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.

MFE/​​Mediaset España: Sweetened Offer

MFE/Mediaset España: Offer Results and Trade Ideas

MFE/​Mediaset España: Merger Approval, Spread and Delisting

Event-Driven

Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A. / Event-Driven

Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A. (TL5 SM)

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<li>On 26 May, the CNMV authorized the bid. The offer period will end on 28 June. Mediaset España shareholders do not seem very excited about the offer though.</li>
<li>Analysts' median TP (Refinitiv) of Mediaset España  is €6.58/share, vs. the package worth €4.452 as of 30 May, 19.4% below value upon offer announcement. Market sentiment is negative.</li>
<li>As of 30 May, risk arb spread is 4.2% (MFE dividend not included). It seems increasingly unlikely that the offer is successful and Mediaset España delisted, in my view.</li>
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On 26 May, the CNMV authorized the bid. The offer period will end on 28 June. Mediaset España shareholders do not seem very excited about the offer though.
Analysts' median TP (Refinitiv) of Mediaset España  is €6.58/share, vs. the package worth €4.452 as of 30 May, 19.4% below value upon offer announcement. Market sentiment is negative.
As of 30 May, risk arb spread is 4.2% (MFE dividend not included). It seems increasingly unlikely that the offer is successful and Mediaset España delisted, in my view.


MFE/​Mediaset España: Start of Offer Period with Lower Success Expectations

Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.

MFE/​Mediaset España: Start of Offer Period with Lower Success Expectations

MFE/Mediaset España: Start of Offer Period with Lower Success Expectations