Dutch company Affidea, which offers diagnostic imaging solutions, continues to grow in Europe and has acquired Spanish company Q-Diagnostica to enter the Spanish market. About Affidea, a venture capital-driven company headquartered in the Netherlands, and...
In December, three companies were listed on the alternative stock market. Pangaea Oncology in the biotechnology sector, Mondo TV in the media sector and Clever Global, in the tics sector. We already informed you about Clever Global's operation in this post last week.
Axon partners has led the €4M round in which Banc Sabadell has also participated (the firm was a finalist in a BStartup 19 acceleration programme) and has also raised public funding from Enisa. About Adsmurai Founded in January 2014, Adsmurai...
Udekta Capital is a new venture capital fund for companies that are on MAB or plan to exit in less than two years. In addition to Udekta, IEBS has created its first fund and KKR has announced a new fund for technology companies, which has its sights set on Spain.
Michelin is betting on E-commerce. In the last two years it has bought 4 companies to grow its online sales in both the tyre and passenger experience sectors.
The use of big data in the banking sector has numerous applications, such as being able to offer customers solutions that adapt to their needs, predict customer behaviour, detect the possibility of fraud, etc. BBVA has realised the importance of big data for its sector and is investing in this area.
Cybersecurity companies need to grow both in innovative technology and in new markets if they are to be competitive in an industry that is constantly innovating. One of the ways to grow is through acquisitions. Akami, for example, has made 17 acquisitions in the sector in order to position itself as one of the leading companies. In addition, private equity is also making acquisitions with the aim of growing companies and then being able to sell. Golden Gate Capital, for example, invested this month in Neustar.
The Shenzhen-listed Chinese company, backed by investors such as Intel Capital and Qualcomm Ventures, has bought Helsinki-based Rightware to strengthen its position in the automotive software market and enter new geographic markets.
Freelancer, the world's leading Freelancer recruitment platform, is buying Nubelo to grow in the Spanish-speaking market.
The Carcorp Impulsa award recognises the fund (national and international) that has most boosted the private equity sector in Spain in the last two years. It is also the only Spanish fund among the TOP 100 European Fund Managers according to PEI (Private Equity International). In 2015 Portobello sold its portfolio of investees bought before 2014 to an American secondary fund and in the last two years has invested in 12 companies.
"Given the current moment of effervescence of this type of technology, you have to take advantage of the pull to grow more and better. To do this, either you have a lot of cash or you carry out investment rounds. Otherwise, other companies with more muscle like IBM will come along and overtake you, no matter how much you suspect you have better technology. It's a way to be able to invest in R&D and continue to have a good product," says an Inbenta executive.
NBI, a bearings company, was floated on the MAB in 2015, after a few years in which the crisis in the sector hit hard. It has managed to recover and is now growing by acquiring companies in order to differentiate itself. It has also opened a new plant in Romania to enter an earlier stage in the value chain.