En este post se identificamos y analizamos las acquisitions en el sector tecnológico más relevantes durante este último mes, junio del 2021. Primero, nos centraremos en operaciones globales y, en segundo lugar, exclusivamente en el mercado español.
Global operations
Blackstone- QTS Reality Trust: una de las más importantes acquisitions en el sector tecnológico
La primera de las acquisitions en el sector tecnológico es la llevada a cabo por Blackstone Group, en la que compró QTS Reality Trust. La firma de inversión americana anunció el pasado 7 de junio la compra de todas las acciones ordinarias en circulación de la empresa especialista en Cloud Computing, QTS Reality Trust, por un valor de 78 dólares por acción, es decir, 10 mil millones de dólares en total incluyendo la deuda. Esta inversión apoyará el crecimiento y expansión de QTS y su futura consolidación en el mercado. Leer más
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Brookfield Business Partners – Modulaire Group
On 27 June Brookfield Business Partners announced the acquisition of Modulaire Group, a specialist in leasing services in the industrial, public and infrastructure sectors. The deal helps the investment firm's expansion into Europe, with Modulaire Group a leader in its field. It is expected to close later this year for $5 billion. Read more
Accenture: 6 acquisitions
Accenture made 6 acquisitions this month:
- Exton Consulting, a French strategy and management consultancy. Link to the news
- Di Square, a Japanese company specialising in data processing. Link to the news
- Umlaut, a German firm offering consulting and engineering services. Link to the news
- Entropia, con sede en Kuala Lumpur y el objetivo de transformar digitalmente a sus clientes. Enlace a la noticia
- Nell'Armonia, French consultancy. Link to the news
- Novetta Solutions, a US company focused on technology products and solutions. Link to the news
Todas estas acquisitions se centran en perfeccionar el trato de Accenture con sus clientes, mejorando todo lo posible su experiencia.
Operations in the Spanish market
Visma – Holded
As explained in previous news, the acquisition of Holded by the Norwegian company Visma is an important operation for the Spanish market, as it involves a company with a large international presence and experience in the sector, such as the software company Visma. The transaction was carried out on 17 June for a value of 120 million euros. Read more
Lleida.net- inDenova
On June 28th Lleida.net, leading European company in the digital signature sector, acquires 100% from inDenova, a Valencian electronic signature solutions company, for 7.1 million euros. This is the first acquisition in Lleida.net's inorganic growth strategy. Read more
ATC – Telxius
American Tower Corporation, after announcing in January the purchase of the telecommunications tower divisions of Telefónica subsidiary Telxius in Europe and Latin America, completed the first phase of the deal this month. This transaction, which allows the American company to enter the European market, represents an outlay of 6.2 billion euros. Read more
EQT – Solarpack
On 16 June, the takeover bid for 100% of the share capital of Solarpack, a Spanish photovoltaic expert, by the Swedish investment firm EQT was announced. The deal is worth 881 million euros. Read more
ACON Investments- Alcalá Training
On 24 June 2021 Moonfish Capital Partners, a private equity fund controlled by ACON Investments, acquired a majority stake in the e-learning platform for healthcare professionals, Formación Alcalá. The financial details of the transaction have not been made public. ACON's objective is to strengthen its commitment to this market and to the education sector. Read more
Seidor-NTS
On 16 June 2021 Seidor, a Spanish provider of integrated IT solutions, acquired a majority stake in NTS, a consultancy, development and integration firm specialising in the implementation of Salesforce solutions based in Bilbao. With this transaction, Seidor reinforces its strategic commitment to areas of high growth projection in the market in the short and medium term. Read more
Telefónica-Altostratus
On 1 July 2021 Telefónica acquired Altostratus, a strategic partner of Google Cloud in southern Europe, providing services to more than 300 customers in areas such as Big Data and Machine Learning. The amount has not been made public. This move is aimed at strengthening Telefónica's Cloud capabilities. Read more