Articles by Judith Macinnes

Indra Tecnocom

The Government would have proposed to Telefónica and La Caixa that they enter Indra’s capital to form a core shareholding

Bankinter | After the announcement on February 22 that SEPI had acquired an additional 10% of Indra’s capital, raising its holding to 28%, the government would have proposed to Telefónica and Criteria Caixa that they acquire a stake. The aim would be to form a core shareholding in the defence systems company. Moncloa would have proposed to Telefónica and Criteria Caixa that they each buy 5-10% of Indra’s capital. Neither…


Cellnex

Cellnex will have to sell 1,000 towers to satisfy UK regulator

Renta 4 | 1-. The UK Competition regulator, the CMA, has given the green light to Cellnex’s purchase of 6,000 towers from Hutchinson in the region. The deal is subject to the Spanish firm’s sale of 1,000 sites which overlap geographically with those of Hutchinson. 2-. From what we can glean from the communication, the 1,000 sites which will be subject to being sold off correspond to part of the…


Acciona

Ferrovial, Acciona win AVE (Murcia-Almería) contract worth €171 M

Intermoney | Ferrovial (FER) (Hold, Target Price 24 euros/share) and Acciona (ANA) (Buy, Target Price 200 euros/share) have won a contract to build part of the AVE between Lorca (Murcia) and Pulpí (Almeria). The project will require an investment of 171 million euros, according to the Expansión newspaper. The work will consist in completing the 31 kilometres double track platform, as well as a tunnel, ten viaducts and 28 structures of…


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Risk premium on oil prices due to Ukraine is unlikely to disappear: Repsol, sector top pick in the Iberian region

Morgan Stanley | The risk premium on oil prices due to the Ukraine is unlikely to disappear. The scarcity of supply means that any little disruption fuels hikes in prices. We raise the estimate on Brent for Q2’22 to 110 dollars with a bull case of 125 dollars. The weighting on global GDP of oil consumption is increasing to 4% and was 4.5-5% during 2011-2014, when the demand for oil continued…


Air Europa

IAG recognises that Globalia is negotiating the sale of Air Europa with other airlines; confirms it is not looking for alternative investments

Link Securities | The CEO of IAG, Luis Gallego, still left the door open to reaching an agreement with Globalia for the acquisition of Air Europa. However, he also recognises that the Hidalgo family holding is negotiating with other airlines, according to Cinco Dias. He acknowledged this in a meeting with the press after IAG’s results presentation. “This is a strategic purchase for Iberia and IAG, as well as for Spain…


Stock Markets

Stock markets’ performance in previous times of war suggests there are usually slumps of short duration

Diego Fernández Elices (A&G) | Russia’s determination to go all the way leads us to expect there will not be a quick solution to a complex situation. It will continue to fuel volatility and NATO’s reaction will be particularly relevant. The stock markets’ performance during military conflicts in the past suggest that there are usually periods of slumps which are of short duration. Then a few months later, the markets…


Meliá

Meliá Becomes The Second Biggest Hotel Operator In Vietnam, With A Total Of 24 Hotels And 6,900 Rooms

Intermoney | Meliá Hotels International will become one of the big hotel brands in Vietnam, thanks to a new alliance with the country’s largest domestic hotel owner Vinpearl. As a result of the agreement, the Spanish hotel group will take over management of 12 hotels and resorts in the main destinations spread throughout the country. These are already operational and will be incorporated into the portfolio during the year. With…


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S&P puts Naturgy on credit watch negative: the firm’s split raises doubts over the shareholder structure and the financial policy of the new companies

Santander Corporate & Investment | S&P has put Naturgy Energy Group (Baa2e, BBB*-, BBBe) on credit watch negative. The decision comes in the wake of Naturgy’s announcement on February 10 that it will split into two groups (NetworksCo and MarketsCo). The ratings agency considers that this third strategy change by Naturgy in 18 months indicates that “the governance is inferior to the average and that the company is totally focused…


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A valuation of €3 billion is being put on Repsol’s renewables arm (15x Ebitda)

Renta 4 | The official period for JP Morgan to receive non-binding offers for up to 25% of the capital finished on February 7, after a book was drawn up where the perimeter of the renewable subsidiary’s assets were finalised. Two combined cycle plants with some 1.600 MW have been excluded. Repsol (REP) has 700 MW in operation in hydroelectric plants, which it inherited from Viesgo, after it bought a…


Ferrovial

Ferrovial could earmark $1 Bn to build the new terminal at JFK airport

Renta 4 | Ferrovial, along with its partner Carlyle, could invest 1 billion dollars (approximately 880 million euros and accounting for 7% of the group’s construction portfolio) to build the new terminal at New York’s JFK airport. The concession period would last until 2060 and Ferrovial-Carlyle would hold 51%, according to the news. Valuation: Positive news, both at the quantative level (the size of the project) and the qualitative level (the…