Australian asset manager AMP Capital has increased its interest in the UK by buying Leeds Bradford airport from Bridgepoint, the private equity firm. Leeds Bradford Airport is the country’s 15th busiest hub, handling almost 4m passengers a year.
It is a sign of the continuing global appetite for UK assets despite warnings that leaving the EU would dent its economy. AMP already owns Newcastle airport in the UK and several others around the world. The price was not disclosed.
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