Additional European Equity News - 25th August 2026

Airbus (AIR FP) - Cinco Dias reports that Airbus workers are set to go on indefinite strike starting this Tuesday. (Cinco Dias) easyJet (EZJ LN) - Provides an update on its acquisition by Apollo: General meeting is expected to be held around the week starting 9 November. Acquisition is expected to be complete by the end of Q1'27. (easyJet) EssilorLuxottica (EL FP) - Del Vecciho heir to leave the Co. as Chief Strategy Officer, as of 31 August 2026. (Euronext) Gerresheimer (GXI GY) - CEO Rohrhoff to step down as interim CEO. Wolf Lehmann, CFO, and Achim Schalk, Member of the Management Board, will assume his duties until further notice. (EQS) Melrose (MRO LN) - Agrees agrees USD 100mln compensation following evacuation around GKN plant in California. (Sky News) Siemens Energy (ENR GY) - Siemens Energy is working with Goldman Sachs (GS) to field offers for a majority stake in its Transformation of Industry division, which includes steam turbines, generators and compressors, Bloomberg reports. The business could be valued at more than EUR 10bln, and it generated approximately EUR 5.7bln in revenue in the last fiscal year. CVC Capital, EQT, Bain, Brookfield and KKR are among the private equity firms exploring potential bids; a board meeting has been scheduled for today to decide how to proceed. SAP (SAP GY) - Co. has extended the contract of one of its senior HR members, after clearing her of faults following several complaints made by other employees. (Bloomberg)