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Virgin Australia wird amerikanisch. Es sei denn es gibt noch eine Untersuchung. Lief wohl nicht ganz so "sauber"
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Bain Capital has presented a strong and compelling bid for the business that will secure the future of Australia’s second airline, thousands of employees and their families and ensure Australia continues to enjoy the benefits of a competitive aviation sector,” Virgin administrator Vaughan Strawbridge said.
The transaction carries forward all Velocity frequent flyer booked flights, honours all employee entitlements, and supports the current management team led by Virgin Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah and their improvement plan for the airline.
“We believe Bain Capital’s proposal offers the best possible future for Virgin Australia, its employees and its customers,” Mr Scurrah said.
“We are aligned in our vision for Virgin 2.0 and look forward to working with them to secure the airline’s future.”
Boston-based Bain was named buyer today after its bidding rival Cyrus Capital Partners, a New York-based hedge fund, made a surprise announcement it would withdraw its bid, citing “lack of engagement” by Virgin administrator Vaughan Strawbridge.
Cyrus said it had not heard from Mr Strawbridge since it lodged its formal binding offer for the airline on Monday.
Virgin Australia went into administration in April with close to $7 billion owed to creditors.
Deloitte said it does not expect any return to shareholders, and at this stage it isn’t possible to estimate the return to Virgin’s creditors.
Earlier today, Cyrus said it had withdrawn its bid, complaining Virgin Australia’s administrators “have not returned calls, emails, or meaningfully engaged with Cyrus to progress its offer”.
Cyrus founder Stephen Freidheim said he was “disappointed that it has become necessary to withdraw our offer”. …
