US firm goes public with £4.7bn proposal to buy easyJet after earlier bids rejected
EasyJet is Europe’s second-biggest low-cost airline, behind Ryanair. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEasyJet is Europe’s second-biggest low-cost airline, behind Ryanair. This rule still applies to easyJet, even after Brexit.The company said it had partnered with Peter Bellew, a former chief operating officer at Riyadh Air, easyJet and Ryanair, and the former chief executive of Malaysia Airlines.
- ▪EasyJet is Europe’s second-biggest low-cost airline, behind Ryanair.
- ▪Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEasyJet is Europe’s second-biggest low-cost airline, behind Ryanair.
- ▪This rule still applies to easyJet, even after Brexit.The company said it had partnered with Peter Bellew, a former chief operating officer at Riyadh Air, easyJet and Ryanair, and the former chief executive of Malaysia Airlines.
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EasyJet is Europe’s second-biggest low-cost airline, behind Ryanair. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEasyJet is Europe’s second-biggest low-cost airline, behind Ryanair. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty ImageseasyJetUS firm goes public with £4.7bn proposal to buy easyJet after earlier bids rejectedInvestment company Castlelake made bid public for shareholders to evaluate but carrier describes offer as ‘cheap’ Business live – latest updates Mark SweneyMon 22 Jun 2026 07.10 EDTFirst published on Mon 22 Jun 2026 03.31 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US investment firm trying to buy easyJet has gone public with its latest £4.7bn takeover proposal for the budget airline, its third and latest offer to be rejected.Castlelake said on Monday that an…
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