Crowdlending has grown in Spain by more than 360% in its first two years, reaching a total volume of €13.7M. It is a type of financing that, although it has just started in our country and is still seen as something new, it has a lot of potential. Bank financing still amounts to 95% in Spain, while in countries such as the United Kingdom or the United States this figure does not exceed 50%.
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Acquisitions in the technology sector August 2015: Bebitus and Arloon
Technology companies have not gone on holiday in August and have decided to go shopping, as mergers and acquisitions are all the rage. According to the Global Technology M&A study by the consultancy firm EY, mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector are...
Restructuring fund activity in Spain
Restructuring funds are active, and in recent months we have witnessed both successful divestments, such as Sherpa Capital's divestment of Polibol, and buyouts, such as Phi Industrial's purchase of Barloword logistics....
CDTI-Iberoeka :Cuarta convocatoria bilateral Argentina – España para la financiación de proyectos empresariales de desarrollo e innovación tecnológica
The CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology) of Spain and the MINCyT (Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation) of the Argentine Republic invite proposals for projects involving effective collaboration in technological development and innovation between companies from both countries in all sectors of industry.
Acquisitions Basque companies: San Jose Lopez, MCM and Biodiesel Bilbao
If in July we wrote a post about the mergers and acquisitions that Basque companies had carried out with the aim of opening up to new markets and strengthening their activity, today we would like to highlight that Basque companies are also of interest to other companies.....
Investment for the biotech sector: Tigenix, Ekuore and Grants4Apps
One of the great challenges of the biotech sector in Spain is the growth of companies in the sector that will make it possible for Spanish biotech companies to be strong and compete in the international market. Getting funding in the sector is complicated but not impossible, in the last month we have witnessed how Spanish companies have grown through acquisitions, public funding and programmes to support startups.
The video game sector finds funding
The video game industry in Spain had a turnover of €412.4M in 2014, 31% more than in 2013. The youth of the sector, 65% of the companies are less than 5 years old and the funding that the video game industry is receiving make us foresee that it is a sector with a lot of potential, which still has a long way to go.
8fit, AlientVault, Metrikea: tech startups receive funding in August.
An international study of Spanish start-ups abroad carried out by the consultancy firm Keyprocom and Ticketbis reveals that 29% of Spanish technology start-ups have an international turnover of more than 60%. A number of these companies are now...
What is a secondary fund?
A secondary fund is a fund whose business is to buy investees from other funds. This type of fund is growing considerably. Last year these funds recorded record fundraising figures of $29,000M, and now we have news that Lexington Partners has closed the largest secondary fund in history with $100,100M. In Spain these funds have also been in the news lately, Arcano has set up a new fund of funds and Portobello has sold a block of 7 investees to a secondary fund led by the giant HarbourVest.
Basque companies go on a buying spree in July: Euskaltel, Tubacex, Elkar and Esegui
In recent weeks, several Basque companies have bought companies in their sectors with the aim of increasing their market share and reaching new geographical markets. Tubacex, for example, has become the world leader in its sector after buying the seamless steel tube division of the Indian company Prakash Steelage.
Boosting renewable energy: Cerberus and Repsol
Despite the fact that Spain has slowed down investment in renewables due to the energy reform, there is still movement in the sector. This week, Cerberus, one of the world's largest venture capital firms, has backed a Spanish company, Renovalia Energy. In addition, Repsol has announced the finalists of its incubation programme.
Spain supports agri-food innovation and research
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment has drawn up the National Agri-Food and Forestry Innovation and Research Programme to support innovation in the sector. The agri-food sector is facing a crucial challenge for society: the demand for food must be met on a global scale, in a planet that is becoming increasingly populated and subject to the effects of climate change.