First Berlin Equity Research has published a research update on PNE AG (ISIN: DE000A0JBPG2). Analyst Dr. Karsten von Blumenthal reiterated his BUY rating and maintained his EUR 21.00 price target.

Abstract
As PNE has not yet found a new CEO, Supervisory Board Chairman Per Hornung Pedersen will step down from his post and act as interim CEO when CEO Markus Lesser leaves the company at the end of July. Furthermore, Roland Stanze will join the Management Board as COO. These appointments will ensure that PNE has sufficient top management capacity to lead the company through the coming months until a new CEO is found. PNE has commissioned two wind farms with a total capacity of 43 MW, thereby expanding its own plant portfolio to 412 MW. A further nine wind farms with an output of 226 MW are currently under construction. This shows that the operating business is going well. In June, PNE sold its US business to US investor Lotus Infrastructure Partners. PNE will use the proceeds to further expand its European green power IPP portfolio. An updated sum-of-the-parts valuation yields an unchanged €21 price target. We confirm our Buy rating.