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Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance in line for nearly £60m in fees for Apollo-easyJet deal

Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance in line for nearly £60m in fees for Apollo-easyJet deal

Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance are due to receive a total of up to £57.1m in legal fees for advising on easyJet’s takeover by Apollo Management earlier this year.

The deal, announced in the summer, saw Apollo make a takeover bid for the budget airline after easyJet had agreed on a deal with Castlelake.

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