Hungary reveals names of companies and consortia that want to buy Budapest Airport

Airline Industry Information, July 4, 2005

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Hungary has revealed the names of the 11 consortia and companies that have provided letters of intent to buy the Budapest Airport.

The Hungarian state privatisation agency said that it will publish the results of the qualification period by 12 July, Reuters reported.

The consortia and companies were: Spain's Ferrovial Aeropuertos and Ferrovial Infraestructuras and Goldman Sachs; Germany's Fraport and Deutsche Bank; Germany's Hochtief Airport and Hochtief Airport Capital; Terra Firma Investment of the UK; Denmark's Copenhagen Airports; BAA of the UK and Hungary's Wallis Ingatlan; Turkey's Tav Tepe-Akfen-Vie Yatirim Yapim Ve Isletme Anonim Sirketi; Corporacion America and Hungarian Stellaria Tanacsado; Macquarie Airports of Australia; Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Spain's Abertis, Aena Internacional and TBI; Italy's Aeroporto di Venezia Marco Polo and Hungarian companies Euroinvest Central European Investment, Trigranit Development, OTP Bank and MOL.

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