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DaimlerChrysler Demerger

Also Known As Chrysler sale to Cerberus
Corporate Breakups and Divestitures

In May 2007, DaimlerChrysler agreed to sell an 80.1 percent stake in its Chrysler unit to the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management for $6 billion, completing the sale on August 3, 2007 and ending the nine-year transatlantic merger; the remaining company was renamed Daimler AG. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Event Type
Divestiture (private equity sale) 1
Event Year
2007 1
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Source Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
Source Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
Source Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler

Companies Involved

Source Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
Source Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
Sources
1. Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
Wikipedia
  • History section, Cerberus sale paragraph
    Daimler agreed to sell the Chrysler unit to Cerberus Capital Management in May 2007 for US$6 billion and completed the sale on 3 August 2007.
  • 1998-2007: DaimlerChrysler
    Daimler agreed to sell the Chrysler unit to Cerberus Capital Management in May 2007 for US$6 billion and completed the sale on 3 August 2007.
  • Companies Involved: Daimler-Benz
  • Companies Involved: Chrysler Corporation
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