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.

Event-Driven

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<li>CVC has withdrawn under Rule 2.8, leaving Veritas Capital’s recommended 940p acquisition as the only live offer.</li>
<li>At 918p, Bodycote offers a 2.40% gross spread and approximately 5.3% annualised return to the expected 15 March Effective Date.</li>
<li>Shareholder meetings are scheduled for 21 October, with regulatory approvals across the US and Europe the main remaining source of timing risk.</li>
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CVC has withdrawn under Rule 2.8, leaving Veritas Capital’s recommended 940p acquisition as the only live offer.
At 918p, Bodycote offers a 2.40% gross spread and approximately 5.3% annualised return to the expected 15 March Effective Date.
Shareholder meetings are scheduled for 21 October, with regulatory approvals across the US and Europe the main remaining source of timing risk.


Bodycote: CVC Walks, Veritas Pays You to Wait