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.

NewMed Energy/Capricorn: Agreed Reverse Takeover, Bye Bye Tullow

Tullow/Capricorn: Unsuitable on Current Terms

Tullow Oil/Capricorn Energy: Lowering Leverage

Event-Driven

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<li>The NewMed/Capricorn reverse takeover should be approved at an EGM. Investors opposing the deal (mainly event-driven funds) hold in aggregate at least c. 33.6% of cash-rich Capricorn. </li>
<li>The approval threshold is 50% (vs. 75% in Tullow's merger), which should favour the approval. But the +6.9% spread (as of 28 November), reveals it'll be challenging.</li>
<li>First Tullow sought CNE's cash pile, now NewMed seeks CNE's Middle East assets and a coveted London listing. Unless NewMed sweetens the terms, this deal may not happen either.</li>
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The NewMed/Capricorn reverse takeover should be approved at an EGM. Investors opposing the deal (mainly event-driven funds) hold in aggregate at least c. 33.6% of cash-rich Capricorn. 
The approval threshold is 50% (vs. 75% in Tullow's merger), which should favour the approval. But the +6.9% spread (as of 28 November), reveals it'll be challenging.
First Tullow sought CNE's cash pile, now NewMed seeks CNE's Middle East assets and a coveted London listing. Unless NewMed sweetens the terms, this deal may not happen either.


NewMed Energy/​Capricorn: Positive Spread

Capricorn Energy

NewMed Energy/​Capricorn: Positive Spread

NewMed Energy/Capricorn: Positive Spread