The Sap market is an already consolidated market, in which one of the main ways to grow is through acquisitions. In recent years we have seen several operations involving Spanish companies. On the other hand, SAP is making purchases in new technologies such as the internet of things or big data, in order to be able to offer better and more innovative services.
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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.
Cybersecurity is growing at a rate of 12% in Spain
The ciberemprende 2016 programme closed this week with the Venture Day, which was attended by a hundred investors, entrepreneurs and cybersecurity professionals. The winners of the programme were Techvolucion and Keynetic. But not only the acceleration programmes have been successful, this year we have detected large rounds in Spanish cybersecurity companies and acquisitions by international companies.
Mergers and Acquisitions grow by 20% in Spain in 2016
2016 has been a good year for Spanish M&A. The number of M&A transactions has grown by 20% this year, exceeding €100,000M in 2016 through more than 1,600 transactions. This is largely due to the confidence of foreign investors in our country.
Prosegur floats its Cash subsidiary on the stock exchange to grow in its three divisions: Alarms, Security and Prosegur Cash.
Prosegur is immersed in a restructuring process with the aim of transforming its current management model divided into geographical areas to a new model by business type. The plan is to divide the operations of Prosegur Cash, Prosegur Security and Prosegur Alarms and to be able to potentialise each area.
Diagnostic imaging company Affidea buys Q-Diagnostica to enter Spain
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...
Michelin buys Restaurantes.com for further E-commerce growth
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.
What operations have there been in cybersecurity in December 2016?
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.
Freelancer.com buys Spanish startup Nubelo
Freelancer, the world's leading Freelancer recruitment platform, is buying Nubelo to grow in the Spanish-speaking market.
Dassault system, a virtualisation software company, acquires Spain's Next Limit Dynamics.
Next Limit Dynamics is the fluid simulation division of Next Limit. This technology is used in sectors such as aerospace, defence, transport and mobility, high-tech and energy.
Ezentis buys Chile's Tecnet to grow in the energy market
Ezentis, a Spanish listed company, has acquired Mexico's Tecnet, an industrial services company for electricity distributors, for €9M.
IT wholesaler Infortisa buys X-one to boost mobile business.
Infortisa, the leading IT company in the Valencian Community and one of the Top 5 in Spain, has acquired X-ONE, a company specialising in mobile accessories.