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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Porsche is advancing toward a deal with Qatar to give the Gulf state a shareholding in Volkswagen, a compromise that will clear the way for the carmakers to merge, according to people involved in the talks devilrays . Deals  |  Inflows OutflowsPorsche (PSHG_p.DE) racked up 9 billion euros ($12.7 billion) of net debt trying to swallow its much bigger rival Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) before the financial crisis turned the tables and threatened to unravel the deal.The luxury carmaker's borrowings have spoilt its bargaining position and are the biggest stumbling block to reaching a merger tropicana field events . Here are its options:PORSCHE GETS HELP FROM THE GERMAN GOVERNMENTThe carmaker has gone cap in hand to Berlin, asking for a 1.75 billion euro loan tropicana field event . But past comments from Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking that state aid and luxury do not mix have returned to haunt him.Porsche said on Thursday that talks about a loan continue but all signals from the government point toward their request getting the thumbs-down.PORSCHE SELLS ITS CASH-SETTLED OPTIONS ON VOLKSWAGENPorsche, which already owns about half of VW's voting shares, is hoarding options that gives it access through counterparties to buy another 20 percent tropicana field events . Sources close to the negotiations told Reuters that Porsche is now prepared to surrender these to Qatar."This is the most likely option," said one source with direct knowledge of the matter.It would allow Qatar to take a stake in Europe's largest car company and its stable of brands, spanning exotic sports cars Bugatti and Lamborghini to the plain vanilla Volkswagen Golf hatchback. A direct VW stake gives it more say alongside Porsche and VW's second-largest shareholder, the state of Lower Saxony.VOLKSWAGEN GIVES PORSCHE ANOTHER LOANInsisting that it was "not on the verge of insolvency," Porsche admitted at the end of May that it had taken a 700 million euro loan from Volkswagen. It could come back for more.Volkswagen had a net cash pile of almost 11 billion euros from its car business last March.But its ordinary shareholders -- Porsche and others own the carmaker's preferred stock -- are likely to raise their eyebrows should the group give more cash to struggling Porsche.(editing by John Stonestreet) Deals Inflows Outflows.

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