Bankinter | Credit Agricole (CA) and Banco Santander (SAN) will merge their securities management and custody activities: CACEIS for CA and Santander Securities Services(S3) for SAN (it will contribute 100% of S3 in Spain and 49.99% of its business in Latin America)
Renta4 | ACS is studying the possibility of floating its renewable business. The company, through Cobra (subsidiary of industrial services) counts on a portfolio of assets of 2,000 MW between installed and adjudicated projects, which according to this information could secure a valuation of 2 billion euros.
Ángel Pérez Llamazares (Renta 4) | Caution due to risk factors/ catalysts in short medium term. We raise Aena’s stock O.P. to 150.3 euros.
Bankinter | The company announced in its shareholders´ general assembly yesterday that it would be considering creating a Socimi in Portigal that would be consituted before the end of the year.
Banc Sabadell | We analyse the strategic plan for 2018-19, concluding that its target of average ROE 19-20 of 20% is achievable, given that it would imply post tax profits of around 940 million euros and we forecast that it could best this.
Sabadell | The funds Lone Star and Apollo have demonstrated interest in acquiring 100% of Ferrovial’s services subsidiary. Goldman Sachs distributed the indicative document (teaser) several weeks ago.
Renta 4 | Spanish oil company Repsol published its operational data for Q119. In the first quarter of the year, the price of Brent Crude (63.1$/b) fell -5% yoy and -8% compared to Q418 because of the strong reduction in crude prices since their highs at the beginning of October (-42% until the end of December, although with a subsequent recovery of +28% from the beginning of 2019 until the end of March).
Alphavalue | During the last decade, Banco Santander has successfully diversified constructing a portfolio of low risk/high growth activities. Although it should guarantee the longevity of the group, it has not translated into profits for smaller shareholders.
Bankinter | Iberdrola is preparing a bond issuance in Brazil. The Spanish company’s aim is to secure financing for its Brazilian subsidiary’s new investments. Among these investments, the adjudication of network projects valued at €1.380 billion stands out.
Fitch downgraded Red Eléctrica (REE, A- from A, and elevates the perspective to stable from negative) after the firm’s acquisition of Hispasat. The credit rating agency says that the 2018-2022 strategic plan announced by the group in February “does not support a capital structure consistent with the ‘A’ rating level in the medium term.”