Potential buyers of Italian airline Ita Airways can now see the books. The data room opened earlier this week. Formal expressions of interest had to be submitted beforehand.
According to official information, in addition to the MSC/Lufthansa consortium, Certares with Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Indigo Partners are also interested in buying the Alitalia successor. Once the books have been inspected, formal purchase offers can be made.
From around June 2022, the Italian Ministry of Finance wants to start sales negotiations. The plan is for Ita Airways to be privatized by the end of this year. However, it is also envisaged that the state should remain on board with a minority stake. The management of Ita Airways makes no secret of the fact that they prefer the MSC/Lufthansa consortium, but the Ministry of Finance wants an open sales process and has so far not "committed" in any way.
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