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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maira Butt

EasyJet agrees ‘in principle’ to £5.2bn offer from US investor

EasyJet has agreed in principle to a £5.2bn takeover bid from a US investment firm.

The airline had previously rejected four offers from Castlelake, a private credit company that already holds approximately 2.14 per cent of EasyJet shares, branding its initial interest in the purchase as “highly opportunistic” and accusing it of trying to buy the company “on the cheap”.

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