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Michael Foundoukidis

ODDO : The happy couple in 2020

The merger of FCA and PSA, a regular feature of M&A scenarios for decades, is now happening. The tie-up clearly makes good strategic sense, but it does not fully address the two groups’ weaknesses. The combination will help them weather an increasingly harsh competitive and regulatory environment. Buy rating maintained on PSA (€ 26 vs € 29), rating upgraded to Buy vs Neutral on FCA (€ 17 vs € 12). - >A transformational merger: stronger together - The strategic appeal o...
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Peugeot SA

Peugeot is an automobile manufacturer (cars and light commercial vehicles), supported by two brands: Peugeot and Citroen. Co.'s activities are divided into four main segments: Automobile (Co. designs, manufactures and markets passenger cars and light commercial vehicles under Peugeot and Citroen brands), Finance (Co. provides retail and wholesale financing to customers and dealer networks), Automotive equipment (Co. produces Interior Systems, Automotive Seating, Automotive Exteriors and Emissions Control Technologies) and Other businesses (Co. produces scooters).

Stellantis N.V.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is an international automotive group engaged in designing, engineering, manufacturing, distributing and selling vehicles, components and production systems. Co. has operations in approx. 40 countries and sells its vehicles directly or through distributors and dealers in more than 140 countries. Co. designs, engineers, manufactures, distributes and sells vehicles for the mass market under the Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Lancia and Ram brands and the SRT performance vehicle designation.

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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.

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Michael Foundoukidis

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