Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and global investment firm Ares Management are in advanced talks to take a 400 million pound ($553 million) stake in the McLaren Group, Sky News reported on Friday. There was no comment from McLaren and PIF was not immediately available for comment. McLaren Group includes the British supercar maker as well as McLaren Racing, which competes in Formula One and IndyCar in the United States and is also entering the Extreme E off-road electric series next year. Sky cited banking sources and said McLaren was set to announce a 550 million pound equity raise, with 400 million of new capital from PIF and Ares and the rest from existing shareholders....
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