DGAP-News: One Square Advisory Services GmbH: Air Berlin plc - Announcement by IAG, owner of airlines British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, to acquire insolvent NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH for EUR 20m from Air Berlin and provide immediate additional liquidity of EUR 16.5m
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One Square Advisory Services GmbH: Air Berlin plc - Announcement by IAG, owner of airlines British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, to acquire insolvent NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH for EUR 20m from Air Berlin and provide immediate additional liquidity of EUR 16.5m
02.01.2018 / 18:41
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Munich, 2. January 2018 - International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A ("IAG") announced on Friday the 29. December 2017 that it has reached an agreement to acquire insolvent NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH ("NIKI") for EUR 20m from the Air Berlin plc ("Air Berlin") insolvency estate. IAG further committed to provide immediate additional liquidity of EUR 16.5m to NIKI. According to the announcement by IAG and Air Berlin's insolvency administrator Lucas Floether, the agreement has been reached shortly after NIKI's aborted sale to Deutsche Lufthansa AG and subsequent insolvency filing to avoid the loss of valuable takeoff and landing slots. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval by the European Commission but is expected to close in February 2018.
KEOS GbR ("KEOS"), as joint representative of the EUR 225m, 2011/2018, 8.250% bond (the "Bond" / ISIN: DE000AB100B4 / WKN: AB100B), examines the impact of these recent developments on the liquidation estate in the insolvency proceedings of Air Berlin plc and the recovery prospects of creditors of Air Berlin plc.
KEOS informs registered bondholders about the proceedings and is available for further questions at any time via email at airberlin@onesquareadvisors.com. Bondholders of the Bond, who have not registered with us thus far, are asked to please register via email or on our homepage at www.onesquareadvisors.com under the heading "Bonds" / "Air Berlin".
Contact:
KEOS GbR
c/o One Square Advisory Services GmbH
Theatinerstr. 36
80333 Munich
fax +49 89 15 989822
email airberlin@onesquareadvisors.com
web www.onesquareadvisors.com
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