Israeli-Russian businessman Dr. David Sapir has recruited a major Israeli figure to act as his senior advisor in his bid to buy a controlling stake in El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL). Adv. Eyal Gabay is an economist and former director general of the Prime Minister's Office and served as head of the Government Companies Authority during the privatization of El Al.
Sapir and Gabay met with Government Companies Authority head Yaakov Kvint today to present their request for a permit to buy control in the financially troubled airline. Also at the meeting in Sapir's entourage were Advs. Shimshon Chen and Lior Shaby, media strategist Merav Lapidot and representative from the Fahn Kanne Grant Thornton Israel accountancy firm.
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