Portugal agrees to buy a 13.7% stake in REN from Pontegadea
The state-owned company Parpública returns to the capital of the electricity company after acquiring the stake from Amancio Ortega's firm for 324 million euros.
The Portuguese state has agreed to buy a 13.7% stake in power grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) from Spanish investment firm Pontegadea Inversiones, owned by Amancio Ortega. The deal involves the transfer of 91.7 million shares to state-owned Parpública. REN notified the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) of the agreement.
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