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US private equity firm Apollo enters bidding war for easyJet with £5.7bn offer

Briefing desk at Markets Brief (2026-07-10): Nils Pratley: two bidders are better than one The board of easyJet has given the green light to a possible £5.7bn offer from the US private equity firm… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

US private equity firm Apollo enters bidding war for easyJet with £5.7bn offer

The board of easyJet has given the green light to a possible £5.7bn offer from the US private equity firm Apollo, as the low-cost airline becomes the subject of a surprise bidding war.

The company’s board said on Friday that it was “minded to recommend” the potential all-cash offer, which values the business at £7.15 a share, to shareholders.

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