Wednesday, May 30, 2007

CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Alitalia shares fall after TPG withdraws bid

(Reuters) - A consortium led by U.S. private equity company Texas
Pacific Group said late on Tuesday it was withdrawing from
bidding for Alitalia.




The pullout leaves Italian airline Air One and Russian flag
carrier Aeroflot vying for Alitalia. Both bids are supported by
Italian banks -- Aeroflot's by UniCredit, and Air One's by
Intesa Sanpaolo.


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