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.

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, 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.
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).
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
The aim of the round is to boost the internationalisation and growth of this Catalan company, especially in the North American market.
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 buys the 51% from Andalusian company Vitro to help it expand internationally in the market for in vitro diagnostic products and laboratory software.
Angels Capital, the investment arm of Mercadona chairman Juan Roig, has bought Sothis' 100%, which last year had a €30m turnover.