Charting Republic Airways' strategy (Dealscape

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. turned heads this week, announcing deals worth a combined $140 million to acquire two airlines. But as the dust settles, there are still more questions than answers about what the company intends to do with the assets it is buying.

Indianapolis-based Republic late Monday made a $108.75 million stalking-horse bid to acquire discounter Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. out of bankruptcy. On Tuesday afternoon the company, which now operates three subsidiaries that fly regional jets for airline partners, said it would buy Midwest Air Group Inc. from private equity firm TPG Capital for $31 million in cash and notes.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Charting Republic Airways' strategy Posted on June 25, 2009 10:24 AM Republic Airways Holdings Inc. turned heads this week, announcing deals worth a combined $140 million to acquire two airlines. But as the dust settles, there are still more questions than answers about what the company intends to do with the assets it is buying. Indianapolis-based Republic late Monday made a $108.75 million stalking-horse bid to acquire discounter Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. out of bankruptcy. On Tuesday afternoon the company, which now operates three subsidiaries that fly regional jets for airline partners, said it would buy Midwest Air Group Inc. from private equity firm TPG Capital for $31 million in cash and notes. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 103 articles related to Midwest Air Group Inc. 63 articles related to Republic Airways Holdings Inc. 28 in-depth reports of Bankruptcy M&A in the Transportation sector 12 in-depth transaction records for Frontier Airlines 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Skadden Arps Idearc Inc. Deutsche Bank Amusement parks Deb Shops Windstream Corp. Concho Resources Hanna Andersson Tween Brands Edward Bastian		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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