McLaren Group

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McLaren Group Limited
Type Private
Founded 1985
Headquarters Flag of the United Kingdom Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
Key people Ron Dennis, Chairman & CEO
Martin Whitmarsh, COO
Industry Motorsport
Revenue GB£241 million (2005)
Operating income GB£14.3 million (2005)
Net income GB£12.3 million (2005)
Employees 1,289 (2005)
Website McLaren Group
Source: ICC Financial Analysis Reports

The McLaren Group, based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking in the United Kingdom, is a group of companies created by Ron Dennis, described by the International Herald Tribune as "a small conglomerate".[1] The Group is focused around the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes racing team and Formula One constructor, and was originally formed from the team established by Bruce McLaren in 1963.

Subsidiaries

Ownership

On 3 January 2000 Daimler AG (then DaimlerChrysler AG) exercised an option to buy 40% of the then TAG McLaren Group. Since 1995 Daimler has supplied British-built Ilmor engines to the McLaren Formula One team under the Mercedes-Benz brand. Ron Dennis and the Techniques d'Avant Garde Group (owned by Mansour Ojjeh) each retained a 30% share.[2] In November 2003 TAG McLaren Group announced it was to change its name to McLaren Group, and its associated companies would also drop the TAG name.

In August 2006 it was reported that Daimler was considering acquiring the 60% held by Dennis and Ojjeh.[3] However in January 2007 it was announced that Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, wholly owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain, intended to purchase 15% from both Dennis and Ojjeh. The shareholding is thus Daimler 40%, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company 30%, Ron Dennis 15% and Mansour Ojjeh 15%.[4]

References

  1. ^ Spurgeon, Brad (2000-06-24). "TAG McLaren Group Revs Up Off Track", International Herald Tribune, p. 9. Retrieved on 13 April 2007. 
  2. ^ DaimlerChrysler acquires an interest in TAG McLaren. Daimler website. 2 February 2000. Accessed 3 July 2006.
  3. ^ "Mercedes may raise McLaren stake, no decision yet", Reuters (2006-08-16). Retrieved on 16 August 2006. 
  4. ^ "Bahrain company buys into McLaren" (2007-01-09). Retrieved on 11 January 2007. 

Coordinates: 51°20′45.0″N 0°32′54.0″W / 51.345833, -0.548333

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