Alphavalue / Divacons | US fund Lone Star, which owns 75% of Novo Banco, formally received takeover offers from both Caixabank and French banking group BPCE. In addition to the buyout offers, Lone Star is also considering the possibility of selling part of its stake through an IPO of Novo Banco in the future. There had been speculation that the value of the Portuguese bank could be between €5.5 billion…
Bankinter | Telefónica is hiring a financial advisor to evaluate possible acquisitions in Europe. One of the companies being considered is Vodafone Spain. Bankinter analysis team’s view: The operation could be interesting to reduce the competitive intensity in Spain, where the market would be dominated by three operators instead of four, but its execution would be complex and would take time. Telefónica would have to assess well the synergies and…
Bankinter | The German government has approved a tax relief package worth €46 billion (11% of GDP), which will need to be ratified by parliament. The stimulus includes a corporate tax cut of 1% a year from 2028 (to 25% from the current 30%) and deductions for the purchase of new machinery and other equipment. The Houses could pass it by the end of the summer. Bankinter analysis team’s view:…
Banc Sabadell: Trump will impose an additional 25% tariff on steel imports which would leave the tariff burden on these products at 50%. Assessment: Negative news given that we understand that although at first the company stated that the impact of the tariffs could be positive, the fall in the dollar, together with the fall in demand linked to the uncertainty, would be weighing on the business. Thus, despite its…
Link Securities | Investment in Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (Central Communication Port) project includes the construction of a new international airport on the outskirts of Warsaw and the development of a large high-speed rail network connecting the facility with major Polish cities, according to the newspaper Expansión. The investment in this programme amounts to around €30 billion, of which €1.2 billion will go towards the construction of a large airport…
Intermoney | The German media Spiegel published a report on Monday in which they mentioned that Brussels is considering imposing some kind of measure on arms giants to prevent billions of euros of public money being invested from ending up directly in the pockets of shareholders. These measures could range from taxes on extraordinary profits to partial nationalisations of the companies or stricter contracts with fixed prices. The German company…
Bankinter | Chega overtook the Socialist Party (PS) and, after the votes of emigrants in the legislative elections were counted, became the second political force with the most deputies in Parliament. The party led by André Ventura, which won in the two emigrant districts – Europe and Outside Europe – will elect two more deputies and will have 60 representatives in Parliament, two more than the PS, which has 58….
Link Securities | According to the monthly report published by the ECB, average inflation expectations in the Eurozone for the next 12 months rose in April for the second consecutive month to 3.1% and from 2.9% in March, standing at its highest level since February 2024. Inflation expectations for the next three years remained unchanged in April at 2.5%, while inflation expectations for the next five years stood at 2.1%…
Link Securities | The European Commission (EC) is prepared to take the Spanish government to the EU Court of Justice if it dares to block a major EU banking operation worth €15 billion, such as BBVA’s attempt to take over Banco Sabadell. “In that case, we would not hesitate to go to the Court,” Commission sources told this newspaper when asked what their response would be if the Minister for…
Renta 4 | The company has informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that it has been awarded a contract with FlixTrain, a subsidiary of the global travel technology company Flix SE, for the supply and maintenance for 15 years of up to 65 Talgo 230 trainsets. The contract value amounts to €2.4 billion, with the scope of the first order being 30 trains and maintenance for 15 years for…