Macquarie-led bid for Qantas clears another hurdle
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A consortium led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  came closer to clinching an $8.7 billion takeover of Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.  on Monday after the airline released an independent report saying the offer was fair.
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An $8.7 billion takeover bid for Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.  by a consortium led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  is fair and reasonable, an independent expert said on Monday.
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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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Budget airline Ryanair pushes ahead with its Â£1bn bid for Aer Lingus, upping its holding in its Irish rival.
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Shares in Qantas dip on worries that opposition from unions and government could block a possible takeover.
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Deal moves closer to completion, but is still subject to shareholder approval.
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The decision by an Australian tribunal to approve on appeal a plan by Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd to form an alliance had come too late for a deal to go ahead, the airlines 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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Shares in Australian flag carrier Qantas have jumped more than four percent amid expectations a takeover consortium is finally ready to formally table a multi-billion dollar offer for the airline.
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AUCKLAND: National flag carrier Air New Zealand said it had lost a court bid to win approval for an alliance with its Australian competitor Qantas.
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Australia's Qantas Airways  agreed on Thursday to a sweetened $8.7 billion buyout offer from a group led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group in the world's biggest airline takeover.
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Rival trans-Tasman airlines Air New Zealand and Qantas have far from abandoned their dreams of an alliance, despite it failing to clear yet another hurdle.
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MARK COLVIN: After two years of legal battles, it now seems the alliance deal between Air New Zealand and Qantas is well and truly grounded.
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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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AIR New Zealand faces being further squeezed on trans-Tasman fares as a result of the ban on its planned alliance with Qantas. Industry analysts last night dismissed claims that Air NZ and Qantas could still work together using informal ties.
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Qantas Airways Ltd. , Australia's top airline, is expected to announce a takeover offer of around A$10.9 billion (US$8.55 billion) from a consortium led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  this week, possibly as early as Wednesday, sources said.
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The Australian government will not move to block a foreign takeover of  airline Qantas, the prime minister says.