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• Clement Charpentreau
Apollo Global Management will acquire easyJet for £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion), offering £7.15 per share in cash after rival suitor Castlelake withdrew. The transaction ends a competitive pursuit of the U.K. budget carrier and could reshape ownership dynamics in Europe’s highly competitive low-cost airline market.
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Apollo Global Management will acquire easyJet for £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion), offering £7.15 per share in cash after rival suitor Castlelake withdrew. The transaction ends a competitive pursuit of the U.K. budget carrier and could reshape ownership dynamics in Europe’s highly competitive low-cost airline market.
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