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Bain targets November for Virgin Australia’s $665m IPO

BLOOMBERG Bain Capital is targeting November to relist Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd through an initial public offering that could raise about A$1 billion ($665 million), the country’s largest in two years, according to people familiar with the matter. The private equity owner plans to sell down about 40% of its stake in the carrier, which it rescued in a …

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Cathay CEO says cabin crew incident hurt Hong Kong’s image

BLOOMBERG An incident involving three Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd cabin crew making “inappropriate comments” about customers on a recent flight has set back the airline’s recovery and caused significant damage to its image, as well as Hong Kong’s, the carrier’s chief executive officer told employees. Ronald Lam, who became CEO at the start of the year, was referring to a …

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EU’s top lenders would need central bank aid in crisis: SRB

BLOOMBERG The failure of Credit Suisse Group AG shows that Europe’s top lenders would still need liquidity assistance from central banks if they were to collapse, according a top regulator. That case made clear that the needs of a so-called global systemically important bank in crisis would outstrip the bloc’s bank failure fund, as well as a planned additional facility, …

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