Spain

CFW View: Falling share prices and mounting debt has forced ACS to give up its dream of strategic ownership in Iberdrola, and Abertis. The sell-offs are indicative trends of the repercussions... 2012-04-30

CFW View: The nationalisation of YPF, which has long been anticipated by CFW, is a very negative development for Argentina's oil and gas industry. The country will now struggle to raise... 2012-04-17

Privately owned German wine and spirit producer Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei has announced the acquisition of Spanish Cava producer Cavas Hill for an undisclosed price. Henkell's... 2012-03-28

The reshuffle in the European banking sector continues. After months of negotiations,

Spanish fishing group Pescanova is no stranger to the convertible bond (CB) market. Despite its relatively small size - the firm has a market capitalisation of a little over EUR500mn... 2012-02-14

Swiss dairy producer Emmi has denied speculation that it is keen to acquire full control of Spanish dairy firm Kaiku. Reports had appeared in Swiss business newspaper Handelszeitung... 2012-01-23

The quest by European banks to bolster their capital levels continues.

CFW View: Spanish construction firm Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas's (FCC) decision to divest EUR460mn in domestic real estate assets is indicative of the company's strategy... 2012-01-03

All eyes in the Eurozone may be on sovereign balance sheets or lenders' exposure to the crisis, but it seems they are not the only ones suffering.

CFW View: Reports that Sinopec is considering taking a 10% stake in Repsol from Sacyr Vallehermoso are credible due to Sacyr's financial situation and the fact that an acquisition would... 2011-12-19