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Our Analysts’ Take: Oil & Gas Industry

Download PDF Introduction From the challenge of sustainably transitioning to renewable energy sources to having to step up production to provide energy security in a time of crisis, the Oil and Gas industry has constantly found itself in the spotlight in recent years. The importance of this industry stems from Read more…

By BSIC, 4 years26 February 2023 ago
Corporate Finance

Wind of change? Shell ventures into Africa by acquring a Nigerian renewable energy producer

Download PDF Introduction On the 28th of September 2022, Shell acquired the Nigerian-owned renewable energy company Daystar Power. This purchase represents a bold move for Shell since it is its first acquisition of a power company in Africa. This deal may be what Daystar Power needs to handle the recent Read more…

By BSIC, 4 years6 November 2022 ago
Corporate Finance

Does Investor Climate Activism really work?

Download PDF Introduction to Activism and Climate Activism Activist investing in the broad sense is the act of a shareholder using his equity stake in a corporation to push through change at the firm. This type of investing can also apply to other assets, such as defaulted Government bonds, but Read more…

By BSIC, 4 years6 March 2022 ago
Corporate Finance

Activist Investor Third Point urges for Breakup of Shell

Download PDF Introduction As of Q2 2021, Third Point began amassing a $750m position in the Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell to capitalize on impending corporate change. With Shell facing increased pressures to both decarbonize as well as increase their current scanty annualized returns from governments and investors alike, Third Point Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years7 November 2021 ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals Equity Deals M&A Deals Old Articles

Shell acquires BG in a $70bn deal: is it paying a “Premium Gasoline”?

Royal Dutch Shell plc.; market cap (as of 17/04/15): $200.1bn BG Group plc.; market cap (as of 17/04/15): $61.1bn   Introduction On Wednesday 8, Royal Dutch Shell announced the acquisition of BG Group for $70.1bn for a mix of cash and stock, which would make Shell the largest producer of Read more…

By BSIC, 11 years18 April 2015 ago
Corporate Finance M&A Deals Old Articles

“Energetic” Consolidation

Linn Energy, LLC Market Cap (as of 28/02/13): $8.94bn Linn Co, LLC Market Cap (as of 28/02/13): $1.36bn Berry Petroleum Market Cap (as of 28/02/13): $2.5bn Repsol SA Market Cap (as of 01/03/2013): $27.36bn Royal Dutch Shell Market Cap (as of 01/03/2013): $212.76bn The energy sector has been experiencing a Read more…

By BSIC, 14 years2 March 2013 ago

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We are thrilled to announce the new BSIC Board for We are thrilled to announce the new BSIC Board for the Fall 2026 semester!

Lukas Wacker - President
Davide Saccone - Vice President
Zeno Steffens - Head of Corporate Finance
Lovis Schmidt - Head of Markets
Neel Roy - Head of Quant
Charentz Hovnanian - Senior Advisor
Preslav Georgiev - Head of Operations
Anna Tinuper - Head of Digital

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BSIC Article of the Week: "Catching the Butterfly: BSIC Article of the Week: "Catching the Butterfly: A Relative Value Approach in OIS Curves"

When a yield curve misprice isn't random noise — it's a trade. We apply Principal Component Analysis to USD SOFR, EUR €STR, and GBP SONIA curves to reconstruct theoretical fair value, identify statistically significant dislocations, and pitch a live butterfly trade on the 6m GBP forward strip — all against the backdrop of a Bank of England caught between surging oil prices and a fragile disinflation path. 

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BSIC Article of the Week: "A Taste for Separation: BSIC Article of the Week: "A Taste for Separation: Analysing Unilever's Strategic Break-Up"

Unilever is separating its food business from its personal care empire in a $44.8bn deal with McCormick — a transaction nearly a decade in the making, structured through a Reverse Morris Trust to minimise taxes and maximise strategic focus. But with 65% of the consideration paid in McCormick stock and leverage climbing to 4.0x, the real question is whether this is a clean value unlock or a complex bet on execution. 

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Navigating the Next Cycle: Dealmaking and Capital Navigating the Next Cycle: Dealmaking and Capital Flows in a New Market Regime — what an evening! 

A huge thank you to Niccolò Consonni (EQT Group), Andrea Simonetti (Gruppo Unipol), and Chengxue Chen (Lazard) for sharing their expertise at Bocconi Students Investment Club's latest speaker event.

The conversation around deal structures, capital allocation, and where markets are heading gave all of us a lot to think about. Thanks also to Professor Massimo Della Ragione for moderating such a dynamic discussion.

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BSIC Article of the Week: "Black Gold, Broken Stat BSIC Article of the Week: "Black Gold, Broken State: A Primer on Venezuela's Collapse and the Economics of Recovery"

Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, yet has experienced one of the worst economic collapses of the 21st century — a paradox rooted not in resource scarcity, but in decades of institutional decay, fiscal mismanagement, and political capture of its oil sector.

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