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Macquarie to sell Brussels Airport stake

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Brussels Airport is being prepared for a potential sale as Macquarie, one of its part-owners, is planning an exit from Belgium’s main hub.

In 2004 Macquarie bought a 70% stake worth 735 million Euros from BIAC (Brussels International Airport Company, the former name of the airport operating company), a stake that was later reduced to 36%, and is now ending a (legal) dispute with co-owner Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) which owns 39%, next to the Belgian State with 25%.

According to financial newspapers De Tijd and L’Echo, there is quite some interest in the Macquarie stake: the 36% stake has recently been valued at €1.5 billion. Brussels Airport has grown considerably with an all-time record of 24.8 million passengers in 2017.

This post was published on 24 April 2018 09:04

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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