Qantas says British Airways stake sold, shares open up
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Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said that British Airways had sold its 18.25 percent shareholding to a range of investors, as its shares surged on the news.
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Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways has rejected a 10.9 billion dollar (8.6 billion US) takeover bid from a private equity consortium, sending its shares into a nosedive.
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BRITISH Airways today announced plans to sell its Â£425 million stake in Australiaâs Qantas Airways to cut debt and take advantage of consolidation in Europe.
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Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.   reached a deal on Wednesday to be sold to a group led  by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas  Pacific Group, according to a source familiar with the deal.
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QANTAS Airways shares firmed yesterday following British Airway&#39;s sale of its 18.25 per cent stake in the carrier. BA&#39;s 336 million shares in Qantas were sold to Australian and international institutions at
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londonâBritish Airways Plc, Europe&#39;s second-biggest airline, will sell its 18 per cent stake in Qantas Airways Ltd. worth Â£427 million or about $980 million (Canadian) to cut debt ahead of possible acquisitions in Europe.
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British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion Australian dollar (430 million pound) stake in Australia's Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.
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Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.  reached a deal on Wednesday to be sold to a group led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group, according to a source familiar with the deal.
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Qantas Airways Ltd. should not seek another airline to replace British Airways Plc if the UK carrier sells its stake in the business, Qantas Chief Executive Geoff Dixon said.
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Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private  equity firm Texas Pacific Group  are leading a plan to  buy out Qantas Airways Ltd. , Australia's top airline  said on Wednesday, sending its shares up 21 percent.
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MELBOURNE/SYDNEY  - Investment bank Macquarie Bank  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group have proposed buying out Australian airline Qantas Airways  in a deal that could be worth more than A$10 billion ($7.7 billion), pushing Qantas shares up as much as 21 percent.
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Qantas Airways, the Australian carrier, rejected an $8.6 billion takeover bid led by Macquarie Bank of Australia and the American equity firm, the Texas Pacific Group. Qantas said it had received a nonbinding proposal, but that the terms were ânot acceptable.â Qantas confirmed in November that it received a takeover proposal from Macquarie Bank and Texas Pacific.
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Australian buyout target Qantas Airways Ltd.  raised its annual profit forecast for the third time in six months as fuel prices ease and demand for travel increases.
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Airline Partners Australia (APA), a consortium bidding for Australia's Qantas Airways , said on Friday it would not increase its $8.7 billion buyout offer for the airline.
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QANTAS should open up its share register rather than seek another airline owner if British Airways ever decided to sell its stake, Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon said yesterday.
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AustraliaÂs national carrier, Qantas, said that it had been approached by Macquarie Bank and the Texas Pacific Group amid speculation of a takeover.
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AUSTRALIAN airline Qantas has upped its prices for the second time in three months, blaming rising oil prices, while budget airline Ryanair insists it will not impose fuel surcharges on customers.