Gas Natural: ahora hay más información sobre supuesta connivencia Endesa/GasNat

MADRID (AFX-España) - Gas Natural SDG SA cree que habrá nuevas investigaciones sobre una posible connivencia entre Endesa, Gas Natural y Deutsche Bank, en la opa de la alemana por Endesa, ya que ahora hay mucha más información disponible que cuando la CNMV realizó su primera investigación en el mes de marzo, según afirmó el consejero delegado Rafael Villaseca.

En marzo de este año, la CNMV archivó la denuncia presentada por Gas Natural contra Endesa SA 'por diversas actuaciones contrarias al deber de pasividad'.

Gas Natural says more info on possible Endesa, E.ON collusion now vs CNMV probe

Gas Natural SDG SA feels that a further probe of possible collusion between Endesa SA and E.ON AG and also Deutsche Bank is warranted as much more information has become available since the first probe by stock market regulator CNMV, CEO Rafael Villaseca said.

Speaking at a webcast following Gas Natural's nine months results, Villaseca said: 'There is much more information now than when the CNMV carried out its investigation in March.'

The CEO said Gas Natural said it has started proceedings against Endesa, E.ON and Deutsche Bank because it has 'more than reasonable doubts,' that communication between E.ON, Endesa and Deutsche Bank ahead of E.ON's bid for Endesa was free of confidential information.

In March, the CNMV declared that it had not found evidence of exchanges of confidential information between the three companies after initial investigations.

Yesterday, E.ON CEO Wulf Bernotat said that he doubts that the collusion case currently going through the courts in Barcelona at the petition of Gas Natural will bring any further developments.

Gas Natural's cash and share bid for Endesa, worth just over 20 eur per share, is currently blocked by court injunctions at Endesa's request, while E.ON's 35 eur per share bid is expected to win CNMV approval next week.

Villaseca said it reserves any decision on how it will proceed in relation to its bid for Endesa until after the injunctions blocking it are lifted.

'At the moment our bid is blocked, there is little we can do, we can do nothing,' he noted.

parece que se van a resolver en breve los tramos. 'Estamos bloqueados, tenemos poco que hacer, en este momento no podemos hacer nada.'

juzgado, hace meses que plnteamos esta demanda, por que nos parece un objectivo. Nuestra pos es prudente, pedimos que se aclare si ha habido.

'tenemos dudas mas que razonables'

that there might have been privalaged information in this case, we are waiting for the outcome of the case

Intention no es mas que se alejen dudas de que haya existido informacion privaligiado

si quitan cautelares, y levante, si gas natural decidiera proseguir. Gas Natural no ha tomado ningun decision al respecto=?????

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hay mas informacion desde CNMV investigo en Marzo, el E.ON. ·'muchisimo mas informacion ahora.' que nos ha dado pie a sustanciar lo que ....

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