1 S 2014: Acquisitions in technology companies on the rise

17/09/2014
Diego Gutiérrez
1 S 2014: Acquisitions in technology companies on the rise
Corporate investors improve their confidence in Europe and opt for growth vía mergers and acquisitions de empresas tecnológicas alcanzando el máximo desde el 2012. El primer semestre de 2014 con 94 operaciones presenta la mayor cifra de mergers and acquisitions de empresas tecnológicas desde el 2012.

"After an upturn in the last half of 2013, this figure is quite The report is encouraging as it shows that investor confidence is growing. corporate. Faced with the difficulty of organic growth due to the situation of the markets, corporate investors are opting for inorganic growth". comments Diego Gutierrez of Abra-invest.

Among the most active sectors in procurement we recognise software, the advertising and analitycs.

In Spain, there have also been operations in the software sector, one of which has was the purchase of Telemaco Systems by Ticketea. Telémaco is dedicated to the development of software for major events such as the recent Davis Cup held in Spain, the Conde de Godó or the Handball World Cup.

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