Fusioni & Acquisizioni

🏦 Latam Airlines Group S.A. launched a public offering on the New York Stock Exchange involving the sale of 19,000,000 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing 2,000 ordinary shares. Shareholders are offering an additional option to purchase up to 2,850,000 ADRs within 30 days at the initial public offering price. The company will not receive any proceeds from the sale. Trading on the NYSE is expected to resume around July 25, 2024. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are the global coordinators, with additional underwriters including Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and others, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as a co-manager.

🛫 Global air transport disrupted due to a Microsoft system failure linked to a business platform antivirus update. Partial services restored, but numerous airports and airlines halted operations. Flight groundings in US airports and disruptions in Europe, specifically Berlin and Amsterdam, as well as in Australia and India. Financial markets impacted: Paris down 0.66%, Milan 0.53%, London 0.72%. Airline stocks fell: Air France-KLM 2.25%, Lufthansa 2.58%, easyJet 2.37%, Ryanair 3.2%.

🏬 Ita Airways is set to join forces with Lufthansa, bringing a dowry of 400 million euros in cash plus an impending 240 million dollars for three Airbus purchases, following a financing pattern similar to February's 80 million dollar secured bond issuance for an A330Neo, due 2034. The bonds, listed on Vienna's Euro Mtf market by Irish-registered Castlelake L.P., allow asset backed financing covering up to 80% of the aircraft's value. With a year-on-year revenue increase of about 25% and summer bookings keeping pace with a 30% capacity boost, Ita Airways fortifies its dowry for the year-end 325 million euro investment from Lufthansa for a 41% stake.

📌 Uvet's June 2024 Business Travel Trend report, with data from Italy's leading firms across various sectors, shows a transaction index of 81, three points above the year's average and equal to May. Global economic value at 91, down six points from May and five year-to-date. Average spending index dipped to 112 from 120 the previous month and 11 year-to-date, indicating lower average prices in June. Car rentals surged in transactions (134 vs 122) and travel value (155 vs 151), while flights declined in transactions (72 vs 76) and global economic value (76 vs 86). Hospitality and rail sectors remained stable with year-to-date trends at 96 and 67 in transactions, and 108 and 74 in travel value, respectively. Domestic trips indexed at 91, Europe at 94, and intercontinental at 88. Uvet's index benchmarks against 2019's base 100 for comparison (Source: www.uvet.com).

🛫 Sita has completed legal and regulatory procedures to finalize the acquisition of Materna IPS, enhancing security solutions from check-in to baggage claim and boarding. The deal aims to accelerate the digitalization of the global aviation industry, optimizing check-in processes, baggage management, and security. Materna IPS integration strengthens Sita's position in Self Bag-Drop solutions, biometrics (serving 85% of air travelers worldwide), and check-in processes with CUTE and CUSS systems. Sita CEO David Lavorel focuses on unifying teams to create a competitive solution portfolio, promising smoother travel experiences for passengers globally.

💰 Five years after Thomas Cook's collapse, its creditors are set to receive a share of £280 million from asset sales, announced by liquidator David Chapman. Creditors must verify their claims via Thomas Cook’s dedicated claims website promptly. Payouts will be made by September, with the claim submission deadline set for August 2, 2024.

📰 Gianluigi Aponte's MSC acquires Secolo XIX from Gedi group; preliminary agreement news in March, finalized now. The deal includes Il Secolo XIX, The MediTelegraph, and other publications, plus digital and advertising operations. Editorial and digital transfer expected by September 2024, advertising by 2025, pending regulatory approvals and final notarial deed.

💰 Ita Airways and Lufthansa could generate €200 million in new revenues after the first year of their agreement, as stated by Carsten Spohr, CEO of the German group. About €100 million may come from the cessation of codeshare agreements with Air France-KLM and American airlines due to negotiations initiated a year ago. An additional €150 million is expected from joining powerful commercial platforms overseas, with access to operators like United Airlines, Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and Air China, plus the Star Alliance network. Finally, economies of scale could bring another €50-100 million through discounts on air transport, maintenance, foreign handling, and catering via Lufthansa's central purchasing.

🏢 On July 8, 2024, in Rome, ITA Airways and Trenitalia announced a partnership allowing loyalty program members to convert points between Volare and CartaFRECCIA programs. Volare, ITA Airways’ loyalty program, has 2,150,000 members and 30 commercial partners, while CartaFRECCIA recently surpassed 10 million members and offers perks like free tickets and class upgrades. This partnership aims to enrich customer experience and provide more options for point utilization.

Le secteur du voyage a connu une baisse globale de 10,9% des opérations de janvier à mai selon GlobalData, avec toutefois une hausse de 9,1% des opérations de private equity et une croissance de 13,4% en Europe, signalant des opportunités d'investissements stratégiques malgré un recul dans les autres régions comme l'Amérique du Nord et l'Amérique Centrale et Meridionale. [[[POST_SCORE: 1.5]]]