Lingokids, a Spanish startup that develops language teaching services for children aged 2 to 6, has closed a new $4 million financing round led by investment funds Holtzbrinck Ventures and JME Venture Capital.
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.
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...
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.
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.

Merkle, a leading US data consultancy, buys Spanish company Divisadero
Performance marketing and data usage agency Merkle has acquired Spanish data and analytics consultancy DIVISADERO in order to expand its operations and data offering in Europe.

Parclick, a Spanish parking reservation company, closes €2M round
Parclick, the Spanish online parking booking app, closes a €2M round to strengthen its presence in the 170 cities where it is present in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, and to open up to new markets, with a special focus on Central European countries.

China's Shiji Group has acquired Spain's ReviewPro, a world leader in online reputation in the hotel sector.
China's Shiji has paid €26M for the Spanish company, which operates globally, ReviewPro. The company offers Online Reputation Management (ORM) and Hotel Satisfaction Surveys (GSS) applications that allow hoteliers to gain a better understanding of their strengths and weaknesses.
Isp takes control of Antevenio, a digital marketing and communications company
In September Isp, which was already an Antevenio shareholder, bought 11% of the company, and then launched a takeover bid. ISP now controls 83.09% of Antevenio's capital, whose profit has grown by 58% between January and June 2016.
Accenture wants to grow in cloud solutions, buys New Energy Group
After growing in mobility and Open Source, thanks to the purchase of two companies in the summer, in September Accenture bets on cloud solutions, a sector it already leads in Spain, and buys New Energy Group, a company specialised in Salesforce solutions.....
Canada's Enghouse Systems buys Presence Technology for €15.8M
Enghouse, with the acquisition of the company Presence, is another in a wave of acquisitions in the software technology sector with the aim of growing in the Spanish-speaking market.

Swiss company Acutronic Robotics buys Bilbao-based Erle Robotics
Basque company Erle Robotics, which develops drones and other robotic devices, has just been acquired by Swiss company Acutronic, which will allow it to 'play in a new global league and drive the next generation of robotic solutions for industry' according to its founders.