Alphavalue / Divacons | The Spanish-British airline confirmed yesterday in a note sent to the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that it has completed the share buyback programme it announced on 1 July. In execution of this programme, the company has acquired a total of 27,064,575 shares, representing 0.5% of IAG’s share capital as of yesterday, said Nicholas Cadbury, chief financial and sustainability officer. The purpose of this programme…

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | Iberia is finalising the Air Europa route divestment package it will submit to Brussels to resolve supply-side constraints and obtain EU regulatory approval for the purchase of Globalia’s airline. On the other hand, the Irish fund Helikon Investments has notified the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) of its entry into the capital of the Spanish-British airline (>3%) through the acquisition of several swaps that place it as an…

Link Securities | IAG (IAG) has repaid €3,271 million of debt loans that its various airlines signed between 2020 and 2021, which matured between 2024 and 2026, according to Expansión newspaper. The average cost of these loans stood at 9%, compared to the 4.5% – 5.25% that is currently the price of money in Europe and the UK. With the flow of income normalised, thanks to the increase in demand,…

Banc Sabadell: The European Commission (EC) would see significant competition problems in the purchase of Air Europa by IAG (IAG), much more than in 2019, when the operation was initially considered, due to the greater weight of the Spanish market since then. It should be recalled that the EC communicated at the end of January that it was initiating a detailed investigation (phase II) into the proposed acquisition of Air…

Link Securities| The holding company IAG plans to invest €6 billion in Spain over the next five years to renew its fleet and advance its commitment to decarbonisation, Expansión newspaper reported on Friday. This is one of the messages conveyed by the airline group’s CEO, Luis Gallego, to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at their meeting in La Moncloa. IAG has already invested another €5 billion in the last five years….