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TBI TBI, the owner of Cardiff, Luton, Belfast and other airports, has accepted a £551m takeover bid from Abertis of Spain. 25-Nov-2004 BBA Group is to acquire Airport Group International, the US airport services company, from TBI for £13m, as well as Executive Aircraft Services from Group4Securicor for £4.5m. 29-Oct-2004 TBI is looking to sell its three airports in Bolivia and its airline services business in the US, in order to focus on its UK airports. 14-Jun-2004 TBI, the regional airports group, is facing the prospect of a takeover bid from Hochtief of Germany. 05-Dec-2003 TBI is looking to sell its Bolivian airports and its US airline services division, in order to focus on European airports. 26-Nov-2003 TBI, the airports operator, has rejected a £503m hostile takeover bid from Vinci of France. 16-Aug-2001 TBI is in negotiations to acquire a further 65% stake in Luton Airport for up to £82m. 01-Mar-2001 TBI is planning to sell its Australian interests to an international consortium for about £30m. 06-Feb-2001 TBI is looking to spend up to £200m on the acquisition of airports throughout the world, and has announced that Belfast International Airport will become the centre of its European operations. 23-Nov-1999 TBI has announced a deal to operate a new airport being built at Ciudad Real in Spain. 25-Sep-1999 TBI is acquiring Airport Group International, the airports operator, for £89m, and the move should help TBI benefit from forthcoming airport privatisations around the world. 21-May-1999 TBI is selling its non-airport-related property portfolio to London & Regional Properties for £190m, and the proceeds will be used to acquire airports. 14-May-1999 TBI is planning to build a £13m second terminal at Belfast International Airport. 29-Sep-1998 TBI is in discussions with three US airlines that are interested in opening routes into Belfast International Airport. 24-Jun-1998 TBI is acquiring a 90% stake in Skavsta Airport in Sweden for £20m, with the remainder being held by Nykoping city. 19-Jun-1998 TBI is seeking planning permission to build a £100m business complex near Belfast airport, that would have the potential to create 15,000 jobs. 19-Nov-1997 BZW, the investment bank, is said to be competing with TBI and National Express for a concession to run Luton Airport. 09-Sep-1997 FirstBus is bidding for a 51% stake in Bristol International Airport, but is likely to face competition for the stake from TBI and National Express. 22-Aug-1997 TBI has withdrawn from talks to acquire Coventry airport, having failed to agree terms with Coventry City Council. 29-Jul-1997 TBI's plans to buy Coventry airport have been held up by demands from the city council that it spend more on developing it. 24-Jun-1997 TBI, the property group, is discussing the possible acquisition of Coventry Airport from the city council. 23-Jan-1997 TBI, the property company, is looking to acquire more regional airports and seaports to add to its existing Belfast and Cardiff airports. 21-Nov-1996 TBI, the property group, is acquiring Belfast International airport for £100m. 19-Jul-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007