Double blow for LATAM as shares plummet 85% and Azul withdraws bid citing valuation concerns
Santiago, Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LATAM), South America’s largest air transportation group, saw its Chilean stock exchange share value plummet by 85% on Friday on the announcement of a restructuring programme that would see shares heavily diluted, though this loss was pared back to 45% by the close of trading. The Group was proposing …