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Delphine Brault ...
  • Fatma Agnès Hamdani
  • Jerôme Bodin
  • Louis Boujard, CFA
  • Manuel Martin, CEFA,CREA
  • Philippe Ourpatian
  • Steven Gould

ODDO BHF SECURITIES MORNING NEWS – DETAILED COMMENTS 11/28/2019

The growth trend in private equity buyouts is continuing unabated. Between the record amounts to be invested, the inflation in the multiples of private equity deals and the low levels of interest rates, the environment is still very buoyant. We have identified future candidates based on a screening of the Stoxx 600 and input from our analysts. Of the 21 stocks found, 14 have an attractive profile for public-to-private deals in our view. Small & midcaps: Applus, Elior, Ipsos, ISS, Fige...
Underlyings
Aroundtown SA

Aroundtown Property Holdings Plc (Co.) is a specialist real estate investment group, focusing in the German real estate markets. Co. covers the main real estate segments which benefit from strong fundamentals and growth prospects: residential (through its holding in Grand City Properties S.A.), commercial and hotel properties. The Co.'s vision is buying, redeveloping, turning around and optimizing real estate properties in Germany.

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.

Knorr-Bremse AG

Knorr Bremse AG is a Germany-based company that manufactures braking systems and other subsystems for rail and commercial vehicles. It operates through two segments: Rail Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems. The Rail Vehicle Systems segment equips mass transit vehicles, such as metro cars, and mainline freight and passenger trains with brake systems, as well as entrance systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, auxiliary power supply, driver assistance systems, electrical traction equipment and control technology, among others. The Commercial Vehicle Systems segment offers products for trucks, buses, trailers and agricultural machinery. Its product portfolio includes brake systems and vehicle dynamics solutions, such as driver assistance, energy supply and distribution systems, such as air compressors, and fuel efficiency products and transmission subsystems, such as vibration dampers, among others. The Company also offers aftermarket services.

Remy Cointreau SA

Remy Cointreau is an operator in the global wines and spirits market. Co. produces, markets and distributes Cognac, Liquors and Spirits and other non-group brand alcoholic beverages. Co.'s primary cognac brand is Remy Martin, produced from Petite Champagne and Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie. Co.'s principal liquor and spirits include the following brands: Cointreau, Passoa, Metaxa, St Remy, and Mount Gay. Co. also operates a distribution network that handles products from partners and third-party companies. Major non-group products distributed by Co. include Scotch Whiskies (Edrington brand), Champagne (Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck brands) and Vodka.

Solocal Group

Solocal Group SA is a France-based company, which is engaged in local online communication. The Company provides digital content, advertising solutions and transactional services that connect people with local businesses. Solocal Group SA operates in France, Spain, Austria and the United Kingdom and supports the online development of SMB and client accounts, mainly through its four flagship brands: PagesJaunes (engaged in local advertising and information on the Internet and in mobile and print media), Mappy (a portal of services relating to travel: maps, journey planners, local area information searches, before and during the journey), Ooreka (a database of content with practical guides, tutorials, among others, written by such specialists as notaries, lawyers, doctors, electricians and gardeners, among others.

UniCredit S.p.A.

Unicredit is a pan-European commercial banking group based in Italy. Co. is engaged in the provision of in-branch and online corporate and investment banking services, providing customers with access to banks in 14 core markets as well as to an another 18 countries worldwide. Co.'s operations are organized along six business lines: Commercial Banking Italy; CEE Division; CIB; Commercial Banking Germany; Commercial Banking Austria; and Asset Gathering. Co.'s European banking network includes Italy, Germany, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Turkey.

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Oddo BHF
Oddo BHF

​Oddo Securities provides securities brokerage and research services. The company offers equity, economic, and derivatives research and credit analysis services. It focuses on insurance, automotive, building materials, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, information technology, and agri-food industries.

Analysts
Delphine Brault

Fatma Agnès Hamdani

Jerôme Bodin

Louis Boujard, CFA

Manuel Martin, CEFA,CREA

Philippe Ourpatian

Steven Gould

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