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The arrival of Alibaba, Chinese giant of online commerce, at the airport of Liege-Bierset would it lead in the wing? Announced several times, the installation of the first European hub of Alibaba in Wallonia seemed yet acquired, even if no official act has been signed yet. It is indeed up to us, with very good sources, that one of the shareholders of the airport of Liège is dragging its feet to validate the arrival of Alibaba and to answer its requests in terms of infrastructures of reception. This shareholder is ADPm, Aéroports de Paris Management.
Currently, the majority shareholding (50.3%) is in the hands of NEB Participations, a company behind which we find Nethys, Ethias and Belfius. The two other shareholders, Sowaer (Walloon Regional Airports Corporation) and ADPm (Aéropots de Paris management), each hold a stake of around 25%. ADPm therefore holds a blocking minority that allows it to block a decision at the Liège Airport Board of Directors.
At the last two boards of directors of the airport of Liege, the point relating to Alibaba has been postponed, we explain. According to our information, ADPm would have taken up the cause for TNT / FedEX, namely the first freight operator at the airport of Liege, which would see in Alibaba a competitor too embarrbading …
A new board is scheduled for Thursday. The Alibaba point will be back on the agenda.
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