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Belgian Insurer Ageas Eyes a 5% BCP Capital Slot Inside the Cross-Holding Cap as Fosun Mandates Advisers on Its €2.7 Billion Stake — Bancassurance Partnership Anchors the Diversification Pitch

Belgian Insurer Ageas Eyes a 5% BCP Capital Slot Inside the Cross-Holding Cap as Fosun Mandates Advisers on Its €2.7 Billion Stake — Bancassurance Partnership Anchors the Diversification Pitch

Ageas evaluates a ~5% direct stake in BCP — the maximum it can take without restructuring its bancassurance JV — contingent on Fosun completing the exit it opened on 10 April. The Chinese conglomerate's 20%+ holding is worth ~€2.7 billion. Government backs the search for strategic shareholders.
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Muddy Waters Drags Mota-Engil Into a Texas Civil-Defamation Action Over Carlos Mota Santos's December 2024 Expresso Interview — Group Frames the 19 December 2025 Filing as Carrying 'Little Relevance' to Operations

Muddy Waters Drags Mota-Engil Into a Texas Civil-Defamation Action Over Carlos Mota Santos's December 2024 Expresso Interview — Group Frames the 19 December 2025 Filing as Carrying 'Little Relevance' to Operations

Muddy Waters Capital sued Mota-Engil in a Texas civil court on 19 December 2025 for defamation tied to a December 2024 Expresso interview with CEO Carlos Mota Santos. The group has filed for dismissal and CFO José Carlos Nogueira frames the case as carrying 'little relevance' to operations.
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Medway Steps Up the Palmela Rail-Freight Line to Three Trains a Week for Volkswagen Autoeuropa — Leixões and Santander Anchor the Modal-Shift Pipeline as Carlos Vasconcelos Reads the Railway Option 'Gaining Strength'

Medway Steps Up the Palmela Rail-Freight Line to Three Trains a Week for Volkswagen Autoeuropa — Leixões and Santander Anchor the Modal-Shift Pipeline as Carlos Vasconcelos Reads the Railway Option 'Gaining Strength'

Medway runs up to three trains a week from Palmela to Leixões and Santander carrying finished Volkswagen Autoeuropa vehicles, president Carlos Vasconcelos tells Jornal de Negócios. The Rodo Cargo service marks a slow modal shift toward rail-based finished-car logistics on the Atlantic Corridor.
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Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil closes Q1 2026 with €35 million of net profit, the strongest first quarter in the company's history at +31% YoY. Revenue lifts to €1,394 million, EBITDA crosses €234 million at a 17% margin and the order book stretches to €16.9 billion, equivalent to 3.6 years of activity.
The Portugal Brief