The Financial Times reports that Ford is expected to receive revised bids this week for its premium sportscar Aston Martin unit.
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According to the FT, second round bidders are thought to include property tycoon Simon Halabi and British private equity group Doughty, Hanson and Co.
A consortium headed by Australian media mogul James Packer is expected to lodge a bid and Magna is also thought to be seriously interested.
The FT adds that rival buy-out groups that have dropped out include Alchemy, Texas Pacific Group and One Equity, the JP Morgan private equity business that counts Jac Nasser, former Ford chief executive, as a senior partner.
UBS is managing the sale and press reports speculate that Ford is looking for offers in the region of US$800m.
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