In the last five years, sales in technology companies have doubled, exceeding €1.8 billion. This growth is due to the exit of the crisis in our country and the growth of the startup ecosystem. What have been the biggest sales in the period 2016-2017? We have detected 4 technology companies that have been bought by foreign investors for a price greater than €100M. All of them had previously completed investment rounds.
Nektria, the platform for e-commerce logistics optimisation receives €2M
Nektria, a Spanish company to improve e-commerce logistics, receives €2M to increase its workforce and grow in the European market.
Comdata, the Italian BPO company, buys Overtop in Spain and Izium Group's shares in leading French CRM companies
The Italian group Comdata, which was bought in 2015 by private equity firm Carlyle, has once again gone on a buying spree. After buying Digitex in Spain and LatAm and Win in Turkey. It is once again buying a Spanish company, Overtop, and is entering the French market with the purchase of Izium's shares in the main French CRM companies.
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.

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.