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US firm goes public with £4.7bn proposal to buy easyJet after earlier bids rejected

The Guardian · Jun 22, 2026, 11:10 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Investment company Castlelake made bid public for shareholders to evaluate but carrier describes offer as ‘cheap’Business live – latest updates The US investment firm trying to buy easy Jet 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 all-cash offer of 625p a share, valuing easy Jet at just over £4.7bn, had been rejected by the airline’s board on Sunday, after previous offers at 560p and 600p. Continue reading...

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