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.
Spanish biotech gets backing from investors: 4 companies raised more than €3M in May
Anaconda Biomed, Vivacell, Devicare and Apta Targets are the Spanish biotechs that have secured investor backing in May with the aim of bringing their products to market.
Accelya, Spanish airline IT outsourcing company, buys UK-based Anari
Hace apenas un mes os contábamos que el fondo Warburg Pincus, había comprado Accelya para fusionarlo con una de sus participadas y crear un líder mundial en el sector del BPO para el turismo. Ahora es noticia que Accelya ha salido de compras para seguir creciendo en...
Identity management investment hits records in the first quarter of 2017
Cybersecurity with a market figure of up to $122.4B in 2016, is one of the fastest growing sectors.An increasingly hot area within the cybersecurity industry is Identity Management, in the first quarter of 2017 there were a total of 35 deals in the sector.
British advertising and marketing company WPP has bought The Cocktail experience.
WPP, the British digital advertising holding company, has once again gone shopping and has acquired a Spanish company: "The Cocktail Experience, dedicated to the analysis of consumer behaviour in the digital sphere.
Beonprice, a company that applies big data to the hotel industry, closes a €1.4M round
The venture capital fund 'K Fund' is betting on the algorithm developed by this company to maximise hotels' profits, based on their competition and customer segmentation.
Spanish fund Seaya Ventures leads round in Edtech company Yogome
Yogome has received an investment of $6M (5.4 million euros) from Seaya Ventures, the Spanish venture capital fund led by Beatriz González and Michael Kleindl. Variv Capital and Endeavor Catalyst have also participated in this Series A round with another 600,000$.
Linkcare, collaborative medicine platform, receives €5M round and moves into China
Linkcare, which was born in Hospital Clínic, is a collaborative medicine platform. The company has just agreed the entry into its shareholding of Guangzhou Global Star Investment, a Chinese fund that will inject about €5M for a majority stake, conditional on the company moving its headquarters to the business park in Canton.
Tecnocratica Data Centre, buys the hosting company Vorneo
Tecnocrática Centro de Datos has bought from Vorneo the part of the business corresponding to hosting, servers and derivatives, except for the part of consultancy and other minor services. It has also hired part of the company's technical team.
MásMóvil: a good example on the MAB, now calls a meeting to move from the MAB to the stock exchange
The company passed the €500M market capitalisation requirement in September, where it must remain for six months before it can switch from the MAB to the stock market. MásMóvil has already reached €600M in value. The company plans to make this leap in 2017, before the summer, after having delayed it on many occasions. If listed on the MAB, Masmovil would be the first MAB-listed company to make the leap to the continuous market.
Experis IT, a division of ManpowerGroup specialising in talent-based IT services and solutions, acquires Innovati
Experis IT continues to grow in the HR technology market. It recently bought Ciber and has now announced the acquisition of Innovati, a Spanish company specialising in IT solutions.
Millennial ESports, dedicated to providing gaming technology solutions, acquires Spanish start-up Stream Hatchet
Stream Hatchet, the platform for video game streaming professionals, has closed the sale of its company with the corporate Millennial ESports, dedicated to providing technological solutions in the field of gaming. The transaction was closed last April, and represents the fifth sale of a project of the València-based accelerator Plug and Play Spain in its five years of life.