Scandlines is a major European ferry operator. The parent company, Scandlines AG is controlled by the Danish Ministry of Transportation and Deutsche Bahn AG (DB), both of which have 50% ownership. It operates 17 lines for passenger and freight in and between Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the Baltic countries.
On June 19, 2007, the DB and the Danish ministry announced that they signed a contract to sell Scandlines to a consortium consisting of 3i Group (Copenhagen and Frankfurt), Allianz Capital Partners (Munich) and Deutsche Seereederei (Rostock) for 1,560 million Euros. 3i and Allianz Capital are to hold 40% of the capital and the DSR 20%. The sale is subject to agreements of the Finance Committed of the Danish parliament, the board of DB AG, the German ministry responsible for transport, and the European competition commission.
