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Identity management investment hits records in the first quarter of 2017
Cybersecurity with a market figure of up to $122.4B in 2016, is one of the fastest growing sectors.An increasingly hot area within the cybersecurity industry is Identity Management, in the first quarter of 2017 there were a total of 35 deals in the sector.
British advertising and marketing company WPP has bought The Cocktail experience.
WPP, the British digital advertising holding company, has once again gone shopping and has acquired a Spanish company: "The Cocktail Experience, dedicated to the analysis of consumer behaviour in the digital sphere.
Beonprice, a company that applies big data to the hotel industry, closes a €1.4M round
The venture capital fund 'K Fund' is betting on the algorithm developed by this company to maximise hotels' profits, based on their competition and customer segmentation.
Spanish fund Seaya Ventures leads round in Edtech company Yogome
Yogome has received an investment of $6M (5.4 million euros) from Seaya Ventures, the Spanish venture capital fund led by Beatriz González and Michael Kleindl. Variv Capital and Endeavor Catalyst have also participated in this Series A round with another 600,000$.
Linkcare, collaborative medicine platform, receives €5M round and moves into China
Linkcare, which was born in Hospital Clínic, is a collaborative medicine platform. The company has just agreed the entry into its shareholding of Guangzhou Global Star Investment, a Chinese fund that will inject about €5M for a majority stake, conditional on the company moving its headquarters to the business park in Canton.
Tecnocratica Data Centre, buys the hosting company Vorneo
Tecnocrática Centro de Datos has bought from Vorneo the part of the business corresponding to hosting, servers and derivatives, except for the part of consultancy and other minor services. It has also hired part of the company's technical team.
MásMóvil: a good example on the MAB, now calls a meeting to move from the MAB to the stock exchange
The company passed the €500M market capitalisation requirement in September, where it must remain for six months before it can switch from the MAB to the stock market. MásMóvil has already reached €600M in value. The company plans to make this leap in 2017, before the summer, after having delayed it on many occasions. If listed on the MAB, Masmovil would be the first MAB-listed company to make the leap to the continuous market.
Experis IT, a division of ManpowerGroup specialising in talent-based IT services and solutions, acquires Innovati
Experis IT continues to grow in the HR technology market. It recently bought Ciber and has now announced the acquisition of Innovati, a Spanish company specialising in IT solutions.
Millennial ESports, dedicated to providing gaming technology solutions, acquires Spanish start-up Stream Hatchet
Stream Hatchet, the platform for video game streaming professionals, has closed the sale of its company with the corporate Millennial ESports, dedicated to providing technological solutions in the field of gaming. The transaction was closed last April, and represents the fifth sale of a project of the València-based accelerator Plug and Play Spain in its five years of life.
SDOS buys big data specialist Metadology's 50%
SDOS, a company specialising in software development, particularly mobile applications, is laying the foundations for international growth. After several years of growth, the company has decided to organise itself by creating a holding company and has bought the company Metadology, a specialist in big data. These two actions will allow the company to consolidate its position in Spain and to gain strength to enter the international market.
Cybersecurity investment hits new record high in first 5 months of 2017, with companies valued at more than $1B
In the first 5 months of 2017, the number of investments made in the cybersecurity sector has reached a new record high, reaching 190 deals, which is 20% compared to the same period last year. Although we have detected large rounds in the sector, there have also been several seed/angel rounds. This is a sign that new innovative solutions are being created in response to emerging attacks. Which companies are receiving support from investors?