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Grifols; Qube Holds 0.5% Short, Awaiting S-RAAS Deal News

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Grifols (GRF SM); Qube Research has announced a short position in the equity.


  • BBG is reporting a new short position of 0.5% of the equity held by Qube, a London-based quant firm that spun out of Credit Suisse in 2018. It also holds short positions in VW (VOW GY) and Deutsche (DBK GY) worth USD1bn, acc to BBG.
  • There’s little fundamental news today but ShanghaiRAAS, the firm whose stake GRF is selling to satisfy 2025 debt repayments, has received positive proxy votes from a couple of shareholders ahead of the 7-Feb EGM. These all appear basic and procedural but at least there’s no negative here.
  • Grifols’ cash curve is relatively unmoved today; the key ’25 bond (GRFSM 3.2 05/01/25) has recovered some form from its wides two weeks ago but still trades well away from the undisturbed level (see graphic).

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