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Although in recent years there have been a number of M&A transactions<\/a> and mergers and acquisitions<\/a> in the education and training sector in Spain, the trend is decreasing, with only one operation having been carried out in 2014.<\/address>\n\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Operations in very diverse companies within the same sector<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Operations have been carried out in a wide range of sectors in the field of training, with universities playing a leading role in the following areas mergers and acquisitions<\/a>However, operations have also been carried out in schools, companies providing training to workers and companies involved in teaching a particular skill.<\/p>\n Grupo planeta buys Valencian International University<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n So far in 2014, there has only been one operation<\/strong>the purchase of the 70% from\u00a0Valencian International University<\/a><\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0Planeta Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for an amount of \u20ac4M, with the aim of completing the Grupo Planeta Training Division's offer in the university sphere.<\/p>\n \"Within the training sector, universities oriented towards the online world are the fastest growing niche activity, especially for professionals who want or need to increase their training to improve their professional development possibilities. It is the most flexible and generally also the cheapest option. References in this sector are the\u00a0UNIR<\/span>\u00a0directive and the\u00a0UOC<\/a><\/span>\"Diego Gutierrez, an alternative financing expert at\u00a0ABRA INVEST.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n But this was not the only one procurement<\/strong> In addition to the university sector, in previous years there have also been several operations with the same objective, to expand their business internationally by serving a wider geographic market, allowing them to compete with other companies in the sector.<\/p>\n Foreign investors buy in Spain<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Among the operations of procurement<\/strong> In the last few years, there have been a number of acquisitions involving foreign buyers, who see Spanish companies as an opportunity for the international expansion of their businesses, such as the purchase of the Barcelona-based school\u00a0FD Fashion\u00a0<\/span>by the\u00a0Canadian centre LaSalle<\/span>\u00a0in 2013.<\/p>\n Other posts that may interest you<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Top 10 Biggest Funding Rounds in the Education ICT Sector<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Strong activity in the e-learning sector<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n