Showing posts with label agreement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label agreement. Show all posts

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Report: Saab Has Not Yet Received The Funds In China



It's not over until the fat lady sings green begins to flow in: cash-strapped Saab may have won one month last stop receiving court protection against its creditors, but society is still waiting for € 70 million (USD 93 million) of its Chinese partners Pang and DA Youngman under their agreement in July.

"Money has not happened yet," Eric Geers said Saab spokesman told Reuters. "At first I thought it would take about two weeks. The process is ongoing and we will give information as soon as money."

Geers would not say whether "it is difficult to say when it's over, but it will soon", would he or comment on how long the Saab is able to survive without the money promised by the Chinese.

Just last week, the owner of Saab, Victor Muller has signed a preliminary agreement to sell the Spyker sports car manufacturer in North America Street Capital at a price of € 32000000 (43600000 USD) to ensure short-term funding for Saab.

But money will not be much needed way to Saab until the transaction is completed and the debt capital Tenacious is paid in full because it has the right to Spyker as fire safety.

Hard times indeed.

 

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Phoenix Sun: Saab Announces €70 million Technology Agreement



Like Phoenix, the mythological bird that burns down only to rise afresh from its ashes, Saab has been given a stay of execution.

That's because today, Saab Automobile AB announced the signing of a technology license agreement with the Swedish Automobile Coöperatief U.A. (SPV) for the non-exclusive rights in Saab’s (appropriately named, as it turns out) Phoenix architecture technology.

According to a press statement, Saab will receive €70 million (US$97 million) for the licensing agreement, thus securing the short-term funds it so desperately needed – especially after the courts rejected its reorganization plan and denied it protection from its creditors.

In the same deal, Youngman also signed a technology transfer license agreement with SPV for purchasing the license and guaranteeing its payment. The transaction is not yet sealed and the funds will be received when the appropriate documentation is finalized.

Saab intends to repay this short-term bridge loan with a part of the €245 million (US$338 million) it will receive when the Chinese authorities eventually approve the Panga Da-Youngman deal -something the company sincerely hopes will happen sooner rather than later.

 
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