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Macquarie denies Bristol Airport sale

The Australian infrastructure investor has denied rumours that it is selling the UK airport it acquired in 2001. The Prudential's M&G'infrastructure fund and Fortis were among those alleged to have been approached about the sale.

By
Matilda Battersby
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Macquarie has denied press reports that it is sounding out buyers for the UK’s Bristol International Airport.

A Macquarie spokeswoman called the article in The Times this week “entirely speculative”.

Bristol airport

The newspaper had reported that Prudential’s M&G infrastructure fund and insurance group Fortis were among those approached about buying Bristol.

Macquarie and Cintra, a Ferrovial subsidiary, jointly acquired the airport in 2001 for £198 million. In 2006 Macquarie bought Cintra’s 50 percent stake for €158 million.