Lufthansa shareholder Thiele raps bailout deal, raises stake
German investor Heinz Hermann Thiele sharply criticised a 9-billion-euro (15.91 million pounds) bailout deal for carrier Lufthansa , saying he had raised his stake in the group to more than 15% and hoped alternative options could be explored.In an interview with German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), Thiele, Lufthansa's top shareholder, said he was not satisfied with the deal giving the German government a 20% in Lufthansa as well as two seats on its supervisory board.
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