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: September’23 Report

Selected European HoldCos and DLC: October’23 Report

Porsche Automobile Holding: Q3 and Discount

Porsche Automobile Holding: H1 SOTP and Discount to NAV

Selected European HoldCos and DLC: July’23 Report

FEMSA's Exit from Heineken/Heineken Holding and Share Price Spread

Industrivärden H1, Discount and Target NAV

Event-Driven

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<li>The discounts to NAV of covered holdcos have not shown a clear pattern during August, some widened while others tightened. Discounts to NAV: C.F.Alba, 46.6% (vs. 47.5%); GBL, 36.2% (vs. 39.1%); </li>
<li>Heineken Holding, 17.9% (vs.16.4%);  Industrivärden C, 7.8% (vs. 6.6%); Investor B, 16.6% (vs. 15%); Porsche Automobile Holding, 41.5% (vs. 43.8%). The spread of Rio Tinto DLC tightened to 17.8% (vs. 19%).</li>
<li>What seems interesting: holding trades, Investor B vs. listed assets, Porsche SE/vs. listed assets and the Rio DLC, long RIO LN/short RIO AU.</li>
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The discounts to NAV of covered holdcos have not shown a clear pattern during August, some widened while others tightened. Discounts to NAV: C.F.Alba, 46.6% (vs. 47.5%); GBL, 36.2% (vs. 39.1%); 
Heineken Holding, 17.9% (vs.16.4%);  Industrivärden C, 7.8% (vs. 6.6%); Investor B, 16.6% (vs. 15%); Porsche Automobile Holding, 41.5% (vs. 43.8%). The spread of Rio Tinto DLC tightened to 17.8% (vs. 19%).
What seems interesting: holding trades, Investor B vs. listed assets, Porsche SE/vs. listed assets and the Rio DLC, long RIO LN/short RIO AU.


Selected European HoldCos and DLC: August’23 Report