According to Ascri's report "2016 Venture Capital & Private Equity in Spain", Spanish fundrasing by private entities experienced a certain slowdown compared to 2014, reaching a figure of €1,481M. If we add to this figure the resources raised by public entities and the application of international resources when making their investments, the total amount of funds raised was €3,359M. Although this figure is considerably lower than in 2014, it is considerably higher than the funds raised during the crisis period.
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The MAB, a means to close acquisitions?
MAB companies have started the new year with growth. Some, such as Eurona Wireless, have carried out capital increases in order to finance acquisitions, while others, such as Agile Content, have announced the purchase of companies. In addition, Inkemia has increased its shareholdings in its group companies through capital increases.
Infovista buys Tems from Ascom, after being acquired by Apax Partners
InfoVista is a provider of network performance management software solutions for mobile communications service providers, operators and IT companies. In May 2016 Apax Partner acquired the company, which has provided it with the necessary liquidity to be able to make acquisitions. It has already started making acquisitions and plans to make more in the near future.
Corporations bet on software and do so through M&A
In the last week we have learned that Renault-Nissan and Google have made acquisitions in the Software sector to improve their business.
Airbnb buys Trip4real, the marketplace for travel industry activities
Airbnb la plataforma para reservar alojamientos de anfitriones locales en más de 191 países, ha vuelto a realizar una compra y esta vez es una empresa española, Trip4real. Esta startup pone en contacto a viajeros con gente local para realizar actividades. Sobre Trip4...
H2020 SME instrument adds €51.6M more to invest in innovation in 2017
The success of this H2020 SME Instrument programme since 2014 has led to an increase in the 2017 budget to a total of M 437.5€.
What M&A deals are you seeing in the beverage sector?
In the last three months, we have detected operations in the winery sector with the aim of growing internationally. As many foreign companies have decided to invest in Spain as Spanish companies have invested abroad. In addition, a private equity fund, Qualitas Equity Partners, has also seen an opportunity in the food sector and has invested in Vintae.
Helios buys Quirón What other operations have there been in the hospital sector?
The German group Fresenius Helios, after the acquisition of Quirón, the Spanish leader in private hospitals, will control around 10% of the private hospital network in Spain. Some 43 hospitals, with annual sales of around €2.3 billion.
What is Cabiedes & Partners investing in?
Cabiedes has recently entered the capital of Tviso, an aggregator of on-demand television platforms. We take a look at the investments that Cabiedes and Partners have made in the last year.
Nextail, which applies big data to shop inventory management, receives a €1.6M round of funding
Nextail is a Spanish company founded in 2014, already operating in Spain, Italy, France and Russia, with plans to expand into the UK next year. The company has just closed a round led by Nauta Capital.
Inveready launches new fund for tech startups
Inveready has successfully launched its second investment vehicle focused on investing in technology-based companies using Venture Debt financing, Inveready Venture Finance II. The venture capital company, managed by the management company Inveready Asset Management SGEIC, is pending registration with the CNMV and expects to make its first investments in the coming months.
New additions to the MAB: Voztelecom and Atrys Health
In July, two new companies joined the MAB in the expansion capital category. One in the biotechnology sector, Atrys Health, and another in the telecommunications sector, Voztelecom. In addition, listed companies such as Mosmovil and Ab Biotics are making deals.