By Chris Wack

 

Latam Airlines Group SA (LTM) shares rose 44% to $13 premarket after entering a strategic partnership with Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL).

Delta is buying a 20% stake in Latam Airlines and investing $350 million in the Chilean airline.

Latam said the deal will reduce its forecasted debt by more than $2 billion by 2025. Delta expects the deal to be accretive to per-share earnings over the next two years.

 

Write to Chris Wack at chris.wack@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 27, 2019 06:58 ET (10:58 GMT)

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