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.

Selected European HoldCos and DLC: October'24 Report

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Selected European HoldCos and DLC: September'24 Report

Event-Driven

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Sa / Event-Driven

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<li>GBL earned €1.1 billion in capital gains from listed assets and saw over €278 million growth from private assets and GBL Capital, highlighting strong portfolio performance and value creation.</li>
<li>GBL trades at a 41.2% discount to NAV, above its 30% historical average, due to interest rate hikes. GBL continues shareholder returns via buybacks and dividends, backed by cash earnings.</li>
<li>In November 2021, GBL announced its moving towards a 40% allocation to private/alternative assets. GBL has now achieved that target with 40.8% of GAV coming from private investments.</li>
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GBL earned €1.1 billion in capital gains from listed assets and saw over €278 million growth from private assets and GBL Capital, highlighting strong portfolio performance and value creation.
GBL trades at a 41.2% discount to NAV, above its 30% historical average, due to interest rate hikes. GBL continues shareholder returns via buybacks and dividends, backed by cash earnings.
In November 2021, GBL announced its moving towards a 40% allocation to private/alternative assets. GBL has now achieved that target with 40.8% of GAV coming from private investments.


Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Achieves Target of 40% in Private Assets