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Publish Date : 03-Sep-2018

After lifting all the conditions precedent, VINCI Airports finalized the acquisition of the airport portfolio held by Airports Worldwide, following the signing of the agreement with the previous OMERS shareholder (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System), in April 2018.

VINCI Airports thus officially becomes the new operator of 8 additional platforms:
- Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland, 100% owned and Skavsta Airport, near Stockholm, 90% owned, through full ownership contracts;
- Orlando-Sanford International Airport in Florida (United States), with a 100% interest, and Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport in Liberia (Costa Rica), with a 45% interest, both through concession contracts ;
- Hollywood Burbank Airport and Ontario International Airport in California (United States), as well as Macon Downtown Airport and Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Georgia (United States), under full operating contract.

The Airports Worldwide portfolio also includes partial management contracts for three other US airports: Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey, Raleigh-Durham International Airport, North Carolina and a portion of the International Airport Terminal. Atlanta, Georgia, the largest in the world by its traffic.

The agreement of the supervisory authorities marks the launch of the transfer of operations to VINCI Airports, a process that will be carried out in close cooperation with airport employees and business partners. This major acquisition enables VINCI Airports to expand its global network to 44 airports, expand its international footprint in new strategic markets in the United Kingdom and the United States, and strengthen its presence in Central America. The acquisition also increases by more than 21 million passenger airport welcomed by VINCI Airports each year, more than 180 million passengers in total.

The Brazilian company CCR Group exercised its right of first refusal to acquire the co-controlled 48.40% stake in the international airport Juan-Santamara de San Jos (Costa Rica), belonging to the portfolio of Airports Worldwide. The exercise of this right of pre-emption is subject to the approval of COPROCOM, the Costa Rican anti-trust entity.

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