Hoeksema: Midwest CEO expects smooth finish to TPG Capital deal

Midwest Airlines CEO Tim Hoeksema said he expects TPG Capital’s buyout of the company to raise no anti-trust concerns and be closed by the end of the year.

Before a group of Milwaukee Rotarians Tuesday, Hoeksema described the nine-month battle to defend Midwest from a takeover by AirTran Airways as intense, straining, expensive and at times, “hostile with a capital ‘H.’”

“In many ways, the saga of the last nine months was about preserving our culture and our values,” Hoeksema said.

He described the support the airline received from the community as “absolutely overwhelming and amazing.”