Tavistock is pleased to have advised Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder and major shareholder of easyJet and creator and owner of the easy family of brands, on the recommended £5.7 billion acquisition of easyJet plc by Apollo Capital Management.

Sir Stelios and his family, easyJet’s largest shareholder with approximately 15.31% of the existing issued share capital, have undertaken to roll over their shareholding as part of the transaction.

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