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.

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Event-Driven

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<li>Iberdrola SA has not abandoned its strategic plan in the United States, which includes the acquisition of PNM Resources through its American subsidiary Avangrid Inc.</li>
<li>Iberdrola is convinced that the transaction will be unblocked in the coming weeks, either because the appeal prospers or because of changes in the regulator.</li>
<li>I retain my TP of $50.3 cash takeout price (consideration offered by Avangrid/Iberdrola) vs. my $49.8/share median implied valuation. My TP represents 8.5% upside plus a 2.9% dividend yield.</li>
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Iberdrola SA has not abandoned its strategic plan in the United States, which includes the acquisition of PNM Resources through its American subsidiary Avangrid Inc.
Iberdrola is convinced that the transaction will be unblocked in the coming weeks, either because the appeal prospers or because of changes in the regulator.
I retain my TP of $50.3 cash takeout price (consideration offered by Avangrid/Iberdrola) vs. my $49.8/share median implied valuation. My TP represents 8.5% upside plus a 2.9% dividend yield.


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