
Spirit rebuffs latest Frontier takeover bid | News
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Spirit Airlines has rejected a third takeover attempt by rival Frontier Airlines, and will instead proceed with its own recapitalisation efforts, which it expects to complete by end-March.
Frontier parent Frontier Group submitted a revised proposal to Spirit on 4 February, in which the latter’s stakeholders will receive $400 million in second-lien debt issued by Frontier, as well as 19% of Frontier’s common equity post-merger.
The previous proposal, which Spirit rejected in late-January, would have required Spirit’s noteholders to invest $350 million …