The finance minister stressed on Friday that there is a good winner in the privatization of TAP and that “the ideal was that there were also good losers,” a reference to complaints and disputes among stakeholders in the air carrier.
“There is a good winner, the ideal age is that there were also good losers,” said Pires de Lima Lusa, when asked about the feud between Miguel Pais do Amaral and Humberto Pedrosa, who won in consortium with David Neeleman buying TAP under the privatization process, and the complaint that the applicant turned down by the Government, Germán Efromovich intends to present to the European Commission.
The minister reacted well to the news of this PUBLIC Friday and Business Journal on the intention of Pais do Amaral ahead with a process in the Portuguese and US courts against the new owner of TAP Humberto Pedrosa.
The complains entrepreneur ” unfair conduct of the consortium former partner, says that prevent them to come up with a firm offer by TAP. “Calls though this violated a confidentiality agreement signed in August last year with the Quifel, his personal holding company, and who has “the duty to compensate” losses suffered in the process.
The intention of Miguel Pais do Amaral to resort to justice adds to the complaint lodged with the European Commission by the consortium leader defeated in privatization, Brazilian entrepreneurs Germán Efromovich.
As the PUBLIC reported last week, the owner of Avianca appealed to Brussels “to challenge privatization of TAP” and their lawyers asked “to Parpública all documents on the case” .
On the basis of the defense are doubts about whether the consortium of Pedrosa and Neeleman comply with EU rules that prohibit non-European investors to control airlines within the EU.
“Do not meddle in disputes between private entrepreneurs do not have to get me, I have no comment to make regarding the controversy of dr. Miguel Pais do Amaral in relation to Mr. Humberto Pedrosa, the only thing I can say is that I am very pleased that Mr. Humberto Pedrosa was willing to be part of the consortium that submitted the best bid, “said Pires de Lima Lusa.
About the issues raised by Efromovich, the minister stressed that the government is” completely peaceful and happy with the end result of privatization “, saying that” people are free to make their complaints and grievances. “He stressed, however, that the process” was competitive, fully transparent “.
” I do not I heard Mr. Efromovich. In government we are completely quiet in the completion of all rules, particularly those [regulatory nature] by the winning consortium, also said the economy minister.
On June 24, a contract was signed purchase and sale of 61% stake in TAP between government officials and leaders of the Gateway Consortium (David Neeleman and Humberto Pedrosa), airline privatization of the winner.
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