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BBVA opens door to withdrawing takeover bid for Sabadell after Catalan bank’s board meeting to approve TSB sale to Santander

Link Securities | BBVA (BBVA) has opened the door to withdrawing its hostile takeover bid for Banco Sabadell (SAB) following the extraordinary shareholders’ meetings to be held by the Catalan bank on 6 August to approve the sale of TSB to Santander (SAN) and the subsequent distribution of an extraordinary dividend of €2.5 billion, according to the newspaper Expnasión. ‘There are no guarantees,’ said BBVA CEO Onur Genç in response…


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Iberdrola sells 2.6 GW generation and supply portfolio in Mexico to Cox ABG for $4.2 billion

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The Spanish utility is exiting the Mexican market to finance its €55 billion investment plan through 2031, with a strategic focus on regulated network businesses in the United States and the United Kingdom. On Thursday after the close of trading, the group reached an agreement with Cox ABG for the sale of its 2.6 GW generation and supply portfolio in Mexico for $4.2 billion. The divestment of most…


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Airtificial wins €1.8 million project to design 100% automated assembly line in China

Link Securities | The company announced to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that it has strengthened its presence in Asia with the award of a new high-tech project for one of the world’s top 20 Tier 1 suppliers, the relocation of its headquarters to the Suzhou Industrial Park and the expansion of its operations centre in China. Both milestones, which form part of the activity of its Intelligent Robots…


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Ferrovial generates €540 million net profit, up 30%, in H2 2025 thanks to US and Canadian motorways

Intermoney | The company (Hold, PO €43) published its H1 2025 results yesterday after the close of trading on Wall Street and will hold a conference call today at 3pm. The main figures from the results, together with our forecasts, are shown in the table below. Overall, EBITDA rose 9% to €655 million in 1H25, compared to Intermoney’s 17% estimate, confirming margin improvements in construction, although EBITDA was affected by…


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JP Morgan, Acciona’s third largest shareholder, discloses 3.15% stake worth €300 million

Link Securities | JP Morgan has disclosed a 3.15% stake in Acciona valued at current market prices at around €300 million, according to the records of the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV’), as reported today by elEconomista newspaper. Specifically, the US investment bank crossed this threshold on 23 July and notified the market on Tuesday. This translates into 766,924 shares indirectly and 961,968 shares through financial instruments, in this case…


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Endesa’s results show solid cash generation and allow year guidance to be reiterated

Bankinter | Net profit in line and positive surprise in cash generation. Guidance maintained. 40% of the year’s share buyback programme completed. Key figures compared to market consensus: EBITDA €2.711 billion (up 12%) versus €2.719 billion estimated; Net profit €1.041 billion (up 30%) versus €1.046 billion estimated; Operating cash flow €2.400 billion (up 101%); Net debt €9,900 million versus €9,294 million in December 2024. Maintains guidance for 2025, with EBITDA…


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Iberdrola to hold 20% stake in data centre management joint venture with Echelon

Link Securities | Iberdrola (IBE) has announced an alliance with Irish group Echelon to launch a bid to conquer the data centre market in Spain, according to a report in Monday’s edition of Expansión newspaper. Echelon is owned by the Starwood Capital fund, known in Spain for its major forays into the real estate sector, where it has recently been involved in multimillion-pound deals. The newspaper notes that Iberdrola had…


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Técnicas Reunidas selected alongside Sinopec to design green hydrogen complex in Saudi Arabia

Bankinter | It will be the largest green hydrogen complex in the world. It will be built in Yanbu and its client is ACWA Power (owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund). The first design phase (Feed) includes a facility for the production of 400,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen (with 4GW of installed electrolysis capacity) and its conversion through synthesis cycles to green ammonia, as well as all…


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Sepi considering acquiring Talgo stake ‘without entering into any agreement with third parties’

Banc Sabadell | Sepi (the State Company for Industrial Investments) announced that it is considering acquiring a stake in Talgo (TLGO) ‘without entering into any agreement with third parties’. The transaction could involve a direct equity injection of 10% of the capital at €4.25 per share, with a substantial premium over Thursday’s closing price (43% more). In addition, it could also increase its weighting by subscribing to convertible bonds. Assessment:…


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Belgian operator SNCB confirms CAF as preferred bidder for €1.695-billion contract following challenges from Alstom and Siemens

Intermoney | The Spanish company (Hold, PO €45) announced yesterday to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that Belgian operator SNCB has confirmed its bid as the best of those submitted. Although this confirmation was already known on 28 February, the award was challenged by Alstom and Siemens, arguing that CAF did not have any factories in Belgium, while Alstom has four plants and 1,900 employees in the country. After…