We analyse the purchase of companies in the insurance digitalisation sector. We talk about a booming sector with future applications in various fields, generating trends or market expectations. In addition to company acquisitions, we also explain the most recent round of financing confirmed in the sector.
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.
In which venture capital firms is Vista Equity Partners investing?
Vista Equity Partners is a world-renowned venture capital firm that focuses on financing technology companies. Its investment power is so high that in the last two months it has acquired three companies in the sector. In this post we are going to talk about the companies that have been bought and the reasons why Vista Equity has decided to carry out these operations.
Buying companies in the IoT sector
Discover the most relevant acquisitions in the Internet of Things sector made in 2018. This entry highlights the double acquisition made by Altair Engineering in a short period of time or the billionaire purchase of Fortive, among others.
Which companies has Cisco bought?
If yesterday we talked about Microsoft's takeovers, today we look again at the acquisitions of another technology giant, Cisco Systems. Technological progress is so great in the sector that many companies are already tying up future purchases. In this post we will talk about Cisco's intention to buy Ensoft and some of the other moves made by the multinational in the last few days.
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.
Sale of companies in the water robotics sector
We analyse the sale of companies in the water robot sector from a corporate finance perspective. We comment on the operation carried out by Fluidra, which has confirmed the sale of its Israeli subsidiary Aquatron Robotic Technology to the Austrian company Best Water Technology. At the end, we discuss the most relevant movements in the sector.

New venture capital funds - November 2018
Valuation by multiples is a method used in the valuation of companies that helps to calculate the target value of a company. This method does not calculate the absolute or intrinsic value of the company, but rather calculates a range of values relative to other similar companies and is used to better delimit the range previously obtained using the discounted cash flow method. It is a necessary complement to a good analysis.
Goldman Sachs' buyout of FinTech companies
From the corporate finance perspective, we analyse the purchases and investments made by Goldman Sachs in financial technology or FinTech companies. The multinational financial company makes several acquisitions of companies and rounds throughout the year, but we are going to focus on talking about the companies that are dedicated to the development of financial technology and in which Goldman has made a move. We will first discuss the two acquisitions made in 2018 and then the three latest confirmed investments.
Update on direct lending in Europe
Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution is underway and no company wants to be left behind. In this new post we are going to expose the most relevant acquisitions that have arisen this year in the sector and their strategic reasons.
Buying companies in Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution is underway and no company wants to be left behind. In this new post we are going to expose the most relevant acquisitions that have arisen this year in the sector and their strategic reasons.
Buying companies in the digital signage sector
In this new Abra Academy post we are going to talk about the valuation of companies using the discounted cash flow method, which is used to measure the realisable value of an investment. We will explain how to calculate the required shareholder return (Ke) or terminal value and the limitations involved. We will also give a practical example to support the text.