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Latam files for bankruptcy, stymied by virus lockdowns

Bloomberg Latam Airlines Group SA, Latin America’s largest air carrier, sought bankruptcy court protection in New York after the Covid-19 pandemic grounded flights across the region. The Chapter 11 petition allows Latam to keep operating while the Chilean carrier works out a plan to pay creditors and turn around the business. Latam, whose shareholders include Chile’s Cueto family and Delta ...

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Chinese retail tycoon’s Wumei mulls HK IPO

Bloomberg Wumei Holdings Inc, the Chinese retail group that owns one of the country’s biggest supermarket chains, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong, people with knowledge about the matter said. The Beijing-based company has held preliminary talks with potential advisers about a listing, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is ...

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Air Canada’s bid for Transat faces extended probe from EU

Bloomberg Air Canada’s bid for tour operator Transat AT Inc faces an extended probe from European Union regulators who said the deal may hamper competition by combining the two biggest airlines linking Europe and Canada. The European Commission set a September 30 deadline to rule on the deal, citing concerns that the “transaction could significantly reduce competition on 33” routes, ...

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