New Markets
Friday, 7/10, 07:37 AM
Apollo Gatecrashes the easyJet Takeover With a £5.7 Billion Bid
- A takeover fight has broken out over easyJet.
- The US private-equity firm Apollo has gatecrashed a deal the budget airline had provisionally agreed with rival Castlelake, offering about £5.7 billion, or 715 pence a share, and easyJet's board has switched its backing to the higher bid.
- The shares jumped around 14%.