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easyJet agrees in principle to Castlelake’s fifth takeover offer at €3.90 per share

easyJet has agreed in principle to a fifth takeover offer from Castlelake LP at €3.90 per share in cash, valuing the deal at €3.52 billion, the companies said. The move follows a period of renewed U.S. interest in easyJet and the carrier’s earlier board response to opportunistic approaches.

Discovered 2026-07-05T09:44:18.478242-07:00 | 2026-07-05T09:44:18.478242-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • easyJet’s agreement in principle to Castlelake’s €3.90-per-share cash offer advances a potential change of control, with reported implied value of €3.52 billion.
  • The decision escalates the sequence of Castlelake takeover attempts, building on the prior round of overtures described in easyJet rebuffs Castlelake takeover overtures as U.S. bid interest surfaces.
  • For investors and airline strategists, the shift from board consideration toward an “in principle” stance increases the likelihood of deal-based capital and ownership impacts across the UK/Europe LCC landscape.

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2026-07-05T09:44:18.478242-07:00
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