The £5.5bn Bet on Orange: Inside Castlelake's easyJet Takeover

US aviation-finance specialist Castlelake has agreed a £5.5bn ($7.3bn) deal to take easyJet private. We unpack who Castlelake is, the sum-of-the-parts case, the 49/51 EU ownership structure, the completion risks, and whether the airline gets optimised or broken up.