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Old 24th Jan 2019, 13:41
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https://www.independent.ie/business/...-37745153.html

IAG pull out of making any bid for Norwegian and will dispose of their stake.

Not a real shock as when they bought it was clear that with the existing shareholding there was no chance of a takeover unless Norwegian Govt with consent of Bjorn decided to sell. I viewed that then as no chance and IAG's attempt to buy shares to scare them into selling was looking likely to fall flat on its face.

Give it a couple of months and look what has happened. Clearly Norwegian founder told IAG to GFY, guess when you have Govt backing with deep pockets and supporting what they see as a National Champion a bid is always doomed to fail.
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