Today's Independent (London) reports that Dermot Desmond, the Irish entrepreneur, who owns London City Airport (LCY) emerged as a potential suitor for TBI after Vinci walked away from their bid.
Desmond incresed his company's (Crossbill) stake in TBI to 5%. Vinci have said that they "have no current intention" of selling the 14.9% in TBI that they built up during the bid.