more information about the Company, please visit our web site at http://www.ducati.com.

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, as described in documents previously filed by the Company with CONSOB and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

[kiko]

De va väl på tal redan förra gången Moto Guzzi va till salu.
Ducati och Aprilia lade bud men Aprilia kunde få fram pengarna snabbast, de hade bra kredit efter scooterboomen, å blev de som drog längsta strået.
Det var visst lite väl snabbt så här i efterhand ...

Låter onekligen som ett trevligt komplement till Duccarna, bredda det gemensamma utbudet utan å kliva bort från respektiva märkes kundbas ... de borde ju konkurrera minimalt internt oxå till skillnad från tex. KTM/Husaberg etc.