Lawrence Stroll, as chairman of Aston Martin, is pumping a further £52.5 million into the British company to counteract its financial difficulties
The crisis in the automotive industry has also left a significant mark on Aston Martin. After sales figures recently fell short of expectations, the company was forced to cut 170 jobs last month. Production delays ultimately led to a debt of over a billion pounds.
To counteract this, Aston Martin now plans to generate over £125 million in new liquidity, according to a stock exchange announcement by the company on Friday. To do this, Lawrence Stroll, through the Yew Tree Consortium, which acquired a stake in Aston Martin five years ago, is increasing its stake to 33 percent.
“I am delighted to clearly underscore my unwavering support and commitment to Aston Martin,” explained Stroll: ”Since 2020, my partners in the Yew Tree Consortium and I have invested around £600 million in the company. The planned investment once again highlights my confidence in this extraordinary brand.”
The new investment ensures “that Aston Martin has the best possible basis for long-term success, while minimizing share dilution through this exclusive capital increase – an aspect that should offer shareholders considerable security as I once again increase my long-term commitment to the company.”
In addition to Stroll’s additional cash injection, Aston Martin will also sell a minority stake in its Formula One team, which is valued at approximately £74 million. Stroll adds: “Today’s proposed investment at a premium to the market price, together with the proposed sale of the Aston Martin F1 Team shares at a premium to book value, is expected to provide the group with significant additional liquidity of over £125 million.”
“Thanks to a long-term sponsorship deal that cements the existing partnership between Aston Martin and the Aston Martin F1 team, our brand will continue to be represented at the highest level of motorsport in the coming years,” explains the Canadian: Aston Martin’s place in Formula One is ‘as secure as ever’.
Stroll’s commitment ‘long-term and unwavering’
“Today’s news underlines the long-term and unwavering commitment of our Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll to both Aston Martin and the current Formula One team. A long-term contract has been concluded to ensure that the Aston Martin name remains at the forefront of motorsport for decades to come,” the team said in a statement.
“The planned transactions, in which Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) will sell its stake in the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team (AMF1), will result in Mr. Stroll increasing his stake in AML to 33 percent while strengthening the company’s balance sheet by over 125 million pounds,” explains Aston Martin in the statement.
It goes on to say: “Mr. Stroll has engaged investment bank Raine Group to find a buyer for AML’s stake in the Formula One team. Raine will work closely with AMF1’s commercial director Jeff Slack to find a strategic investor that will add long-term value to the team and the brand.
Stroll’s involvement with Aston Martin began in 2018, when he and a consortium of investors acquired the insolvent Force India F1 Team and renamed it Racing Point the following year. In 2020, he led the Yew Tree Consortium, which invested £182 million in Aston Martin, bringing the British brand into Formula One with its own works team for the 2021 season.
Since then, the team has been an established part of the grid, with Stroll’s son Lance as a driver alongside two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. The Silverstone-based team finished the 2024 season in fifth place in the constructors’ championship – without a single podium finish. Nevertheless, there is great confidence for the new regulatory era in 2026, especially after the signing of legendary designer Adrian Newey.
