Eurostar stake to be sold by UK government to Patina Rail LLP
The UK government has announced that it is selling its 40% stake in the cross-Channel train operator Eurostar to an Anglo-Canadian consortium for £757.1m.
Under the deal, Patina Rail LLP will acquire the UK Treasury's entire share of the high-speed rail service.
The French and Belgian national railways continue to own the rest.
The BBC's transport correspondent Richard Westcott reports.
04 Mar 2015
- From the section Business