Signaturit, a Spanish electronic signature company, has announced the closing of its second investment round for €2.8M. In addition to having Sabadell bank as investor backer, the company has added new investors such as Nero Ventures and Faraday Venture Partners. This round has been favoured by the achievement of an SME instrument.
M&A technology companies, what have been the biggest exits in our country in the last year?
In the last five years, sales in technology companies have doubled, exceeding €1.8 billion. This growth is due to the exit of the crisis in our country and the growth of the startup ecosystem. What have been the biggest sales in the period 2016-2017? We have detected 4 technology companies that have been bought by foreign investors for a price greater than €100M. All of them had previously completed investment rounds.
Nektria, the platform for e-commerce logistics optimisation receives €2M
Nektria, a Spanish company to improve e-commerce logistics, receives €2M to increase its workforce and grow in the European market.
Microsoft partner IFR buys Alicante-based company MCA Informática
IFR Group, a Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation partner in Spain, has announced the acquisition of Alicante-based MCA Informática. It is a technology consulting firm that, since 1993, has been dedicated to the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX solutions and systems projects.
Spanish biotech gets backing from investors: 4 companies raised more than €3M in May
Anaconda Biomed, Vivacell, Devicare and Apta Targets are the Spanish biotechs that have secured investor backing in May with the aim of bringing their products to market.
Accelya, Spanish airline IT outsourcing company, buys UK-based Anari
Hace apenas un mes os contábamos que el fondo Warburg Pincus, había comprado Accelya para fusionarlo con una de sus participadas y crear un líder mundial en el sector del BPO para el turismo. Ahora es noticia que Accelya ha salido de compras para seguir creciendo en...
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.