26 funds in 3 different categories: Expansion Capital, Venture Capital and Incubation, participated in the 7th Fondico call. Of these 26 funds, 9 have been selected, three in each category. Fondico will distribute €157M among these funds. Given the multiplier effect generated by this instrument, the funds participating thanks to this call will invest a minimum of €660M in Spain, which is 4.2 times the amount of €157M committed by FOND-ICO Global.
Propel Venture Partners, the venture capital fund owned by BBVA, has announced that it will invest in the startup Hixme, which uses technology to develop health plans tailored to the profile of each employee, which they can keep if they decide to change jobs.
Konecta has taken another step forward in the world of call centres and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) services and has purchased the 100% of Allus Global BPO Center, a leading company in the sector in Latin America with a turnover of €220M at the end of 2015.Konecta has thus become one of the firms that has grown the most in the comprehensive outsourcing services sector and has gone from a turnover of €12M in 2000 to the 800 it will reach with the new operation.
Altia is a technology consultancy based in A Coruña, which in 2010 went public on the MAB and in the first six months of the year has managed to improve its numbers, compared to the same period of the previous year: a net profit of more than €2.9M (+28 % )an increase of 15 %...
Two new funds have been launched in recent weeks: K fund for technology companies and Ysios Biofund II for biotech companies. In addition, Reimanige has announced that it will raise a €1ooM fund to invest in FoodTech companies.
The two companies that have grown the most in the Mab in 2016 are focused on the software sector. Facephi is an example of a company that in 2016 is seeing a recovery after difficult years, while Alitia is an example of a company that Mab has helped to grow to become one of the leaders in its sector.
We have analysed the largest investment rounds in European companies in the last 7 days. The 10 deals have been distributed between 3 countries, France with 5 deals is the country that has benefited the most. Among the sectors being invested in are the internet of things, energy efficiency and online marketing software.
Venture capital is investing a lot of money in unlisted technology companies. The company they are betting the most on is Uber, with a valuation of €60.9 billion. How are these companies valued?
Splio supports retail and luxury brands in the development of their online and offline marketing strategies, in a personalised and efficient way. Its SAAS solutions include campaign and CRM management and customer experience management.
The CDTI has approved 51 new R&D&I projects with a total budget amounting to €37M. Several of these projects are focused on the biotechnology food technology and health sector. Do you want to know what kind of projects it is funding?
GTA has acquired the technology, hotel distribution and inbound services division of MTS, with the aim of expanding its services in the beach and sun segment and growing in the Mediterranean.
Nazca Capital, a Spanish private equity fund, has just raised a new €250M fund and bought 75% of Caiba, a plastics packaging manufacturer. We review their investments, since 2001, they have completed 40 transactions: 19 direct investments in companies, 12 additional acquisitions of companies from their investees and 9 divestments in which they have achieved an IRR of 45% per annum.