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The Latest Breaking News from Stelios HajiIoannou

What should EasyJet shareholders do now after takeover bid is confirmed?

There remains a gap between the current share price and the eventual buying price

The Independent UK

EasyJet to be sold to US private-equity firm in £5.7bn deal

Apollo pledges not to cut jobs for at least a year

The Independent UK

Budget carrier easyJet confirms €6.6 billion takeover by US private equity firm

EasyJet was founded by British-Cypriot entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995 as a no-frills airline offering low-cost fares to destinations across Europe.

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EasyJet set for £5.7bn Apollo takeover after rival bidder walks away

The move will see the US firm, which also owns Wagamama-owner The Restaurant Group, pay shareholders 715p per share for the business.

Evening Standard

Two bidders are better than one. But easyJet’s exit is depressing for the London market

Once again a mispriced share price created opening for US raiders to rush in

The Guardian - UK

EasyJet shares soar by 13% after it accepts takeover bid from US firm

The London Stock Exchange is set to lose another firm, snapped up by private equity

The Independent UK

EasyJet shares reveal deal risk as $7.3 billion takeover advances

EasyJet shares surged after agreeing in principle to a £5.5 billion takeover by Castlelake, though the stock remained below the offer price amid concerns over EU ownership rules and deal structure. Analysts flagged regulatory and shareholder approval risks, while the bidder must formalise its offer by August 3.

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EasyJet shares surge as £5.5bn US buyout bid reaches final stages

EasyJet shares jumped more than 10 per cent in early trading on Monday as bid moved closed to completion

The Independent UK

EasyJet shares surge after reaching outline £5.5bn buyout proposal from US firm

The budget airline said it would be ‘minded’ to accept Castlelake’s higher approach worth £6.90 a share.

Evening Standard

EasyJet bidder is still offering less than a full ticket

Castlelake’s offer does not feel close to a knockout price – and it still needs to get shareholders (and Stelios) onboard

The Guardian - UK

EasyJet says US takeover bid would be ‘highly opportunistic’

Airline’s shares hit highest level in three months as investment group Castlelake says it is considering offer

The Guardian - UK

EasyJet turns 30: How the €33 flight has revolutionised European travel

EasyJet has marked the 30th anniversary of its first flight by operating another on the same route, staffed entirely by crew turning 30 this month.

Euronews

As Britain’s biggest budget airline turns 30, what did easyJet ever do for us?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Captain of first-ever easyJet flight was on secondment from British Airways

The Independent UK

EasyJet shares jump after report of potential takeover bid

Investors including MSC consider offer, with options ranging from majority stake to full control, report says

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The Independent UK

If Ryanair didn’t exist, would you have to invent it?

The Man Who Pays His Way: What did Europe’s biggest budget airline ever do for us?

The Guardian - UK

Founder of easyJet takes punt on gambling with launch of EasyBet

Exclusive: website is joint-venture with offshore firm that had its gambling licence temporarily suspended in 2020

The Independent UK

EasyJet loses High Court ‘easy’ trademark battle

The group had taken legal action against easyfundraising, claiming it had infringed various trademarks

The Guardian - UK

Battle over Easy trademark puts fundraising site under scrutiny by Charity Commission

Easyfundraising has been accused by easyJet’s founder of misleading the public by adopting a ‘charity guise’ to market a profitable company

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The Guardian - UK

EasyJetwash owner agrees to pay out in trademark row

Patio cleaner in Staffordshire will pay 'significant damages and legal costs’ to group behind easyJet brand

The Independent UK

‘I decided screw it, let’s give it a go’: Richard Branson says airlines were ‘abysmal’ when he started Virgin

Exclusive: In 1984, the Virgin Atlantic founder wondered: ‘will we last more than three or four years?’

The Guardian - UK

It’s a Hard Life for band changing their name after objection from easyGroup

British indie band no longer known as Easy Life after saying they did not have money to defend lawsuit

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easySIM offers reliable tier 1 coverage across more than 150 countries, with a support team that’s both helpful and efficient.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s for the judge to decide’: Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s battle to defend his Easy brand

The tycoon behind the low-cost franchise is ever vigilant for companies he suspects of infringing his intellectual property

Evening Standard

Who owns easyJet and who is the founder? Company announces new planes, and dividends after big profits

The airline currently operates about 330 aircraft

Fortune

easyJet owner orders band Easy Life to change name, calls members brand thieves

The airline has a long history of going after what it calls "brand thieves," who it claims use the easy name for financial game.

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