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DRB-Hicom chief on Sale of Proton stake to Geely
KUALA LUMPUR: DRB-Hicom announced the sale of 49.9 per cent equity in carmaker Proton Holdings on Wednesday. Most view it as a necessary move to ensure survivability of the brand, but there has been criticism of the sale as a sell-out of national sovereignty. DRB-Hicom’s group managing director Datuk Seri Syed Faisal Albar tells the ‘New Sunday Times’ how he views the critics, and why Geely Holding won the bid Question: There has been a mixed reaction to your announcement of Proton’s new strategic partner last Wednesday. Why was there a need to sell and lose Proton? Answer: We need to be clear that Proton is a private entity and has been such since DRB-Hicom acquired the nation’s first carmaker in 2012. The acquisition from Khazanah Nasional was an outright purchase and the “golden share” of the government was removed then. Yes, Proton is the first national car brand by virtue of it being the first car marque that Malaysia produced back in 1985. By the same token, DRB-Hicom retaining a 50.1 per cent equity means that we still own the majority stake and the brand remains a national brand, a national car. But, inviting Geely Holding to take up a 49.9 per cent stake in Proton does not equate to us selling out. Q: You went through several bids for Proton. Why was Geely chosen? A: I must emphasise that the process we went through was an international bidding process. The process took more than 12 months with thorough analysis, site visits and detailed evaluation criteria to identify a foreign strategic partner (FSP) that had the best fit for Proton. In short, we needed to find a partner that understood what we wanted and what we needed, and was willing to take the journey with us towards our goals and aspirations.
Pound for pound, Geely was the best suitor...
https://www.nst.com.my/news/exclusive/2017/05/243320/drb-hicom-chief-sale-proton-stake-geely-isnt-selling-out (New Straits Times 28/5/17)
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