The energy company, which on 15 September will pay a second dividend of 0.40 euros per share, offers electricity at 66 euros/MWh to its customers for three years.
Link Securities | The Ministry of Ecological Transition has left the control of Medgaz in the hands of Sonatrach (51%) and Naturgy and Blackrock (49%). The submarine pipeline is the main entry point of natural gas into Spain until 2031. On July 5th, the fourth vice-president and Minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, agreed to grant an exemption to the holders of the pipeline which frees them from the obligation…
IFM’s takeover bid for 22.7% of the capital of Naturgy (NTGY) at a price of 22.07 euros/share ended Thursday, with a level of acceptance of 10.83%. Far below the aspirations of the Australian fund. Naturgy shares rose on Thursday by 4.62% to 24.01 euros/share (a high of 24.87 euros/share) and closed on Friday at 23.25 euros/share. Today, Monday, it is still trading at 23 euros per share. Analysts suspect that…
Naturgy (NTGY) has reached an historic agreement with the Algerian company to expand the capacity of the Medgaz pipeline that supplies natural gas to Spain. The agreement provides for a 2 bcm (2,000 million cubic metres) per year increase in the pipeline’s capacity, 25% more, to over 10 bcm/year from the fourth quarter of this year. Once the extension is operational, 25% of Spanish natural gas consumption will pass through…
CriteriaCaixa, which with 24.8% of the capital is the main shareholder of Naturgy, the third Spanish energy company, not only will not go to the offer of the Australian IFM, already completely out of price, but has also reaffirmed its willingness to reach the limit of 30% prior to the forced launch of a takeover bid (OPA).
Iberdrola is the Spanish energy brand with the highest growth in brand value, with a 1.4% increase in brand value and remains the most valuable Spanish energy company in the world according to Brand Finance, the intangible valuation consultancy. Furthermore, Iberdrola is the only Spanish company in the sector’s top 10. It ranks 6th in the table and has a value of €4.38 Bn. The ranking is headed by China’s State Grid with €46.9 Bn.
Banco Sabadell | A federal court in Mexico has temporarily suspended the government’s legislative reform for the electricity sector. The reform would prioritise energy production by state-owned company CFE when it comes to feeding energy into the grid. In turn this would harm private renewable generation firms which, by producing more cheaply, would enter the market earlier. The impact of for the Spanish firms with presence in the Mexican market, Iberdrola, Acciona and Naturgy is limited.
Naturgy’s main shareholder, Criteria, insists it will only make its position official about the tender offer for the company by IFM just when the time comes. The government also must express its opinion on the operation. At this moment they are leaning towards vetoing the Australian fund entry in Naturgy to safeguard national interests.
Global InfraCo, owned by Australian fund IFM Global Infrastructure, has announced a voluntary and partial tender offer for up to 220 million shares in Spanish energy company Naturgy, representing 22.69% of the firm’s share capital. The offer price is €23 per share, which is a premium of 28.9% over the volume weighted average price of Naturgy shares for the last six months and 19.7% over Naturgy’s share price at yesterday close. For Bankinter’s analysis team, the offer is “attractive for minority shareholders”.
Renta 4 | This week could see Naturgy finalising its entrance into the US firm Candela Renewables, valued at 80-100 million dollars, according to Reuters. This is a platform for the development of renewable projects, founded in 2018 by former employees of First Solar and Nextlight, and which has launched 26 projects to date. In the absence of further details on the possible operation, we would favourably consider the entry into the US market on a quality basis.