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France to reveal buyers of Lyon, Nice airports by end-July - sources

Published 22/07/2016, 12:55 am
© Reuters.  France to reveal buyers of Lyon, Nice airports by end-July - sources

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)

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