Posts tagged: Public Investment Fund

French buy out giant said to eye multi-billion pound Heathrow stake - sources

Thursday, 4 May 2023, 10:59 am

Word reaches little old Betaville that Ardian is back sniffing around Heathrow, Britain's biggest airport.

People following the situation said Ardian, France's biggest private equity house led by French businesswoman Dominique Senequier, may talking to Spanish infrastructure and construction giant Ferrovial about buying its 25pc shareholding in Healthrow.

To be clear, this isn't a clean scoop from little old Betaville...

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Saudi Arabians said to be in talks to buy Newcastle United for £340 million, reveals the WSJ

Saturday, 25 January 2020, 1:49 pm

Scribblers at the venerable Wall Street Journal just landed a corker of a scoop about Mike Ashley's football (soccer) club.

According to the excellent newspaper, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is backing another tilt at Newcastle United, the Premier League football club owned by the boss of Sports Direct...

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