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Old 23rd Jun 2009, 05:39
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I can see SAS being very unhappy today.

The deal itself gave SMB a lump of money and a very much reduced price for the BD stake itself. The way the deal is structured (according to press reports) Lufthansa paid a price for the actual shares which gives BD a less than £100 million value.

Lufthansa wins BMI sale battle with £115m to spare - Business News, Business - The Independent

As BD wasn't a publicly traded share, any future purchase would be negotiated on the basis of that last trade in shares which would value their 20% at less than £20 million. It remails to see if SAS get involved here with their lawyers screaming that the deal has damaged their shareholding value, unless they are a 'sleeping partner' on the deal.
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