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.

Viavi/Spirent: Management Throw in the Towel but Shareholders Likely to Hold

Keysight/Spirent: Recommended Competing Offer

Event-Driven

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<li>The UK’s CMA cleared the Keysight-Spirent deal without a Phase 2 investigation, removing a major regulatory hurdle for the acquisition's completion.</li>
<li>If the acquisition is not finalized by June 30, 2025, Spirent shareholders will receive an additional 1p per share, compensating for the delay.</li>
<li>With a 7% gross spread and an 89% probability of completion, market confidence in the acquisition remains strong, supported by shareholder approval and regulatory progress.</li>
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The UK’s CMA cleared the Keysight-Spirent deal without a Phase 2 investigation, removing a major regulatory hurdle for the acquisition's completion.
If the acquisition is not finalized by June 30, 2025, Spirent shareholders will receive an additional 1p per share, compensating for the delay.
With a 7% gross spread and an 89% probability of completion, market confidence in the acquisition remains strong, supported by shareholder approval and regulatory progress.


UK Competition Regulator Clears Keysight/Spirent Deal

Spirent Communications

UK Competition Regulator Clears Keysight/Spirent Deal