Segba (1992) - partitioned and given under concession to Edesur, Edenor and Edelap.
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF, 1991–92) – national oil-company sold to the SpanishRepsol. The Argentinian government in 2004 set up a new state oil company (Enarsa) from scratch, which proved of no use. In 2012, theArgentine Government expropriated 51% of the shares ofYPF owned byRepsol.
Soviet Mineral Oil Administration (1955;partial privatization — a small portion of oil companies returned to Western owners; the majority transferred to the newly established state-ownedOMV)[2]
Länderbank (1957;partial privatization — 40% of shares sold to private investors: 30% were non-voting preference shares, while the 10% voting shares were allocated to institutions affiliated with the SPÖ and ÖVP)[3]
Siemens AG Österreich (1972;partial privatization — majority stake of 56.4% transferred to German parent companySiemens; Austrian state holdingÖIAG retained 43.6%))[4]
Lenzing AG (1985–1990s;the privatization process began with its listing on the Vienna Stock Exchange — full state ownership was phased out during the 1990s)[5]
Voest-Alpine Eisenbahntechnik (1992–94;privatized in stages — became VAE, which was jointly acquired by voestalpine and Vossloh in 1998; fully owned by voestalpine by 2003 and now operates as voestalpine Railway Systems)[8]
VA Technologie (1994-2005;partial privatisation began with IPO in 1994 — additional shares sold in 2003 and 2005; acquired by Siemens in 2005 and later integrated intoPrimetals Technologies)
Böhler-Uddeholm (1995–2003;IPO in 1995 — gradual reduction of state stake until full privatization by 2003)
Voest-Alpine Stahl AG (1995-2003;initial tranche of 31.7% sold in 1995 — further shares were divested in 2001 and 2003, completing full privatization)
VA Bergtechnik (1996)
Voest-Alpine Erzberg (2004)
Austria Mikro Systeme International (1993–94;now operates asAMS-Osram)
Telekom Austria (2000–2006;privatisation began with an IPO in 2000 — additional tranches were sold over the following years, and the state retained a minority stake of 28.42% after 2006)
Österreichischer Bundesverlag (2002;was a formerly state-owned educational publisher, responsible for producing school textbooks and other educational materials; today it's part ofKlett Gruppe.)[11][12]
Strohal Rotations Druck (2002)
BMG Metall und Recycling (2004)
BUWOG (2004;privatised through sale toImmofinanz — later spun off and acquired byVonovia, becoming part of the largest residential property group in Europe)
EuroTeleSites (2023;partial privatization through IPO -A1 Telekom Austria Group spun off its radio tower division and listed it on the Vienna Stock Exchange ; the state retains an indirect stake via ÖBAG)[15]
The Shebin spinning and weaving factory inMenoufia in theNile Delta was on strike against/locked out by its new non-Egyptian owners in the wake of the2011 revolution. Workers and maybe the military now in control of the state were favoringre-nationalization, according to one report. "[L]iberal economic policy is tarred with [the old regime's] corruption," said Michael Wahid Hanna, in Cairo for the U.S.-basedCentury Foundation.[18]Indorama, the newIndonesian/Thai[19] owner of Shebin,[20] was not quoted in the report. Looking further back to 2000, "well considered public spinners" Shebin El Kom and STIA, were then considered to have a "redundant labor problem ... [but] would otherwise be attractive privatization buying or leasing opportunities for private investors."[21] In 2011, STIA, also known as El Nasr Wool & Selected Textiles, ofAlexandria, remained "one of the largest public sector textiles companies."[22]
Aéroports de Paris – the French State remains the major shareholder: 52%
Air France – opening shareholding open in 1999. Merged withKLM and merged to form:Air France-KLM (as 2004, the French State remain 44%). As of 2012, the French State remains 15.8%.[23]
Gaz de France (GDF) – Prime ministerDominique de Villepin announced a merger between GDF andSuez; since the state owns 80% of GDF, a privatization of GDF would require the passing of a new law; the state would control only 34% of the capital of the new group: seecommentary.
Orange S.A. (formerly France Télécom) (the French State has owned under 50% of Orange since September 2004) – the French State remains (includingERAP): 26,94%
DESFA – On 20 December 2018, a consortium formed bySnam (60%),Enagás (20%) andFluxys (20%) completed the acquisition of a 66% stake in DESFA for an amount of €535 million.
Hellenic Petroleum – Starting from the 1990s, the Greek Government gradually sold its shares in the company, and currently owns only 35.5% of the shares.
Hellenic Vehicle Industry (ELVO) – In December 2020, 79% of the shares were acquired by an Israeli consortium formed byPlasan andSK Group. The Hellenic state continues to retains 21% of the shares.
Olympic Airways – at first, then Olympic Airlines; the Hellenic State attempted to privatise the ailing airlines five times, more or less, from 2004 onwards. The company was folded and re-created in 2009, and privatized in 2012, under the supervision of the EU and IMF, as it was part of the debt-restructuring process of 2012.
OPAP (Lottery and Betting Monopoly) – privatization completed in 2013, when the last remaining government-owned stock was sold[33]
OTE (Οργανισμός Τηλεπικοινωνιών Ελλάδος / Hellenic Telecommunications Company) – became partly privatised in the 1990s, when its only shareholder at the time, the Hellenic State, reduced its share of the company to 36%. Since May 2018,Deutsche Telekom owns 45% of the shares, and the Hellenic State has retained 5%.
Public Power Corporation – In 2001, PPC carried out a share flotation on the Athens Stock Exchange and consequently was no longer wholly owned by the government, although it was still controlled by it with a 51.12% stake until 2021. The company was privatised in November 2021, when the Greek government decreased its shareholding to 34.12% and transferred it to the Greek sovereign wealth fund, the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations (HCAP).
Thessaloniki Port Authority – In March 2018, an international consortium acquired 67% of the shares, with the Hellenic State retaining 7.27%.
1,150 public companies, including banks, railroads, the telephone company, mines, roads, TV stations, ports, airports, airlines, sugar mills, and retirement funds.
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