Esprinet is the leading wholesaler of technology products in Southern Europe. The group, which is listed on the Italian stock exchange, had a turnover of €2.7M in 2015. In 2016 it acquired two Spanish companies, making it the leading company in the Italian and Spanish markets and the fourth largest in Europe.
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Atamaral buys a 30% from Tenentia
Atamaral, an investor specialising in technology companies, has bought 30%, from the technology consultancy Tenentia.
Ebay buys Ticketbis Bilabina for $165M
Ticketbits, a Spanish ticketing platform founded by Ander Michelena and Jon Uriarte in 2010, recorded gross revenues of €84M in 2015 and is present in more than 40 countries.
Bionaturis buys Zip Solutions from Inveready
The Bionaturis Group continues its growth process through acquisitions and has decided to acquire Zip, specialised in the development of technologies for the production of peptides and recombinant proteins with applications in the biotechnological, pharmaceutical, veterinary and industrial sectors.
Italy's CAD IT buys 30% from Financial Software Stock Exchange
CAD IT has acquired SFB's 30% in order to strengthen its presence in the European software market, with the option to acquire a further 21% in 2018 and existing shareholders selling up to the remaining 49%.
Divestment of Avet Ventures in the Catalan company Nuroa
Investors are benefiting from acquisitions in the classifieds technology market. Last year we saw Cabiedes and Partners successfully sell Trovit to Japan's Next CO. We also witnessed how the sale of Milanuncios was one of the most successful divestments in the history of Spain for an entrepreneur. Now we have learned that Mitula Group has bought the Catalan company Nuroa.
Spanish startups growing through acquisitions: Parclick and Percentile
In recent years we have seen how Spanish startups have followed the strategy of buying Spanish and international startups to become leaders in their sector. Good examples of this strategy are Parclick, Percentil and GetApp.
TSB sells its chronic care management subsidiary to multinational Air Liquide Healthcare
The introduction of new technologies in patient care services is a necessity for companies in the sector that want to be competitive. According to a study by Venture Watch Research for the first half of 2015, the e-health sector is the third leading sector in terms of investment in Spanish start-ups (8.8% of volume) behind financial technologies and tied with e-commerce (9.9% of volume each). This has led companies in the healthcare sector to take the plunge and invest in technology companies, such as the recent purchase of CHS by France's Air Liquide healthcare or the purchase of ThermiGen LLC by Almirall.
A good start to November for Basque M&A.
This week, two takeovers have taken place in Basque companies. Aernova has bought Burulan and the Basque Inser Robotica has bought the Brazilian Sollutions Robotics. In addition, a technology companyAtten2 has received support from the Cdti and Iberdrola.