Shares in EasyJet rose about 3.1% in afternoon trade in London on Thursday after the U.S. private equity firm Castlelake said it had pulled the plug on plans to buy the U.K. budget airline, clearing ...

UPDATE 3-EasyJet agrees $7.7 billion takeover by Apollo as Castlelake walks away ...

Apollo Global Management on Thursday agreed to buy EasyJet for around $7.7 billion, beating out private equity rival Castlelake. Why it matters: EasyJet is one of Europe's largest airlines, and its ...

No-frills airline EasyJet has agreed to be taken over in a £5.7bn deal by US firm Apollo after a rival bidder dropped out. The takeover was agreed after US investment firm Castlelake, which had made a ...

No-frills airline EasyJet says it has agreed in principle to a £5.7bn takeover proposal from US firm Apollo Global Management - just days after accepting an offer from a rival suitor. The carrier said ...

Apollo Global Management looks set to take to the skies. The private-equity group on Thursday agreed a deal to buy British budget airline easyJet for the equivalent of roughly $7.7 billion, prevailing ...

The EasyJet board said today it was no longer minded to recommend Castlelake's proposal of £6.90 per share US investment firm Apollo Global Management today launched a £5.7 billion bid for EasyJet, ...

EasyJet has agreed to a £5.7 billion (US$7.67 billion) takeover by US private equity firm Apollo Global Management after rival bidder Castlelake announced on Thursday that it would no longer pursue ...

Apollo Global has agreed to buy easyJet in a deal that values the European ​budget airline at about £5.70 billion ($7.7 billion), the companies said on Thursday, as rival suitor Castlelake abandoned ...

EasyJet has agreed to a deal to sell the airline for around £5.7bn ($7.7bn) to a US-based investment firm.