Alitalia prefers Air France bid
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Alitalia picks Air France-KLM as its top bidder, clearing the way for takeover talks to move ahead.
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Air France-KLM's bid for Italy's state-controlled airline, Alitalia, has triggered a frenzy of holiday lobbying by powerful opponents who want Rome to reject an offer they say harms national interests.
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Air France KLM , under pressure  from Rome to commit to a merger with Alitalia, announced  exploratory talks with the ailing carrier on Thursday but  reaffirmed conditions for a deal.
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Eleven private investors, including a rival carrier, a private equity fund in the United States and an Italian industrialist are interested in buying the struggling Italian airline Alitalia, the economy ministry said. AP Holding, led by the chairman of Air One, Carlo Toto; the Texas Pacific Group; and the private equity fund Management and Capitali, which is operated by Carlo De Benedetti, are among those having expressed interest in Alitalia, the ministry said. The Italian government holds 49.9 percent of the airline and is seeking to sell at least 30.1 percent. The ministry said that others interested in Alitalia included a private equity fund, MatlinPatterson Global Advisers; an Italian banking group, UniCredit; and an Italian investor, Paolo Alazraki.
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EuropeÂs biggest airline said Thursday that it had begun talks that could eventually lead to the takeover of Alitalia, the Italian carrier.
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Italy should hand loss-making national carrier Alitalia to anyone willing to take it off Rome&#39;s hands for one euro, or allow the airline to go bankrupt, Italy&#39;s infrastructure minister said.
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Alitalia's suitors Air France-KLM  and Air One each detailed plans which could nearly double its  capital and promised it new planes on Monday, a day before the  indebted airline's board meets to pick a partner.
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Bruxelles. Sia il piano industriale di Alitalia, sia le recenti manovre aziendali della compagnia italiana &#39;&#39;sollevano seri dubbi circa la loro compatibilita&#39; con le condizioni&#39;&#39; fissate dalla Commissione europea in materia di aiuti di stato.
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Una nota di Palazzo Chigi precisa i termini definitivi, dopo il cda del 21 dicembreMa il mercato crede alla possibilitÃ  di un compromesso tra Air France e AirOne                                          Alitalia: "Decisione entro gennaio" Azioni in rialzo su ipotesi accordo
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PARIS/ROME  - Alitalia's suitors Air France-KLM and Air One each detailed plans which could nearly double its capital and promised it new planes on Monday, a day before the indebted airline's board meets to pick a partner.
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The move by the Italian government could help prepare the countryÂs flagship carrier to be taken over by Air France-KLM.
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Alitalia intanto ha convocato sindacati presenti in azienda
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The deadline for making binding offers to buy loss-making Italian airline Alitalia has been extended by 10 days, from July 2 to July 12, the Italian economy ministry said on Thursday.
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The Italian government gives its backing to Air France-KLM's bid to buy a chunk of national airline Alitalia.
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Air France-KLM said Monday it had offered to take over Alitalia via a share swap, planning a major upgrade of the loss-making Italian flag carrier.
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Air France-KLM's bid for Italy's  state-controlled airline, Alitalia, has triggered a frenzy of  holiday lobbying by powerful opponents who want Rome to reject  an offer they say harms national interests.
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Air France-KLM and the financially troubled Italian airline Alitalia said they have begun tentative talks on a possible alliance, prompting Italian government suspicions about French intentions.