Link Mobility, the Norwegian telecommunications and IT company, has acquired the Spanish mobile messaging company Didimo. The transaction, valued at €18 million, also includes the business of Didimo's subsidiary Jet Telecom and Global Messaging Solutions (GMS).
The telecoms sector is getting a boost. Eurona raises €45M to develop 5G and EQT buys Adamo Telecom.
Spanish telecoms operator Eurona accesses a €45M loan from Magnetar Capital for the development of 5G, in view of its €200M turnover forecast for 2020. In addition, the Swedish group EQT has acquired the 80% from the operator Adamo Telecom.
GPI acquires the 60% from Spain's Hemasoft, specialising in software for blood banks.
GPI, a leading Italian group in the health and social care market, announces the signing of an agreement to acquire 60% of the share capital of Hemasoft Software for €4.8M, parent company of the Spanish group of the same name, specialised in the development of healthcare software.
The main Internet of Things rounds of 2017. Altair buys Carriots' 100%.
We take a look back at the most important funding rounds in the IoT sector in 2017. In addition, Altair acquires Spain's Carriots 100% from Suez and the CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology).
Vipera acquires Spanish technology solutions company SoftTelecom for €1.3m
UK mobile financial services company Vipera has acquired Spain's SoftTelecom Desarrollos I Mas D (SoftTelecom), which specialises in software solutions for banking customers, for €1.3 million.
Ricoh acquires Techno Trends, a Spanish company specialising in remote business solutions
Japanese multinational Ricoh buys the 100% from Techno Trends, a leading provider of meeting room, telepresence and unified communications solutions, strengthening its digital workplace transformation business.
The German group KPS acquires the Catalan consulting firm ICE, specialised in SAP.
The German consulting firm KPS, advised by Baker Tilly, joins the wave of acquisitions in the SAP segment, and buys the Catalan ICE Consultants in order to strengthen its presence in southern Europe and expand its portfolio of services.
Equinix buys Spanish data centre Itconic for €215M
The Carlyle Group has sold Itconic, the largest provider of neutral data centre, connectivity and cloud infrastructure solutions in Spain and Portugal. The buyer was Equinix, Inc. a Nasdaq-listed company specialising in interconnection and data centre services. The purchase price amounted to €215M. The agreement was signed on 8 September 2017, and the acquisition is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to regulatory approvals.
Spanish telecoms firm Cellnex buys Alticom to grow in the Netherlands
Cellnex Telecom has completed the acquisition of Dutch infrastructure operator Alticom. The transaction, which has been closed for €133M, will result in the addition of 30 new towers in the Netherlands and will provide the company with €11.5M of EBITDA in 2018.
ICF's Capital Expansion fund invests €1M in Whisbi Technologies, a Spanish sales process digitisation company
The aim of the round is to boost the internationalisation and growth of this Catalan company, especially in the North American market.
Grifols buys 40% from Kiro Robostics for €12.8M, taking control of 90% of the company.
Kiro Robotics, now called Kiro Grifols, develops machines and equipment to automate or control key points in hospital processes, especially hospital pharmacy services, including Kiro Oncology, which automatically prepares intravenous medication for chemotherapy treatments in hospital pharmacies, minimising the margins of error in the preparation of medication and the risk to healthcare professionals.
GED Venture Capital has invested in Vitro, a Spanish in vitro diagnostics and laboratory software company.
Ged buys the 51% from Andalusian company Vitro to help it expand internationally in the market for in vitro diagnostic products and laboratory software.