Corporate Finance analyses the latest acquisitions of Cegid, a leader in talent management and HR solutions, among others.
SAP buys Qualtrics
In our analysis of company acquisitions, today we wanted to focus on the multinational SAP. On 11 November, the German company's investment to acquire Qualtrics, a developer of business software, was confirmed.
Which companies has Microsoft bought?
The software giant Microsoft never rests. The purchase of companies by Bill Gates' multinational is the order of the day, with the aim of achieving continuous technological progress. From our area of corporate finance we are going to show you the latest purchase of companies in the technology sector which, as we will explain later, will be focused on Artificial Intelligence.
We take a look at Salesforce's latest investments
We analyse from a corporate finance point of view, the investment received by Copado, the Spanish startup that offers a launch management platform on the Salesforce AppExchange in a deal led by Insight Venture Partners with the participation of Salesforce Ventures.
Video Editing SaaS investment analysis. PlayFilm raises €1.1M.
Learn about the biggest funding rounds in recent years in companies specialising in SaaS Video Editing. Plus, we take a look at PlayFilm's €1.1M seed investment round.
Investment in SaaS for Transportation. GMV completes the purchase of Syncromatics.
We review the largest investment rounds of companies specialising in the development of SaaS solutions for the Transport sector. We also analyse the purchase of Syncromatics by the Spanish multinational GMV.
Europe's most profitable software companies in 2017
Find out the most profitable companies in the European Software sector in 2017: what they do, their share prices, their profitability and the most important M&A deals they have been involved in.
M&A in IT Consulting: Sistel acquires Sage_X3 division from Trece Consultoría y Servicios
We review the main IT Consulting M&A operations in Europe in 2017. In addition, the Alicante-based consulting firm Sistel has acquired the Sage_X3 specialised division of Trece Consultoría y Servicios.
Microsoft partner IFR buys Alicante-based company MCA Informática
IFR Group, a Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation partner in Spain, has announced the acquisition of Alicante-based MCA Informática. It is a technology consulting firm that, since 1993, has been dedicated to the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX solutions and systems projects.
What is Microsoft investing in?
Microsoft made a total of 10 acquisitions in 2016. This deal is one of the largest ever closed in the technology sector and a sign of Microsoft's strategy: to move from the era of personal computers and services to artificial intelligence in all spheres, through cloud services and mobile devices. What other companies has it bought?
Sush.io raises $325K led by Kima Ventures for its "Smart Dashboard" to help Online/SaaS tracking of personal expenses.
This year has seen several new startups in Europe related to financial services. One of them, FINTONIC, the most recent is the emergence of a personal account manager. Fintonic is a company with 100% Spanish capital whose business model is based on the one that Mint has been running for 6 years in the USA and which currently has more than ten million users.
ANPRO21 offers Saas for brand reputation analysis
Anpro21 has developed BRAND RAIN, a Business Intelligence solution that captures and analyses content in all media (internet, press, TV and Radio) using semantic and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques. Its solution helps to control the impact, reputation and perception of companies, brands and people.