European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Jesús is an Insight Provider (Event-driven) on the Smartkarma network, where he looks across sectors at opportunities arising from securities mispricing (both credit and equity), share classes, bid announcements, prospective bids, and special situations. He has served as Economic and Business Advisor at the Spanish Congress in Madrid. Prior to that, he has worked in the City of London: as a Credit Analyst at Bloomberg; Event-driven associate at former boutique European Research; and doubled as Special Situations and Equity-linked VP (convertible bonds) at Merrill Lynch. Jesús has an MBA from the London Business School, a BA (Hons.) degree in Economics from the Complutense University in Madrid, and a BA (Hons.) in Law from U.N.E.D., also in Madrid.

EQT/Keywords Studios: Lower Revised Offer

EQT/Keywords Studios: Scheme of Arrangement

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keywords-studios-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23476:1" rel="noopener">Keywords Studios (KWS LN)</a> is in advanced discussions with EQT regarding a 2,550p/share possible cash offer (+1.76p final dividend), which the Board is minded to recommend. PUSU deadline is 15 June.</li>
<li>Premium (including divi) is c.74%; the implied equity value is c. €2,363 million and the implied EV is c. €2,477 million. The offer seems fair vs. the median of comparables. </li>
<li>The offer is pitched at a level that cannot be refused, even considering that Keywords Studios seemed grossly mispriced before the offer from EQT. Gross spread is 11.7%. Long.</li>
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Keywords Studios (KWS LN) is in advanced discussions with EQT regarding a 2,550p/share possible cash offer (+1.76p final dividend), which the Board is minded to recommend. PUSU deadline is 15 June.
Premium (including divi) is c.74%; the implied equity value is c. €2,363 million and the implied EV is c. €2,477 million. The offer seems fair vs. the median of comparables. 
The offer is pitched at a level that cannot be refused, even considering that Keywords Studios seemed grossly mispriced before the offer from EQT. Gross spread is 11.7%. Long.


EQT/Keywords Studios: An Offer You Can't Refuse