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Friday, April 11, 2014
Etihad boss meets Italian PM with Alitalia deal close: Ansa
Etihad Airways boss James Hogan met with Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday, as his company nears a deal to purchase a stake in debt-laden Alitalia airline, Italian media reported.
The meeting took place in the prime minister's official residence with Renzi's right-hand man cabinet secretary Graziano Delrio also attending.
The Ansa news agency cited sources saying that a deal on could be in place "within hours".
On Tuesday, Italy's Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi told a Senate hearing that Abu Dhabi-based Etihad had completed its assessment on whether to purchase a stake in Alitalia and that a draft deal could be imminent.
Italian business daily Il Sole 24 Ore also on Tuesday said Etihad was planning to buy a stake of around 40 per cent, which would make it by far the biggest shareholder in the carrier and respect the 49.9-percent limit for non-European airlines.
It also said Etihad could invest between 300 million and 500 million euros ($414 million and $690 million) in return for a restructuring plan that would include up to 3,000 job cuts and an upgrade of infrastructure.
Alitalia in February reached a deal with trade unions for the equivalent of 1,900 job cuts and in September last year shareholders gave unanimous approval for a capital increase to save the airline from bankruptcy.
Etihad is expanding rapidly and has bought minor shares in several smaller carriers including Air Berlin and India's Jet Airways as it competes with larger Gulf rivals Emirates and Qatar Airways.
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