Lufthansa bailout in jeopardy as top shareholder seeks other options

17/06/2020

Lufthansa’s bailout in is doubt after a 15% shareholder, one of Germany’s richest people, signalled he’d prefer another option. The government was set to take a 20% stake for €9bn, diluting current shareholders’ stock. His stake could give him a blocking minority when it is put to a vote, if other investors fail to turn up. The FT reports.