Finnair |
1995 |
$90m |
Transport |
Finland |
Privatisation |
Privatisation of Finnair |
Rio Tinto |
1995 |
£20bn |
Other |
UK/Australia |
Merger |
Synthetic (DLC) merger of RTZ and CRA |
Scandic Hotels |
1996 |
£200m |
Hospitality |
Sweden |
IPO |
IPO of Scandic Hotels |
Thistle Hotels |
1997 |
£620m |
Hospitality |
UK |
IPO |
IPO of Thistle Hotels |
BAA consortium |
1997 |
A$1.3bn |
Transport |
Australia |
Acquisition |
Acquisition of Melbourne Airport |
British Regional Airlines |
1998 |
£61m |
Transport |
UK |
IPO |
IPO of British Regional Airlines |
DHL |
1998 |
|
Transport |
Belgium |
Disposal |
Sale of strategic stake to Deutsche Post |
TAP Air Portugal |
1999 |
|
Transport |
Portugal |
Valuation |
Privatisation of TAP |
Whitbread |
1999 |
£578m |
Hospitality |
UK |
Acquisition |
Acquisition of Swallow |
Dobbs |
1999 |
$780m |
Transport |
USA/Switzerland |
Acquisition |
Acquisition by SAirGroup |
Swissair |
1999 |
$230m |
Transport |
S Africa/Switzerland |
Acquisition |
Acquisition of strategic stake in SAA |
Dynair |
1999 |
$155m |
Transport |
USA/Switzerland |
Acquisition |
Acquisition by SAirGroup |
LOT Polish Airlines |
1999 |
$183m |
Transport |
Poland/Switzerland |
Disposal |
Sale of strategic stake to Swissair |
British Midland |
1999 |
£457m |
Transport |
UK/Germany |
Disposal |
Sale of strategic stake to Lufthansa |
easyJet |
2000 |
|
Transport |
UK |
IPO |
IPO of easyJet |
Fraport |
2001 |
€863m |
Transport |
Germany |
Privatisation |
Privatisation of Fraport |
Compass |
2001 |
£3.3bn |
Hospitality |
UK |
Disposal |
Sale of Forte hotel brands |
Holidaybreak |
2004 |
|
Travel |
UK/Holland |
Acquisition |
Acquisition of Bookit |
Holidaybreak |
2005 |
|
Travel |
UK/Holland |
Acquisition |
Acquisition of Hotels.nl |
Bank of Scotland |
2007 |
£925m |
Hospitality |
UK |
Acquisition |
Acquisition of NHP |
Whitbread |
2007 |
£44m |
Hospitality |
UK |
Acquisition |
Acquisition of Golden Tulip |
Whitbread |
2008 |
£19m |
Hospitality |
UK |
Acquisition |
Acquisition of hotels from The Real Hotel Company |
Carlson and Rezidor |
2010 |
|
Hospitality |
US/Belgium/Taiwan |
Disposal |
Sale of Regent Hotels |
Hoseasons |
2010 |
$60m |
Travel |
UK/US |
Disposal |
Sale of Hoseasons to Wyndham |