Link Securities | The European Commission (EC) explained on Friday morning the reasons why it opposed the purchase of Air Europa by IAG, according to Expansión. Iberia’s parent company announced on Thursday that it was abandoning the operation due to the EC’s demands, as it considered that the acquisition would no longer make sense if it had complied with them. The merger between the two would have adversely affected competition...

Bankinter: Results for the stock in 2Q24 have been slightly worse than expected, but maintains guidance for the year. Key figures: Sales +1% to €520M versus estimated €528M; EBITDA +1% to €142M versus estimated €144M; EBITDA +7% to €36M versus estimated €40M. Net Debt reduced to €892M in June 2024 from €1,197M in March, and its liquidity position improved to €392M versus €305M previously. The outlook for the company continues...

Renta 4 | The management of Telefónica (TEF) is studying the incorporation of an industrial investor in its audiovisual affiliate Movistar+, according to El Economista newspaper. Telefónica launched Movistar+ almost 7 years ago after the sale of Canal+ to the Spanish telco. The platform has two of its own channels (Cero and Vamos# ), themed channels created after the purchase of rights like Movistar Liga, Deporte, Cine, Toros or Series, and some...

Fluidra has signed an agreement to convert a 130 million euros syndicated credit line subscribed in 2018 into 'green' financing. BBVA acted as a sustainable coordinator for the process. So from now on, the conditions of this financing are subject to the company's performance in environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. This is the first sustainable financing formalised by a company in the sector and will be used to cover the firm's working capital needs.

Ofelia Marín- Lozano | For some sectors there has not been a stock market crisis. However, others - banks, telecoms, oil,… - have in nine months gone from trading at 19x PER to trading at less than 5x. If everything returns to 'normal,' this does not seem sustainable. As a example, in Spain, for the price of the largest retailer (Inditex), we have the two largest banks (Santander and BBVA), the largest insurance company (Mapfre) or the largest oil company (Repsol).

According to the China Tourism Academy, more than 90% of hotels and tourist attractions in the country have reopened along with around 60% of travel agencies after containing the pandemic. Against this backdrop, Meliá Hotels has resumed work on an expansion plan which aims to double its presence in China within two years, from 5 to 10 hotels in operation. The reactivation of the domestic market have encouraged the company to open an ultra-luxury urban resort in Chengdu this week.