Readers’ letters on what the tie-up means for future shareholders, the ANZUS pact, Ukraine’s critical minerals, Donald Trump pausing military aid, sustainable investment, and Clive Palmer’s election ads
The Virgin-Qatar deal will probably benefit consumers and current shareholders (“Virgin ‘ready for ASX’ as deal approved”), but how do future investors in Virgin get comfortable that the deal is in their best interest, given it is likely to set a floor for Virgin’s IPO valuation? As a former chief executive of Virgin Australia Airlines, I see a few questions to resolve.
Virgin’s deal with Qatar seems to leave Singapore Airlines in the cold. Bloomberg
