It seems that the aeronautics sector is slowly recovering and after a few years in which the participation of private equity in the sector had dropped considerably, this year 2014, although the participation is still low, two deals have been closed for an amount of €150M, a figure that far exceeds the amount raised by private equity in 2014.
Crowd equity platforms in Spain are growing, in 2013 they represented 20.7% of crowdfunding platforms and this year several companies have raised a significant amount of money thanks to this modality. In addition, foreign platforms have decided to come to Spain.
The deadline has opened for the submission of projects to Profactory plus, a call within the framework of the Eureka grants, to help European companies in the development of innovative products in the field of sustainable and intelligent manufacturing technologies.
In recent years, due to the energy reform, the number of company acquisitions in the energy sector has gradually decreased. Although in the last year there have been several transactions involving large energy companies interested in foreign companies.
In recent years, the number of financing rounds in ICT security companies has grown considerably. In 2013, 201 rounds were closed in the sector for a total of 1850M$, which is more than the 838M$ raised the previous year in 157 deals.
The development of devices applied to healthcare received double the number of financing rounds in 2014, with 51 deals, compared to 21 in 2013. The sector is taking shape and there is still a long way to go before it reaches maturity. Proof of this is the small but growing number of acquisitions by corporations.
Ayer día 28 de Octubre Juan Diego Cuenca , socio de Abra-invest , participo en el programa de Gestionaradio «En Clave de», presentado por Gonzalo Estafanía. Juan Diego hizo un análisis inversor del sector biotecnológico en España apoyándose en la nueva herramienta que han desarrollado, Logic-fin, que permite rastrear las operaciones realizadas en distintos sectores. Aqui os dejo el link al progrma.
According to a study by Abra Invest, after years in which venture capital investments in the energy sector in Spain were scarce, activity is picking up again. In 2013, a total of 22 operations were carried out, 60% more than in 2012 and it seems that 2014 will follow this trend.
The use of new technologies in the tourism sector has many advantages when it comes to saving costs and reaching end customers. In recent years, several companies have been created in the sector that have been able to grow thanks to the support of investors who have seen an opportunity in the sector, and it is expected that this trend will continue to grow in the coming years.
The Eurostars-Eureka programme awarded by the European Commission and Eurostars member states provides grants to develop market-oriented transnational projects among R&D-intensive SMEs. In Spain, these grants are managed through the Interempresas Internacional programme, managed by CDTI, and the last call was very successful.
In Spain there are more than 70 crowdfunding platforms, in the last year the growth of this method of financing has been spectacular, crowdfunding in Spain moved 30 million euros, more than double that of the previous year. Below is an analysis...
Wayra, Telefónica's international start-up accelerator, has already accelerated 415 start-ups from more than 20 different technology sectors since its inception in 2011. The impact on the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Spain has been very significant.