Porsche is selling its Bugatti Rimac stake and walking away from Rimac
Porsche AG has agreed to sell its 45% stake in Bugatti Rimac to a consortium led by HOF Capital, with BlueFive Capital as its largest investor.
Under the terms of the deal, Porsche will also divest its 20.6% stake in Rimac Group, marking a complete exit from its investment in the Croatian electric hypercar maker.
Following the transactionโs completion, Rimac Group will take full operational control of Bugatti Rimac and form a strategic partnership with BlueFive and HOF Capital to support the brandโs growth.
HOF Capital was co-founded by a scion of Egyptโs
#billionaire Sawiris family.
BlueFive Capital is a private equity firm led by Hazem Ben-Gacem, a former executive at alternative
#Investment firm Investcorp.
โAs an early-stage investor of Rimac Group, Porsche made a significant contribution to developing Rimac Technology into an established Tier-1 automotive technology company, with the sale of our stake, we are focusing Porsche on the core business.โ said Michael Leiters, CEO of Porsche AG.
โWith the strong foundations [Porscheโs] support has provided, we now have a structure that allows us to execute even faster on our long-term vision,โ said Mate Rimac, CEO of Bugatti Rimac.
โBlueFive Capital approaches this opportunity as more than simply a financial transaction, and we look forward to working alongside the entire Bugatti Rimac team to honor that legacy for generations to come,โ said Hazem Ben-Gacem, Founder and Chief Executive of BlueFive Capital.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Rimac founder Mate Rimac had expressed interests to buy Porscheโs stake last year, making a preliminary offer that valued the joint venture at slightly over โฌ1 billion ($1.1 billion), Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.