Budget Carrier easyJet Agrees to $7.68 Billion Takeover by Apollo - WSJ

Budget Carrier easyJet Agrees to $7.68 Billion Takeover by Apollo  WSJ

EasyJet agrees $7.7 billion takeover by Apollo as Castlelake walks away  Reuters

The move will see the US firm, which also owns Wagamama-owner The Restaurant Group, pay shareholders 715p per share for the business.

The move will see the US firm, which also owns Wagamama-owner The Restaurant Group, pay shareholders 715p per share for the business.

The move will see the US firm, which also owns Wagamama-owner The Restaurant Group, pay shareholders 715p per share for the business.

Two US private capital groups had vied to buy low-cost carrier

Two US private capital groups had vied to buy low-cost carrier

The no-frills carrier agrees to be bought by US firm Apollo after a rival suitor drops out.

EasyJet shares tumbled Thursday after Castlelake said it would not be bidding for the U.K. airline.

Easyjet is set to be taken over by private equity giant Apollo after its main rival pulled out of a long-running bidding war for the budget airline.

Apollo has moved one step closer to taking control of Easyjet after rival bidder Castlelake pulled out of the bidding process. The American private equity juggernaut said on Thursday it did “not intend to make an offer” for the low-cost airline, bringing an end to a takeover tussle between the two investors. “Castlelak

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