Alphavalue: The company has suspended its IPO for the fourth time, for the second time this year, two days before it was due to go ahead. In the statement to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), they informed that they were cancelling the operation due to the geopolitical situation, which is causing instability in the markets. However, according to the Financial Times, the fact that an IPO has been halted…

Alphavalue / Divacons | MasOrange, the telecommunications company resulting from the merger of Orange and Masmovil in Spain, announced a voluntary redundancy plan for a maximum of 795 workers, which represents 9.5% of the 8,400 employees that make up the company’s current workforce, according to an internal communiqué sent to employees. Yesterday, MasOrange agreed with the government to maintain the workforce, although it is a question of voluntary redundancies, and…

The MedCap forum, organised by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, celebrates its 20th edition between Tuesday 28th and Thursday 30th May. Designed as a meeting point between the main small and mid-cap companies and national and international institutional investors, this year it will be attended by more than a hundred issuers and other market operators. The main objective of MedCap is to boost the liquidity and financing capacity of listed small…

Link Securities| The mining company will open a multi-million dollar arbitration against Spain in the ICSID over the government’s veto of the Salamanca uranium mine. The company is taking a further step in its offensive after requesting, in November 2023, by letter to the Government, a negotiation for the Retortillo project that the Executive rejected in 2021, as reported yesterday by the newspaper ElMundo.es. This letter, in fact, constituted a…

Link Securities | This week begins the so-called Investor education period for the fragrance, fashion, cosmetics and make-up company Puig, in which the banks coordinating the sale of the company’s shares will show dozens of large funds the accounts and possible valuation of the firm, according to the newspaper Expansión. This is a key step in deciding whether the transaction goes ahead and the price at which it will be…

J.C. Ureta (Renta 4) | A first argument would be that there has also been some good news. China has relaxed its anti-virus restrictions and seems determined to abandon the “zero Covid” policy. In addition, China’s forward PMIs, although still below 50, have improved markedly and could be back above 50 in June. It seems the Chinese government is once again concerned about growth and has understood the zero tolerance…

Fernando Rodríguez | Retail investors took advantage of the sharp falls in the Spanish stock market in March 2019 to appreciably increase their positions in the sectors most affected by the crisis. This is revealed by an Analysis of the behaviour of retail investors in the financial markets during the COVID-19 crisis, prepared by CNMV technicians. “The number of transactions carried out in the first weeks of the crisis saw…