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Virgin Atlantic:
Virgin has already declared an interest in buying Gatwick as part of a consortium.
Global Infrastructure Partners: GIP owns a 50% stake in London's City airport,
Macquarie Group: Its private equity investment fund, Macquarie Airports Group, owns 50% of Bristol airport and 24.125% of Birmingham International airport.
Hochtief: Hochtief AirPort, Co
Owns stakes in six airports: Athens, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Budapest, Tirana and Sydney . HTA is one of the world's biggest private airport managers with a portfolio worth 1.3bn euros (£1bn) at the end of last year.