German Mogul Could Topple Lufthansa’s $10 Billion Bailout

  • Billionaire has built the largest stake in distressed airline
  • Meeting with Lufthansa CEO, German officials due on Monday
Heinz Hermann ThielePhotographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG and the German government wrangled for weeks before agreeing on a 9 billion-euro ($10 billion) bailout for the cash-strapped airline. Now one man could bring the deal crashing down.