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The Corner has a team of on-the-ground reporters in capital cities ranging from New York to Beijing. Their stories are edited by the teams at the Spanish magazine Consejeros (for members of companies’ boards of directors) and at the stock market news site Consenso Del Mercado (market consensus). They have worked in economics and communication for over 25 years.
Técnicas Reunidas 2

Companies, Relevant News Item 20th August 2024

Técnicas Reunidas successfully develops technologies with critical raw materials and rare earths

Link Securities | Técnicas Reunidas (TRE) has announced that it has successfully developed proprietary technologies in two areas that are currently of great strategic and geopolitical importance: critical raw materials and rare earths, according to the Bolsamanía portal. In addition, TRE has other proprietary technological developments in fields that are fundamental to the energy transition, such as carbon capture, green hydrogen production, the circular economy and biorefining. The company carries…

Fluidra piscina

Companies, Ibex 20th August 2024

Fluidra announces agreement to acquire Australia’s leading filtration systems manufacturer Chadson Engineering

Link Securities | Spanish company Fluidra (FDR), which specialises in connected pool and wellness equipment and solutions, announced on Monday an agreement to acquire Chadson Engineering, a leading designer and manufacturer of granular and regenerative filtration systems. This acquisition complements Fluidra’ s commercial pool product offering and enhances its ability to offer a wide range of solutions to customers in the Asia-Pacific region. With over 50 years’ experience and based…

Abertis reorders its shareholder's debt through its dividend policy

Companies, Ibex 20th August 2024

Abertis (ACS) awarded concession of Chile’s Ruta 5 motorway, investment of around €1,000m needed

Banc Sabadell | Abertis (~46% ACS (ACS) net minority interests and 15% of our P.O.) announced that it has been awarded the concession for the Ruta 5 Santiago-Los Vilos highway (Chile), a 223 km highway connecting the capital (Santiago) with the coastal/tourist area of Los Vilos. This is an asset that has been operating for more than 20 years (brownfield) and links the Autopista Central with the Autopista de Los…

exportaciones comercio viajes 1

European economy, In Europe, Relevant News Item 20th August 2024

Eurozone trade surplus rises to €22.3 billion in June

Link Securities | According to Eurostat data, the Eurozone’s trade surplus rose to €22.3 billion in June, exceeding analysts’ consensus forecast of €13.3 billion and also surpassing the €18 billion surplus in the same month last year. Imports decreased by 8.6% year-on-year to €214 billion, mainly due to lower purchases of manufactured goods (-11.0%); transport equipment and machinery (-11.0%); mineral fuels, lubricants and related products (-9.1%); and chemicals (-6.8%). Meanwhile,…

acciona canada

Companies, Ibex 20th August 2024

ACS and Acciona win motorway in US for almost €10 billion

Intermoney | ACS (Buy, PO 46 €) and Acciona (Buy, PO 200 €) have been awarded, together with the Meridian fund, the SR400 toll road, which will be located in the vicinity of Atlanta (United States), according to the newspaper El Confidencial. With an investment of approximately €9.8 billion, the project has a construction period of approximately 5.5 years with an operation and maintenance period of a further 50 years….

Sacyr

Companies, Ibex 19th August 2024

Sacyr, Acciona and Plenary Americas consortium closes financing for construction of Calcasieu River Bridge

Link Securities | The Calcasieu Bridge Partners (CBP) consortium, formed by Sacyr (SCYR), Acciona (ANA) and Plenary Americas, has reached financial closure for the design, construction, operation and maintenance for 50 years of the bridge over the Calcasieu River, part of the Interstate Highway (I-10), in Louisiana (USA), according to Expansión newspaper. According to Efe, the financing includes a tax-exempt private activity bond issue for an amount of $1.333 billion…

naturgy eolica

Companies, Ibex, Markets 19th August 2024

Buy Naturgy: improving environment, high dividend yields and attractive multiples

Bankinter | Despite a less favourable environment for gas and electricity prices, Naturgy has been able to maintain its H1 results at a similar level to last year thanks to the better contribution of the regulated network activity, new investments in renewables and the improvement of the marketing margin. For the full year, the management team expects to achieve an EBITDA of over €5.3bn and a Net Profit Restated of…

RheinMetall

Companies, In Europe, Markets 19th August 2024

Rheinmetall continues to offer an attractive entry point: Overweight, P. O. €666/share

Morgan Stanley | The company has announced the acquisition of Loc Performance (US vehicle supplier) for an EV of $950m. With less than 5% of sales coming from the US, Marie-Ange Riggio (analyst) sees the move as a strategic expansion to add exposure to a larger and more stable market, thus reinforcing the company’s long-term investment thesis, as it would increase production capacity in the US, opening the door to…

EON

Companies, In Europe, Markets 19th August 2024

E.ON maintains guidance for this year and 2028 Strategic Plan: network investments to drive medium-term growth

Bankinter: E.ON maintains guidance for the year and 2028 targets. Investments in networks will drive medium-term growth. Buy. Key figures compared to consensus: Adjusted EBITDA €4,868m (-14%) versus €4,856m est; Adjusted EBITDA €1,754m (-24%) versus €1,790m est; Net Debt €40,829m versus €37,691m in December 2023. The management team reiterates 2024 guidance and 2028 targets. Opinion of Bankinter’s analysis team: Results meet estimates and the management team reiterates the guidance for…