SQ plans to sell 49% share of Virgin

Old Jun 13, 2003, 6:36 pm
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SQ plans to sell 49% share of Virgin

Financial Times is reporting SQ plans to seek to exit from its partnership with Virgin Atlantic due to lousy returns on its US$1 billion investment.
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Old Jun 13, 2003, 7:54 pm
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i wonder who the hell would buy it - chances are Branson would just offer them $100million and say thanks for the money - bermuda 2 doesnt look like going away anytime soon - these are intersting times
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Old Jun 13, 2003, 10:59 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jongar:
i wonder who the hell would buy it - chances are Branson would just offer them $100million and say thanks for the money - bermuda 2 doesnt look like going away anytime soon - these are intersting times</font>
Hmmmm...BA ???

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Old Jun 13, 2003, 11:00 pm
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Doubt if Brussels would let it pass, even if BA didn't acquire control.

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Anyone have the link to the FT article?

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