Orban Son-in-Law’s Firm Advises Hungary on Budapest Airport Deal
- Arrangement highlights blurred line between business, politics
- Premier Orban has long coveted acquisition of Budapest Airport
Liszt Ferenc airport in Budapest.
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A firm linked to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s son-in-law is involved in negotiations to buy Budapest Airport Zrt., according to people familiar with the matter.
Equilor, a financial group indirectly controlled by Istvan Tiborcz, the husband of Orban’s eldest daughter, is among those advising the Hungarian government on a deal that would hand Orban long-coveted control of the fast growing hub, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential matters.