Spain occupies one of the top positions in the European Union in the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), with some 30,000 companies, mostly SMEs, with a total turnover of €104.3 billion. Among the technology sectors showing signs of maturity are telecommunications, discount coupon companies and food delivery companies.
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H2020 upcoming calls health 2015
In H2020, the European Union's flagship programme for research and innovation, health plays an important role, being the social challenge to which most funding is allocated. This year 2015, H2020 has a budget of €609.27M for the field of health, of which €543.50M will go to personalised and stratified medicine.
Basque mergers and acquisitions February 2015
Basque companies have been active in February 2015, with 5 mergers and acquisitions involving a Basque company, and 4 of them have involved foreign companies.
CDTI and CONCYTEC:Second Spain-Peru Bilateral Call for the Financing of Business Projects for Technological Development and Innovation
El CDTI (España) y el CONCYTEC (Perú, a través del FONDECYT), en el marco de su Acuerdo Institucional realizarán la «Segunda Llamada Bilateral de Colaboración Tecnológica Empresarial España-Perú» (2015.Fase I) y les invitan a presentar sus propuestas. Esta llamada permitirá seleccionar y financiar proyectos de I+D en colaboración entre empresas de ambos países.
Ecommerce second hand: Percentile, Kirondo, wallapop and other transactions
Second-hand e-commerce is becoming very successful in Spain. In February 2015 this sector has been the protagonist of two major operations, the purchase of Kirondo by Percentil and the financing round of Insight VP in Wallapop.
Operations Biotechnology February 2015
February 2015 has been an active month for the Biotech sector. Spanish venture capital has carried out large deals in both Spanish and foreign companies. In addition, mergers and acquisitions have also taken place in the sector.
What's new at the CDTI in 2014
In 2015 the CDTI expects to commit more than €900M in R&D&I projects. This represents an increase of 6% compared to 2014. From Abra-Invest we bring you the details of the CDTI's performance in 2014.
The new European venture capital law will allow investment in real estate and listed firms.
The new European law regulating L/P investment funds will be implemented in the first half of 2015. Among the new features, the purchase of real estate assets and listed companies will be allowed, although certain conditions must be met.
The food sector active in acquisitions in February 2015
February 2015 was a very active month in the food sector. Ten sale and purchase transactions have been closed. In 2014 it registered a total of 60 mergers and acquisitions and in January 2015 it was the second most active sector in terms of number of transactions according to the Logic-fin study. Among the acquisitions carried out, the purchase of La Nevera Roja by Food Panda for €80m stands out.
Aid for Reindustrialisation and Aid for the promotion of industrial competitiveness 2015;
Two calls for proposals focused on the industrial sector have been launched: aid for industrialisation and aid for the promotion of industrial competitiveness. These grants will be open until 1 June 2015.
Cdti iberoeka argentina: Aid for the financing of business projects between Spain and Argentina
The CDTI and MINCyT in Argentina open the third call to finance business development and innovation projects in any sector.
M&A forecasts in Spain for 2015
2014 has been a very important year for M&A in Spain, with operations reaching an investment of €79,500M, a figure not reached since 2007, and large operations by corporations, which had been years without buying to restructure their balance sheet. Although there is still a long way to go, it seems that 2015 will be the year of the consolidation of M&A in Spain, and will have these trends as protagonists.