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Recycling Today
24 Jul 2026
Alessandro Rovelli: Derichebourg poised for profits, says analyst
In a two-page document released this week, Alessandro Rovelli of Tarrytown, New York-based Gimme Credit , says Derichebourg’s in-progress acquisition of Scholz Recycling “will create an undisputed leader in the European scrap recycling marketread more
LatinFinance
6 Jul 2026
Franck Bekaert: The Southern Supply: South America’s Oil Moment
Franck Bekaert, a senior bond analyst at Gimme Credit, says Argentina’s shale and Brazil’s pre-salt offshore are producing lighter, higher-quality barrels of oil. This improves “the region’s competitiveness as a partial substitute [for] lighter, more fungible Middle Eastern grades,” he says. “Overall, Latin America could be viewed as a credible supplementary, not substitutive, source of supplyread more
Progressive Grocer
2 Jul 2026
Carol Levenson: Dissecting the Kroger-Giant Eagle Deal
According to Carol Levenson, director of research at Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Gimme Credit, this latest acquisition attempt “is much less ambitious in scale, and once again the company is prepared to divest stores in order to gain regulatory approval, so it probably stands a far greater chance of approval. Giant Eagleʼs $9 billion in annual sales is dwarfed by Krogerʼs $150 million, and it owns fewerread more
Cincinnati Business Courier
2 Jul 2026
Carol Levenson: Kroger’s planned $1.7B Giant Eagle acquisition is ‘a master stroke,’ analyst says
The acquisition shouldn’t hurt Kroger from a financial stability standpoint, Carol Levenson, director of research at Tarrytown, N.Y.-based fixed-income analysis firm Gimme Credit, wrote in a report. She’s keeping her “stable” credit score for Kroger and “outperform” rating on its bonds.
It’s significant that Kroger plans to finance the deal with cash rather than taking on debt, Levenson wroteread more
Invezz
23 Jun 2026
Carol Levenson: CAT stock hits $1,000 on AI demand: Here are two other stocks powering the boom
Caterpillar's power and energy segment "is becoming increasingly dominant as demand for its large reciprocating engines and turbines swells with data-center/AI capital spending," Gimme Credit analyst Carol Levenson wrote in a recent note to clients.
The division now contributes roughly 40% of Caterpillar's revenue, matching the contribution from its traditional construction businessread more
MarketWatch
22 Jun 2026
Carol Levenson: Caterpillar’s stock hits a milestone as roaring industrials rally sweeps up Wall Street
For instance, Caterpillar's power and energy segment "is becoming increasingly dominant as demand for its large reciprocating engines and turbines swells with data-center/AI capital spending," Gimme Credit analyst Carol Levenson wrote in a recent note to clients. This segment now accounts for about 40% of Caterpillar's revenue, similar to the contribution that the company gets from itsread more
Investing.com
26 May 2026
Franck Bekaert: BRKM5: Braskem stock falls more than 7% on realization, recalibration of expectations
Credit analysis firm Gimme Credit, also according to Reuters, said that "the new shareholders' agreement should allow for a clear management mandate, but it will not quickly solve Braskem's balance sheet problems — whose gross debt reached $9.4 billion in December 2025read more
Finimize
30 Apr 2026
Franck Bekaert: Petrobras Tightens Its Grip On Braskem’s New Leadership Team
Braskem ended 2025 with about $9.4 billion of gross debt, and research shop Gimme Credit has warned a new shareholder pact won’t quickly relieve the balance sheetread more
Reuters
30 Apr 2026
Franck Bekaert: Brazil's Petrobras gains stronger footing in Braskem shakeup
The new shareholder agreement should allow a clear mandate for management, but will not quickly solve Braskem's balance sheet problems, according to research company Gimme Credit. In December 2025, the company's gross debt stood at $9.4 billionread more
Bloomberg
27 Apr 2026
Franck Bekaert: New Chile Leader Faces Codelco Dilemma: Dividends or Debt Relief
“Support is more likely to take the form of continued market access, refinancing flexibility, and tolerance for elevated leverage rather than direct balance‑sheet repair,” said Franck Bekaert, senior analyst at the investment research company Gimme Credit.
Beyond the profit-retention framework, the change in government has lowered political and governance risk as it prioritizes capital disciplineread more
Bloomberg Linea
27 Apr 2026
Franck Bekaert: Kast's government faces Codelco's dilemma: use its cash or relieve its debt
"The support is more likely to take the form of continued market access, flexibility to refinance and tolerance for elevated levels of borrowing, rather than a direct balance sheet repair," said Franck Bekaert, a senior analyst at research firm Gimme Credit.
Beyond the profit retention scheme, the change of government has reduced political and governance risk by prioritizing capital disciplineread more