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Banque Populaire Caisse d’Épargne acquires a 7% stake in Banco Sabadell

Banque Populaire Caisse d’Épargne (BPCE) has acquired a stake equivalent to approximately 7% of the share capital of Banco Sabadell (SAB) through market purchases and financial instruments, thus becoming a strategic shareholder of the Spanish entity. Both parties emphasize the friendly nature of the transaction and BPCE’s intention to maintain its investment in a stable, long-term manner. The French group does not plan to increase its stake above 9.9%. BPCE,…


Indra fachada

Indra acquires 30% of TRC, with an option for 100% in two years

The amount of the transaction has not been disclosed, although unofficial sources point to a company valuation of under 100 million euros. In addition to the initial 30% acquisition, Indra has agreed on an option to increase its stake up to 100% of the share capital over the next two years. Bankinter Analysis Team’s View: Limited impact. The amount of the operation has not been published, but, a priori, it…


Banco Santander

Santander increases 2026 interim cash dividend by 10% to 12.7 cents

Banco Santander will pay an interim cash dividend against 2026 earnings of 12.7 euro cents per share, representing a 10% increase compared to the interim dividend paid last year. The dividend will be paid on November 2, 2026. This meets, and even exceeds, the forecasts made by Executive Chair Ana Botín at the annual general shareholders’ meeting. Approved this Tuesday by the bank’s board of directors, total shareholder remuneration against…


Sabadellok

Banco Sabadell has already repurchased more than 6% of its share capital this year

Banco Sabadell informed the CNMV that the amount paid for the shares repurchased up to September 25, 2026 under the Buyback Program amounts to EUR 220,875,483.01, representing approximately 66.73% of the maximum monetary amount of the Buyback Program, leaving approximately 33.27% of said amount pending execution. The total number of shares purchased under the current Buyback Program stands at 61,688,792 shares (representing 1.29% of the current share capital). With these…


Airbus nuevo

AIRBUS Recalls 250 A321 Aircraft

According to a report by “The Air Current,” AIRBUS has warned its customers about a quality defect detected in the fuselage structure of its A321neo aircraft. The issue affects approximately 500 aircraft from the European manufacturer—250 already delivered and another 250 currently in production or awaiting delivery—though it poses no safety risk. The company discovered a “deviation” in the surface coating applied to structural components known as stringers located in…


parques-reunidos

EQT puts Parques Reunidos up for sale for over 1.7 billion euros

The Swedish private equity firm EQT has hired JPMorgan to proceed with the sale of Parques Reunidos, the Spanish group that controls, among others, the Parque de Atracciones de Madrid and Parque Warner. The transaction is valued at around 1.7 billion euros, as revealed by the newspaper Expansión. EQT holds a 52% stake in Parques Reunidos, Corporación Financiera Alba (the March family) owns 25%, and GBL holds 23%. Parques Reunidos…


photovoltaic energy in Spain

Photovoltaic Bubble Bursts as the Sector Tries to Negotiate a Debt Moratorium with the Government

Yesterday, Enerside, a Catalan photovoltaic company, filed for bankruptcy. With less than €6 million in revenue and over €60 million in debt, it is not an isolated case. The bursting of the photovoltaic bubble has left solar plant developers in Spain—a community of nearly a thousand companies of varying sizes—facing severe financial distress, with over 15% of the solar fleet at risk of insolvency due to an inability to service…


iberdrola offshore

Iberdrola seeks partner for offshore wind in the North Sea

IBERDROLA (IBE) plans to launch, in the coming weeks, the process of finding a partner to take a 49% stake in East Anglia Two, one of its major offshore wind projects in British waters of the North Sea. East Anglia Two is one of the largest transactions slated to hit the renewable energy sector in the second half of the year and is valued at around EUR 5,000 million. IBE…


ercros

ERCROS Ceases Trading on the Stock Exchange

The governing bodies of the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, and Valencia Stock Exchanges report that, in accordance with the resolution adopted by the CNMV on September 16, 2026, and pursuant to Article 10.7 of Royal Decree 1066/2007, of July 27, on the regime for public takeover bids, and following the settlement of transactions regarding the delisting tender offer for shares of ERCROS (ECR) made by Bondalti Ibérica, S.L.U., 91,436,199 shares of…


Tecnic

Técnicas Reunidas Wins a 120 Million Award in the London Court of Arbitration

The arbitral award issued by the London Court of Arbitration on September 7 orders MGT Teesside Ltd (MGT) to pay the consortium formed by Técnicas Reunidas (TRE) (73%) and Samsung (27%) the net amount of EUR 120 million, bringing to an end an arbitration filed by the consortium in 2021 against its client for contract termination and the execution of performance bonds. Additionally, regarding the Sitra Refinery project for Bapco,…