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Livio Luyten
  • Livio Luyten

Whitestone Group €70m capital raise at NAV backed by new Alcopa signal...

Whitestone announced a capital increase of approximately €70m in two phases to fuel its growth strategy. A first €46m private placement will be executed at €17.1ps (NAV as of 1H25), backed by main shareholders and new investor Alcopa (family Moorkens). This represents a 30% premium to yesterday's share price and underscores confidence in the company's trajectory. This is expected to be followed by a second ~€25m public offering in 2Q26 on the same terms, and will be open for “qualified investors...

Wim Hoste
  • Wim Hoste

Umicore EU looks set to abandon combustion engine ban in 2035

Based on various press articles, it seems increasingly likely that the European Union is to abandon the earlier agreed ban on new combustion engine-based passenger cars by 2035, whilst new legislation would still require a significant reduction of tailpipe emissions. Any loosening of legislation would probably be good news for Umicore's Catalysts business, with European ICE Light duty Automotive Catalysts' revenue representing c. 28% of total ICE light duty Automotive Catalysts' revenue. We awai...

Guy Sips ... (+2)
  • Guy Sips
  • Kristof Samoy
Kristof Samoy
  • Kristof Samoy

CMB.Tech Investment in Chinese ammonia supply

CMB.TECH is investing in the Chinese ammonia supply chain and signed an off-take agreement for green ammonia produced by CEEC in the Jilin Province and will own a minority share in privately owned Andefu, one of China's largest ammonia supply chain companies. While CMB.TECH did not disclose any financials on the deal we estimate linked financials are relatively small. CMB.TECH has a sensible but disciplined investment approach towards decarbonisation. Through the offtake agreement and terminal o...

Alan Vandenberghe ... (+2)
  • Alan Vandenberghe
  • Thomas Couvreur

RISING INTEREST RATES: FEAR OR PRAISE? Thematic Report

Rising interest rates are becoming a hot topic, triggered by a significant uptick in US 10-year treasury yields through February and March. In this note we revisit this topic from several angles. We dig into the empirical side of what we can reasonably expect from the market as a whole when interest rates start to rise. Secondly we review our coverage, putting forward a number of impacted sectors and stocks.

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