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Tancrede Fulop
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Succesful takeover bid of CTG on EDP could imply misalignment of interests with minorities.

We reiterate our fair value estimate of EUR 3.26 per EDP share, along with our no-moat and stable moat trend ratings, after EDP released first-half results above expectations and confirmed its full-year guidance. As a reminder, our fair value estimate is aligned with the takeover bid of CTG, which was launched in May. The share price is hovering above the bid, based on speculation that the offer price will be raised. In other words, the stock is driven by risk arbitrage and not by fundamentals.
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EDP-Energias de Portugal SA

EDP Energias de Portugal is a utility company engaged as a generator, distributor and supplier of electricity in Portugal, and as an electricity generation company and a gas distributor in the Iberian Peninsula. In addition, Co. is a wind power operator with windfarms for energy generation in the Iberian Peninsula, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, France, Belgium, Italy, Poland and Romania and is engaged in developing wind projects in the U.K. Co. is also engaged in generating solar photovoltaic energy in Portugal, Romania and the U.S, and in Brazil it is engaged as an operator in electricity generation. As of Dec 31 2015, Co. had 9.7 million electricity customers and 1.4 million gas customers.

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