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Aker BP, Ascential, Var Energi

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Aker BP, Ascential, Var Energi March 22 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Aker BP ASA, Ascential and Var Energi ASA, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Aker BP ASA AKRBP.OL : JP Morgan cuts to neutral from overweight * Aroundtown AT1.DE : Deutsche Bank cuts to sell from hold * Ascential Plc ASCL.L : HSBC cuts to hold from buy * Centamin Plc CEY.L : Liberum cuts to hold from buy * Var Energi ASA VAR.OL : J
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Alpha Bank posts bigger 2023 profit on higher interest rates

UPDATE 1-Alpha Bank posts bigger 2023 profit on higher interest rates Adds quote from CEO in paragraph 3, more details on results ATHENS, March 7 (Reuters) - Alpha Bank ACBr.AT , Greece's fourth-largest lender by market value, reported a bigger net profit for 2023 on higher interest rates. Alpha Bank, in which Italian bank UniCredit CRDI.MI holds a 9 % stake , reported normalized net profit of 780.4 million euros ($850.6 million) versus a profit of 398.4 million euros a year earlier.
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Alpha bank posts strong 2023 profit on higher interest rate

Alpha bank posts strong 2023 profit on higher interest rate ATHENS, March 7 (Reuters) - Alpha Bank ACBr.AT , Greece's fourth-largest lender by market value, reported strong net profit for 2023 on higher interest rates. Alpha Bank, in which Italian bank UniCredit CRDI.MI controls 9%, reported normalized net earnings of 780.4 million euros ($850.56 m
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Greece's Piraeus Bank $1.4 bln stake sale secures strong demand

UPDATE 3-Greece's Piraeus Bank $1.4 bln stake sale secures strong demand Piraeus Bank stake sale meets strong demand Piraeus 27% stake sale oversubscribed more than 3 times Offers from investors at upper part of price range Stake sale is third in banking sector since Greek upgrade Adds value in lead paragraph, share price in paragraph 9 By Lefteris Papadimas and Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS, March 4 (Reuters) - The sale of a 27% stake in Piraeus Bank by Greece's bank bailout fund (HFSF), worth abou
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Greece to sell entire stake in Piraeus Bank in early March, sources say

UPDATE 2-Greece to sell entire stake in Piraeus Bank in early March, sources say HFSF to sell its 27% holding in Piraeus bank Investors have shown strong interest Adds quotes, details By Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Greece's bank bailout fund is likely to sell its entire 27% stake in Piraeus Bank BOPr.AT in early March, two sources close to the process said on Thursday, the fourth such sale in the country's banking sector since October.
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Capgemini, Clarkson, Embracer

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Capgemini, Clarkson, Embracer Feb 16 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Capgemini, Clarkson and Embracer, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Capgemini CAPP.PA : Citigroup raises target price to EUR 260 from EUR 235 * Clarkson Plc CKN.L : HSBC raises target price to 3530p from 2770p * Embracer EMBRACb.ST : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral * Huhtamaki Oyj HUH1V.HE : Barclays raises to equal-weight
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Greece attracts record demand in first bond sale as investment grade

UPDATE 2-Greece attracts record demand in first bond sale as investment grade Adds final pricing, offers, quote from asset manager By Lefteris Papadimas and Yoruk Bahceli ATHENS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Greece on Tuesday attracted record demand for its first big bond sale since its credit rating was upgraded to investment grade. It raised 4 billion euros ($4.34 billion) from a new 10-year bond with investor orders exceeding 35 billion euros.
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ASMI, Sage Group, Travis Perkins

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-ASMI, Sage Group, Travis Perkins Jan 22 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including ASMI, Sage Group and Travis Perkins, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * ASMI ASMI.AS : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 560 from EUR 450 * BAT BATS.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 3,300p from 3,500p * Genmab A/S GMAB.CO : Citigroup cuts to sell from neutral * Sage Group SGE.L : Barclays cuts to underweight from equal-weight *
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Greece plans to start stake sale in Piraeus Bank by March - sources

Greece plans to start stake sale in Piraeus Bank by March - sources ATHENS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Greece's bank bailout fund will start a process to sell a stake in Piraeus Bank BOPr.AT , the country's third largest lender, by March, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. It's the third such sale since October from the state- controlled Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF), which was set up to recapitalise Greek banks during the country's decade-long financial crisis which
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Jefferies sees Greek banks still on a roll in 2024

BUZZ-Jefferies sees Greek banks still on a roll in 2024 ** Jefferies sees the strong performance of Greek banks across 2023 to continue into 2024 as impairments and asset quality continue to improve and the benefits of cost restructuring are coming through ** It sees Greek banks resuming dividend payments in 2024 with dividend yields in line with t
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Bank of Greece- Primary dealers 2024

ANNOUNCEMENT-Bank of Greece- Primary dealers 2024 Primary Dealers in the Greek government bond market in the year 2024 29/12/2023 - Press Releases By the joint decision n. 189885 ΕΞ 2023 / 22.12.2023 of the Minister of Economy and Finance and the Governor of the Bank of Greece, the following 17 financial institutions (in an alphabetical order) ar
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UniCredit looking at acquisitions in Central and Eastern Europe -CEO to paper

UniCredit looking at acquisitions in Central and Eastern Europe -CEO to paper MILAN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - UniCredit CRDI.MI is considering acquisitions in the coming years, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, Chief Executive Andrea Orcel said in an interview published on Monday, confirming, however, a very disciplined approach to doing so. Orcel has made no secret of his view that the sector needs consolidation , but has always said that any deal for the Italian bank had to be a good indus
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Currys, Glencore, Ipsen SA

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Currys, Glencore, Ipsen SA Nov 20 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Currys, Glencore and Ipsen SA, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Currys PLC CURY.L : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform * Glencore GLEN.L : Morgan Stanley cuts to equal-weight from overweight * Ipsen SA IPN.PA : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy * Melexis NV MLXS.BR : Berenberg raises to buy from hold * National Bank of Greece NB
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Greece's National Bank stake sale oversubscribed -source

UPDATE 2-Greece's National Bank stake sale oversubscribed -source Updates with sale concluded, final price offer ATHENS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Greece on Thursday sold a 22% stake in National Bank (NBG), its second-biggest lender by market value, with the sale oversubscribed by more than eight times, a source close to the process told Reuters. After injecting about 50 billion euros ($54 billion) to prop up Greece's four largest lenders in return for shares during the country's decade-long debt crisi
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Greece's National Bank attracts strong demand in 20% stake sale - source

UPDATE 2-Greece's National Bank attracts strong demand in 20% stake sale - source Adds background By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Demand for a 20% stake in Greece's National Bank (NBG) held by the country's bank bailout fund was covered by more than six times on Tuesday, in the first day of a book-building process which ends later this week, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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UniCredit CEO Orcel's 'bank of Europe' ambition tough to realise

FOCUS-UniCredit CEO Orcel's 'bank of Europe' ambition tough to realise Shares have risen 190% since CEO took over Discount to book value more than halved Strong currency for M&A but deals hard to pursue By Valentina Za MILAN, Nov 14 (Reuters) - UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel struck a defiant tone when his bank recently topped profit forecasts for an 11th consecutive quarter.
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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds Nestle France, Hammerson and Bain Capital, updates Mach Natural Resources Nov 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Monday: * * Nestle France, the French arm of Swiss packaged-food giant Nestle NESN.S , has entered exclusive talks to sell its plant in Caudry, in northern France, to Italian group Italpizza.
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UniCredit’s Greek stake is less odd than it seems

BREAKINGVIEWS-UniCredit’s Greek stake is less odd than it seems The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own. LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Foreign banks’ forays into Greece have been littered with failure. Just ask the French. But Italy’s UniCredit CRDI.MI , which on Monday purchased 9% of Alpha Bank for about 300 million euros, should have better luck.
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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Nov 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1100 GMT on Monday: ** Japan's Ajinomoto 2802.T said it agreed to acquire U.S.-based genetic medicines maker Forge Biologics Holdings for 82.8 billion yen ($546 million). ( Full Story ) ** Australian pension fund AustralianSuper said it had rejected an "eleventh hour" offer from a Brookfield-led consortium and its partner EIG to drop its opposition to their $10.5
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Greece starts process to sell 20% stake in National Bank

UPDATE 1-Greece starts process to sell 20% stake in National Bank Adds quote from official, valuation, background ATHENS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Greece on Monday announced plans to sell a 20% stake in National Bank of Greece (NBG) after concluding the sale of a 9% stake in Alpha Bank to UniCredit as it looks to divest from the country's lenders. The shares in NBG NBGR.AT , Greece's second largest bank by market value, will be sold via a public offering and a private placement from Nov.
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