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OHLA to modernise Brno North thermal power plant in Czechia for around €100 million

Link Securities | The construction company OHLA has been awarded a contract in the Czech Republic valued at around €100 million to modernise the Brno North thermal power plant, one of the largest renewable energy projects announced this year in the country, Europa Press reported yesterday. The scope of the contract, awarded by the state-owned company Teplárny Brno, consists of modernising part of the plant for the combined production of…


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TCI further increases its stake in Ferrovial to 8% of its share capital

Alphavalue / Divacons | The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) continues to strengthen its stake in the Spanish construction company and now holds 8% of its share capital. According to CNMV records, last Wednesday, one day before the Ferrovial General Shareholders’ Meeting, the fund acquired another package of shares with a current market value of close to €200 million. On the other hand, the construction, services and concessions company appointed Banco…


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Tesla prepares Shanghai factory to manufacture energy storage batteries to prevent power outages

Singular Bank | Tesla announced last week the construction of a factory in Shanghai where it will produce its Megapack, energy storage batteries used to stabilise power grids and prevent power outages, which it already manufactures at a plant in California (USA). The new plant will have a production capacity of 10,000 units per year and construction will begin in the third quarter of this year. This project will lower…


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Cellnex: green light for the appointment of a director by TCI

Banc Sabadell : The board of Cellnex (CLNX) on 26 April will proceed to appoint a director representing TCI (9.4% of CLNX), probably Jonathan Amouya (TCI partner) as requested by the fund in its letter. It is also expected that an additional independent director will be appointed to restore the number of directors to 11, following the departure of Bertrand Kan and Peter Shore. After the incorporation of the proprietary…


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Aena traffic levels up 0.6% in March, exceed 2019 levels again, reaching 20.1 million passengers

Renta 4 | Aena (AENA) publishes traffic statistics for Spanish airports for March. Although passenger figures slowed slightly compared to January and February, March traffic levels again exceeded (+0.6%) 2019 levels, reaching 20.1 million passengers, thus improving expectations by nearly 10%. Domestic passengers were 4.4% above 2019 (February above +6%), while international passengers were 1.6% below 2019 levels (February flat vs 2019). The number of flights exceeded 2019 levels by…


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Ferrovial AGM to vote today on HQ change, which would be approved by 50% of shareholders; Norges rectifies and will support the proposal

Intermoney: Ferrovial’s Shareholders’ Meeting will debate and vote today on the Board of Directors’ proposal to move its registered office to the Netherlands, in order to be able to list on Wall Street without having to resort to ADRs. The proposal, announced on 28 February, has caused considerable political turmoil. In the event that the measure is approved, shareholders who oppose it could exercise their right of separation by selling…


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FCC Ámbito allies with Iberdrola and Glencore to operate lithium-ion battery recycling factory in Spain and Portugal

Alphavalue / Divacons | FCC Ambito, a subsidiary of FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente, and Iberdrola, through its Perseo Venture Builder programme, will work with Glencore to provide industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling solutions in the Iberian Peninsula through the development of a specialised facility, the three companies announced yesterday. At the factory, whose location is yet to be defined, these energy storage devices could find a second life. Recycling of battery…


Meliá

Meliã expects to improve Easter Week figures by more than 20% compared to 2019

Alphavalue / Divacons | Last week the Spanish hotel chain was very optimistic about what will happen this Easter, in which after the recovery of tourism at international level, Meliã expects to improve the sales data recorded in 2019 by more than 20%. Particularly noteworthy are some national destinations such as the Canary Islands, where hotels have improved their occupancy and reached historic average figures. This was revealed by Meliã’s…


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Spain’s “bad bank” celebrates its tenth anniversary with 40% of its total debt repaid to the state

Alphavalue / Divacons | Sareb has completed a decade since its creation. With the results known since 2022, the entity has already reduced the debt guaranteed by the State by €20,301 million, 40% of the total, so that at the end of 2022 the outstanding debt was €30,481 million. Since 2021, the State took control of the company through the FROB (Spanish Executive Resolution Authority), and its debt has had…


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Airbus not to buy 30% stake in Atos Big Data spin-off: unwilling to invest €1.2bn in company it does not control

Singular Bank | Atos is in the process of splitting itself into an IT services unit and Evidian, which it plans to float this year. The restructuring would give Atos shareholders 70% of Evidian, and Atos plans to sell the remaining stake to finance its own transformation. Many Airbus shareholders commented their disagreement on the potential investment after it was made public last month, as it could be an inefficient…