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Financial Times - CompaniesNews report · Aug 6, 4:51 PM
Easy Jet agrees to £5.7bn Apollo takeover as Castlelake backs away
Two US private capital groups had vied to buy low-cost carrier in months-long battle
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Easy Jet agrees to £5.7bn Apollo takeover as Castlelake backs away
BBC World and Wall Street Journal describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Two US private capital groups had vied to buy low-cost carrier in months-long battle.
The headline split Financial Times - Companies frames it as "Easy Jet agrees to £5.7bn Apollo takeover as Castlelake backs away". BBC World frames it as "Easy Jet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm".
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EuronewsNews report · Aug 6, 5:40 PM
Budget carrier easy Jet confirms €6.6 billion takeover by US private equity firm
Easy Jet 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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Wall Street JournalNews report · Aug 6, 5:15 PM
Apollo to Buy European Budget Airline easy Jet for $7.7 Billion
The deal for the British airline caps a weekslong bidding war with American private equity and aircraft leasing group Castlelake.
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BBC WorldNews report · Aug 6, 4:35 PM
Easy Jet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm
The no-frills carrier agrees to be bought by US firm Apollo after a rival suitor drops out.
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