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Tancrede Fulop
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SSE and Innogy Scrap Merger of U.K. Retail Arms; SSE Deeply Undervalued

SSE and Innogy announced on Dec. 17 that they will scrap their plan to merge their U.K. retail energy activities. They were unable to reach an agreement on "revised commercial terms" to provide sufficient cash collateral to get an "appropriate credit rating" against a tough backdrop marked by the default tariff cap and fierce competition. We reiterate our fair value estimate of GBP 1,380 per share and our narrow moat, stable trend ratings for SSE. The deep undervaluation of the shares offsets th...
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Innogy SE

Innogy SE is a Germany-based company, which is primarily involved in the utilities industry. The Company operates as a provider of electricity and natural gas. The Company's operations are divided into three segments, namely Renewables, Grid and Infrastructure and Retail. The Company operates plants for electricity generation and production from renewable energy sources. The Company is active in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, among others.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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