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Nov 30 (Reuters) – JPMorgan bought a 10.6% stake in Spanish defence systems maker Indra (IDR.MC), the stock market regulator said on Thursday.
Following the transaction, JPMorgan has become the second-largest shareholder after Spanish state holding company SEPI, which owns a 25.2% stake, according to data from LSEG.
The JPMorgan stake in Indra is worth about 268 million euros ($294.10 million) at market prices.
Last week Spanish aerospace company Escribano said it had increased its stake in the Spanish company to 8% from 3.4% as it intended to contribute to the development of its defence programmes.
Indra’s strategic relevance has increased since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as Spain has promised to boost its defence spending as…
