Turkey says to offer lottery licence to second highest bidder

Net Holding

16/04/2015 15:53

ISTANBUL, April 16 (Reuters) - The Turkish Privatisation 
Administration (OIB) said on Thursday it would offer the 
national lottery licence to the second highest bidder in last 
year's privatisation tender, ERG-Ahlatci, which offered $2.75 
billion. 
    The OIB said in a written statement that the highest bidder, 
a consortium led by a unit of Net Holding  NTHOL.IS  which bid 
$2.76 billion, had failed to meet a deadline of April 15 to 
complete the deal. 
 
 (Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Ece Toksabay) 
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Keywords: TURKEY PRIVATISATION/LOTTERY