Ten groups have been admitted to the second phase of the procedure for the privatization of Sac, the company that manages the airports of Catania and Comiso. The operation involves the sale of a majority stake of at least 51% of the share capital. The expressions of interest received by the deadline were 14, but four entities were excluded because they did not meet the requirements set out in the notice.
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The shortlist of admitted operators includes some of the main international airport operators and investors: Corporacion America Airports, the main shareholder of Toscana Aeroporti, which manages the Florence and Pisa airports; Royal Schiphol Group; Mundys; Adani Airport Holdings; Save; 2i Aeroporti; Mag Overseas Investment; Oman Airports Management Company; Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund and Vinci Airports.
“Among the ten admitted entities are some of the largest Italian and international airport operators, which confirms the enormous interest in our assets,” said Sac CEO Nico Torrisi, at the end of the board meeting that also approved the industrial plan for the relaunch of the two airports. The interest, he specified, concerns the system as a whole, thus both Catania and Comiso.
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With the opening of the second phase, scheduled in the coming days, the data room will be made available. The selected operators will be able to examine the industrial plan and formulate improvement proposals, accompanied by a non-binding financial offer. The evaluation will therefore not be based solely on price, but on the combined effect of the industrial project and the financial component.
“The mandate we have been given is to find the best buyer, who is not necessarily the one who pays the most, but the one who will best develop our airport system,” explained Torrisi. The declared goal is to identify a partner capable of supporting investments, strengthening the competitiveness of the two airports, and accompanying their growth in the long term.
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