EasyJet Agrees to £5.7bn Takeover by US Private Equity Firm
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Kenton Jarvi, CEO of EasyJet, has advanced that the purchase of Apollo Global Management to acquire the British low cost for £5.7 billion (€6.725 million) will be completed next year in 2027. "I see no real obstacle on the part of the shareholders, that's what they have told me", ... Continue reading "EasyJet plans to complete in 2027 its sale to Apollo for €6.7 billion"
Easyjet CEO Kenton Jarvis expects the acquisition to be completed by US financial investor Apollo at the beginning of 2027. Meanwhile, there is a change of course in the financing of the billion-dollar deal.
easyJet says Apollo takeover on track for early 2027
easyJet Group expects its GBP5.7 billion pound (USD7.5 million) takeover by US private equity firm Apollo Global Management to be finalised early 2027, CEO Kenton Jarvis said in a Bloomberg interview on the sidelines of the Airlines for Europe meeting in Brussels on October 8, 2026. "I don't see a real barrier from shareholder sentiment," Jarvis said, adding the airline would have to "wait and see" about the regulatory approval. Apollo agreed in…
Apollo’s £5.7bn easyJet takeover expected to close early next year
Apollo Global Management’s proposed £5.7bn acquisition of EasyJet remains on course to complete in early 2027, according a report by Bloomberg citing comments from the airline’s chief executive, Kenton Jarvis, although regulatory approval is still outstanding.
The US fund agreed in August to take over the British airline after imposing itself on Castlelake.
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