Vodafone has released its annual results. Although there was not much new on the operational side, the dividend was cut to €0.09, as was unfortunately expected (but it was probably…

In the frame of formal talks between Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank, DWS might potentially be sold. DWS’s share price was up 10% yesterday on rumours that Allianz is interested in…

After three disastrous years (FY15-17) and a rather disappointing FY18, shoots of life seem to be visible at last. Before jumping in, there are quite a few ifs: restored management…

We looked at the largest short positions on stocks currently covered by AlphaValue and wondered to what extent we would agree. Here is the list as captured from European exchanges,…

Scor needs scale. Internal discussions led to the obvious conclusion that Partner Re (100% owned by Exor) would be an ideal short-cut to size. This information was made public after…

Nasdaq AB (indirect subsidiary of Nasdaq Inc.) announced this morning it will make a public offer to acquire all of the issued shares of Oslo Bors VPS (OBV). The price…

JP Mustier (Unicredit) held a short conference about “the future of banking in Europe” organised by the Centre of Financial Professions. He did not draw a rosy portrait of this…

EDF is a complex story one could resume as a commodity call option in a sea of regulatory, technical and political uncertainties. The share price spent last year outperforming the…

Governance matters, more than ever and it has long been an issue at Renault. When a company, or in this instance a group of companies, is dominated by one individual,…

At 47p, a 54% retreat over the last 3 months, Thomas Cook sits firmly in call option territories. The trigger is a summer heat-wave that struck its business at the wrong…