The Spanish education sector has been able to train prestigious professionals. Venture capital activity shows signs of a good future development of the sector together with online educational entities such as UNIR and IEBS that augur good opportunities.
What is Spanish venture capital investing in Fintech?
In the United States, a global benchmark in technology investment, the financing of companies in the Fintech sector grew by more than 20% in terms of both the number of transactions and capital invested. In Spain, there are also some good startups setting a good example.
Investments in the ICT security sector
Security in the IT sector has continued to experience significant activity in Spain in recent years following major operations such as Panda Software or the presence of S21sec.
The meat sector has attractive assets
The interest of industrial investors in the meat sector has been sustained both in terms of assets from bankruptcies and in terms of acquisitions and alliances for growth.
Publishers: taking steps towards concentration
In 2012, the publishing sector has seen several corporate movements with an increasingly significant presence of Planeta and Ramdom House.
Secuoya and Vertice: two ways of leveraging venture capital
The media sector has had two names of its own, Secuoya and Vértice. Both have carried out operations with venture capital that have allowed them to obtain liquidity to fulfil their development plans.
Linea Agenda Digital, through ENISA, provides participative loans for ICTs
A line of financing from the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and the Information Society (SETSI) aimed at financially supporting the start-up and development of business projects in the field of ICTs, with the aim of promoting the development and launch of new products and services, contributing to the generation of employment and wealth in a sector with high growth potential.
Food makes for some very sweet "mouths".
In the food sector, corporate groups have taken advantage of the opportunity to make some very sweet moves in recent years. Growth has come from joining forces in the niches where they were already present, acquiring more of the pie and sorting out markets.
BRAZIL M&A USA and internet as protagonists
During 2013, investment in companies in Brazil has grown significantly, with "Internet" standing out as the most active sector. In 2012, this sector was not even among the five most interesting activities for investors.
Technology in the financial sector?
Perhaps by necessity, perhaps by nature, the financial sector is seeing the growth of technology companies that aim to bring about a profound change in the way finance is managed. In 2012, the number of transactions in the fintech sector increased by 20% and the total amount invested by 22%. This trend is continuing in 2013.
The beverage sector concentrates and internationalises.
The beverage sector has seen a number of corporate transactions in recent times, with Coca-Cola bottlers and the world of beer being particularly prominent.
The United States and France buy Spain from us
According to TTR, the United States and France lead the ranking of the countries with the highest number of Spanish company acquisitions during the third quarter of 2013.