Takeover move targets Qantas
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Australian airline Qantas receives a takeover approach from Macquarie bank and Texas International.
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Australian flag carrier and icon Qantas has received a takeover approach, potentially worth more than 8.0 billion US dollars and sending its share price soaring to record levels.
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Record high oil prices are likely to trigger a rash of airline mergers and tie-ups, accelerating a wave of consolidation in the aviation sector, the head of Australian carrier Qantas said on Wednesday.
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Australia&#39;s aviation market is facing major changes in the wake of a failed takeover bid for Qantas, analysts say, with major fleet expansions and aggressive newcomer Tiger Airways starting flights this year.
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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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Australian flag-carrier Qantas said it had received a takeover approach from Macquarie Bank and the Texas Pacific Group on behalf of a consortium they represent.
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LONDON : British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion Australian dollar (770 million US) stake in Australia&#39;s Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.
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A merger between British Airways and the Spanish airline Iberia moved closer yesterday after BA raised Â£425m by selling its stake in Australia&#39;s national carrier Qantas
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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 confirmed Wednesday that British Airways plans to sell its 18.25 percent stake in Australia&#39;s flag-carrier over the next two days.
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Australia's Qantas Airways   said on Thursday it has accepted an A$11.1 billion ($8.7  billion) revised buyout offer led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.   and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group at A$5.60  a share.
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Qantas is poised for aggressive international expansion, particularly in Asia, if its takeover clears regulatory hurdles and the bidders prove they are not corporate raiders, analysts have said.
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Australia's national carrier Qantas Airways was expected to announce it has accepted an improved takeover offer worth around 8.7 billion US dollars from a private equity consortium, reports said.
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British Airways intends to sell its A$1.12 billion (435.3 million pounds) stake in Qantas Airways in the next 48 hours, just weeks after the Australian government ruled out scrapping a foreign ownership restriction.
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SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia's Qantas Airways has been approached by Macquarie Bank and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group about a takeover that analysts said Wednesday could be worth almost 11 billion Australian dollars, or $8.5 billion.
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Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.  rejected a A$10.9 billion ($8.6 billion) buyout offer from a group led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group , sending its shares down 2.7 percent.
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SYDNEY: British Airways said it will sell its entire 18.25% stake in Australia&#39;s Qantas Airways in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.