Lufthansa’s $6.7 Billion German Recapitalization Gets EU Nod
- EU approval bans Lufthansa from dividends, buybacks, most M&A
- Ryanair says it will take legal action against EU’s decision
The Deutsche Lufthansa AG logo sits on the tail fin of a passenger aircraft at Frankfurt Airport, on June 24.
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG won European Union approval for Germany’s 6 billion-euro ($6.7 billion) recapitalization that Irish rival Ryanair Holdings Plc says it will sue to overturn.
The European Commission said in a statement on Thursday that Germany’s plan to take a 20% stake in Europe’s largest airline is in line with state-aid rules and would prevent the carrier’s collapse.