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Air France-KLM in talks to sell stake in catering unit to China's HNA

Published 05/30/2016, 05:04 PM
Updated 05/30/2016, 05:04 PM
© Reuters. The logo of Air France-KLM is seen during the company's 2014 First-Half results presentation in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - Air France-KLM (PA:AIRF) is entering exclusive negotiations with China's HNA Group to sell a stake in its catering business Servair, the Franco-Dutch airline group said on Monday.

A deal to sell 49.99 percent of Servair and transfer operational control to HNA would be based on an enterprise value of the catering unit of 475 million euros ($528.87 million), Air France said.

Aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA stepped up its global expansion by agreeing in April an all-cash deal to buy Swiss airline catering business Gategroup Holdings (S:GATE) for $1.5 billion.

"Subject to HNA's acquisition of Gategroup, Air France and HNA intend to create the leading platform in the inflight catering business," Air France said in a statement.

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