UK’s Birmingham Airport in the sights of Middle East investors

Towards the end of Sep-2010 reports emerged from the English Midlands that Birmingham Airport, partly owned by two pension funds, could be sold to Middle East investors as part of a package of assets to fund other projects. [3048 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• International no more
• Runway extension
• Abu Dhabi to spread its wings in UK
• Frequent management changes
• Profitable – if only just – and dividend in decline
• Some FDI already coming through
• MAG sale spectre will rise again
• Sudden spurt of airport privatisation
• French regional airports for sale at last
• Fraport back on acquisition trail in China, the Caribbean and South America
• Greece somehow moves forward on Athens airport IPO
• Angaksa Pura I and II appear on Indonesia’s privatisation list
• Incheon sale confirmed to finance fiscal budget
• Paraguay comes in from the cold

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• Table: UK airport ownership – major airports