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Bidding war emerges as easyJet agrees £5.7bn takeover by Apollo

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 10 Jul 2026

(Sharecast News) - A bidding war emerged on Friday as EasyJet said it has agreed to be taken over by private equity firm Apollo in a £5.7bn deal which trumps an earlier proposal by Castlelake.
The budget airline announced on Monday that it was ready to accept a sweetened £5.5bn takeover...

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