PARIS, July 21 (Reuters) - France will announce the winning bidders in the privatisation of Lyon and Nice airports around the end of next week, several sources close to the matter said on Thursday.
A consortium led by Vinci SGEF.PA is well placed to win Lyon airport and trump the offer by Macquarie MQG.AX allied to the Peugeot family FFPP.PA , the sources told Reuters.
For Nice, France's biggest regional airport, Italy's Atlantia ATL.MI and the Vinci-led consortium are in the running.
The sale of 60 percent stakes in the French airports of Nice Cote d'Azur and Lyon-Saint-Exupery could raise 1.6 billion euros ($1.76 billion) for the French government.
The sale process for Nice airport was delayed following last week's attack in the city. declined to comment. ($1 = 0.9094 euros)