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.
Zuccheti, the first Italian software company, buys Solmicro, a Spanish business management software company.
Zuccheti has taken over the 100% from Solmicro, a company from Bizkaia, in order to grow in the Latin American market. Solmicro has 22 years of experience in developing technological solutions for the company.
We analyse Indra's valuation of Tecnocom
Indra buys 52.7% of Tecnocom and launches a takeover bid for the remaining shares, valuing the company at €305M.
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.
Nuance Communications acquires Agnitio, a Spanish biometrics company.
Nuance, the developer of the voice recognition technology used by the Siri virtual assistant, has acquired Spanish company Agnitio, which focuses on providing solutions for forensic applications as well as fraud prevention.
Are you looking for investors? What are the top 10 venture capital firms in Spain and what do they invest in?
If you have a company with growth potential, global and scalable in nature, Venture Capital can be your solution to the search for investment. They invest in early stage companies, help the company grow and then disinvest.
Venture capital invests in BPOs to grow companies and increase their value.
The BPO is a highly fragmented industry, where in order to grow and compete in the market, acquisitions must be made. Private equity is aware of this fact and enters BPO companies to provide them with liquidity, grow through acquisitions and then sell at a higher value. Some investors, who entered the sector early, such as Talde or 3i, have already successfully divested. Others like Carlyle and Pai Partners have just invested.
Esprinet grows in Spain by acquiring ITwAy España and Vinzeo
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.
Altia makes €2.9M profit in the first 6 months of the year. How does it do it?
Altia is a technology consultancy based in A Coruña, which in 2010 went public on the MAB and in the first six months of the year has managed to improve its numbers, compared to the same period of the previous year: a net profit of more than €2.9M (+28 % )an increase of 15 %...