FLGZY Flughafen Zuerich AG (PK)

   By Patricia Kowsmann 
 

LISBON--The Portuguese government said late Friday that it has received four binding bids for its airport operator ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal SA.

The government didn't provide names or bid values in a press statement.

ANA has drawn interest in an initial round last month of companies including French construction company and highway operator Vinci SA (DG.FR, VCSI), Flughafen Zuerich AG (FHZN.EB, FLGZY), German airport operator Fraport AG (FRA.XE) and Argentinian airport operator Corporacion America, according to people familiar with the deal. Some of the companies put bids above 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion) then, the people added.

The targeted sale of the airport is part of a series of privatizations Portugal has submitted to secure a EUR78 billion bailout package from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

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