The CDTI has approved 51 new R&D&I projects with a total budget amounting to €37M. Several of these projects are focused on the biotechnology food technology and health sector. Do you want to know what kind of projects it is funding?
UK-based GTA, which provides services to the tourism sector, has bought Mallorca-based MTS Globe.
GTA has acquired the technology, hotel distribution and inbound services division of MTS, with the aim of expanding its services in the beach and sun segment and growing in the Mediterranean.
Nazca launches new fund What does Nazca invest in?
Nazca Capital, a Spanish private equity fund, has just raised a new €250M fund and bought 75% of Caiba, a plastics packaging manufacturer. We review their investments, since 2001, they have completed 40 transactions: 19 direct investments in companies, 12 additional acquisitions of companies from their investees and 9 divestments in which they have achieved an IRR of 45% per annum.
Ims health, the world's leading healthcare data analytics company, has acquired Spain's Iasist.
IMS went public in 2014 and has started to buy technology companies in the healthcare sector in order to offer a comprehensive service in all the geographical areas in which it operates. In December 2015 it bought the Spanish company Iasist and in 2016 it bought a company in Canada, another in Dubai and another in the US.
New funds for Spanish companies: Nazca Capital and Kibo Ventures
Nazca Capital and Kibo Ventures, raise funds to invest in Spanish companies. Nazca is focused on companies between €30M and €200M in sales and Kibo Ventures on early stage digital startups.
Hexagon manufacturing, which provides technology for smart manufacturing, acquired 6 companies in 2016.
Hexagon is a Swedish company, a leading international IT provider that drives quality and productivity improvements through applications for geospatial and industrial companies. It has a subsidiary, which offers software-based information technology solutions that improve quality and productivity, based on measurement equipment.
4IQ and Red Points: Spanish cybersecurity receives investment to continue its expansion in the USA
This week we have met two Spanish companies 4IQ and Red Points, which have received investment rounds, led by foreign investors to continue their expansion worldwide. 4iQ closes a funding round of $14M 4Iq, a startup from Madrid, is...
CDTI awards €29M to 51 business R&D&I projects in September
52 companies are participating in the development of these projects, 69.21% of which are SMEs. Eleven of the 51 projects closed in September belong to the field of ICTs. Another significant fact is that of the total number of companies involved, 23, i.e. 44%, are receiving Cdti funding for the first time.
FoodCheri, raises €6M in a round led by a Spanish fund, what other deals have there been in the FoodTech sector this year?
FoodChéri, a self-catering virtual restaurant that makes fresh and healthy meals for home delivery across Paris, has just closed its second round of funding worth €6M. Spanish venture capital fund Samaipata Ventures has participated in the round.
Promofarma receives a €2.6M round: We take a look at the online pharmacy
Promofarma is a marketplace for parapharmacy products. This young company, founded in 2010, has become a benchmark in its sector. In the last 3 years, Promofarma has raised one round per year. In this latest round, investors have been the same as those who already participated in the company, which proves their satisfaction with the project.
Proa Capital: What are you investing in and how?
Proa Capital is a Spanish investment fund, specialised in MBO and BUILD UP transactions, supporting the management teams of companies in complex consolidation and integration processes in changing sectors and environments. Taking advantage of the fact that this September...
Captio receives $1M round to grow abroad
Captio is a leading technology platform in Spain for managing travel and business expenses. Through an app, employees can digitise their tickets with a simple photo, which processes this data automatically thanks to the image recognition technology developed by this company that employs 50 people.