Biotech companies in Spain are becoming more attractive to corporate investors. In some sectors, integration processes are taking place, such as that of Grifols. In other cases, the stock market is becoming an alternative for the biotechnology sector.
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Acquisitions in the training sector
Although in recent years there have been several mergers and M&A transactions in the education and training sector in Spain, the trend is decreasing; in this year 2014 only one transaction has taken place. Operations in companies very ...
Mergers and acquisitions in the ICT sector have continued to grow during the crisis.
Mergers and acquisitions of companies in the information and communication technologies sector have not been affected by the crisis, although it is true that in 2009 there was a decrease in the number of operations, from 2010 onwards it began to grow, maintaining the pace in H1 2014.
Mergers and acquisitions in Latin America May 2014
May saw an increase in the volume invested in mergers and acquisitions compared to the same period last year, although it is true that activity continues to fall in all countries, except Mexico, which maintained the same number as in May 2013.
Mergers and acquisitions May 2014
Mergers and acquisitions in the month of May continue the positive trend that this market is experiencing. According to TTR data, comparing the number of operations carried out this month with the same period last year, we see that the number of operations has increased by 40%, from 59 to 83.
Mergers in the tourism sector
In recent years, the tourism sector has undergone several changes, one of which has been the use of new technologies by customers to find out about the wide variety of offers and organise their trips. This has revolutionised the tourism offer, which has wanted to take advantage of this great opportunity, carrying out numerous purchasing operations to adapt to the technological market or to take advantage of the opportunity that the Internet gives to open up to new geographical markets.
The Spanish M&A market in 2013
2013 was a good year for mergers and acquisitions, with a total of 1183 deals worth €70,955M. This represents an increase in deals of 29.57% compared to the previous year.
Sovereign wealth funds investing in technology and industrials
Sovereign wealth funds are no longer looking exclusively at assets linked to the commodity or financial services sectors, as they did in the past. They are investing in "alternative" assets, beyond fixed income or equities, such as real estate, infrastructure, private equity and even technology start-ups.
Corporate operations in the water sector
In 2012, there have been several corporate movements within the water sector. There are several strategic reasons for each of them, ranging from internationalisation, build-up or diversification.
Intel leads the acquisition in the «Cybersecurity» sector»
According to CBinsights, among the IPOs in 2013, security networking company FireEye has doubled since its debut on the Nasdaq. But the case has not been the only successful sale recently, in the last year 78 companies have sold within the sector. There are also relevant cases in Spain, such as alient vault.
The food sector: investment for troubled companies
In 2012, in the food sector, there were 5 buy-sell transactions involving venture capital of all types, ranging from restructuring to seed investments.
Video games, is the investment spark still there?
After an investment boom, there is a groundswell of opinion that the video games sector is unattractive due to a lack of corporate takeover candidates, while other venture capitalists are actively looking for new opportunities.