Moderna and Laboratorios Farmacéuticos Rovi have entered into a collaboration for large-scale, commercial fill-finish manufacturing of mRNA-1273, the former’s mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19, at the latter’s facility in Madrid, Spain. Under the agreement terms, ROVI will offer vial filling and packaging capacity by procuring a new production line and equipment for compounding, filling, automatic […]
Spanish fashion and fragrance company Puig is set to acquire a majority stake in British luxury makeup and skincare brand Charlotte Tilbury for an undisclosed price. The British cosmetics company was launched in 2013 by make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury, who will sell a significant minority stake in it to Puig. Charlotte Tilbury owns the Magic […]
BMS Iberia, a subsidiary of specialist (re)insurance broker BMS Group, has acquired Spanish specialist insurance broker Jurado Mata for an undisclosed price. Established in 1990, Jurado Mata, which is based in Granada, is said to offer a variety of affinity, commercial and personal lines solutions to its Spanish clients. BMS Group said that it has […]
Banco Santander has expanded its global trade platform for companies by acquiring a 50.1% stake in Spanish fintech company Mercury Trade Finance Solutions (Mercury TFS) for €30 million. Mercury TFS is a trade finance digitalization software provider, which specializes in software solutions designed for automating the end-to-end management of trade finance transactions for corporate customers. […]
Reneo Pharmaceuticals has initiated a phase 1b clinical trial of REN001 in glycogen storage disease type V (GSD V), also called McArdle disease. The California-based clinical-stage pharma company is currently enrolling participants into the early-stage clinical trial in the UK and Spain. Considered as an inherited disorder, McArdle disease is caused by the body’s inability […]
Japanese pharma company Towa Pharmaceutical has wrapped up its previously announced €320 million acquisition of Pensa Investments – the generics division of Spanish pharma company Esteve, as per the latest pharma acquisition news. The deal also includes Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, a pharmaceutical marketing and distribution firm in the US, which is part of Pensa Investments. Announced […]
SIX Group, a Swiss financial services company, has proposed to acquire 100% of Spanish stock exchange company Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) for €34 per share, valuing the transaction at €2.84 billion. BME deals with the organizational aspects of stock exchanges and financial markets in Spain. The Spanish stock exchange company offers a range of […]
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed a deal worth €200 million to acquire selected European assets of German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion Group. The transaction includes assets mainly belonging to the European onshore service business of Senvion Group and all related assets and operations that offer full service, all the intellectual […]
Mexican baking company Grupo Bimbo has struck a deal to acquire the Paterna bread factory in Spain from Cerealto Siro Foods for an undisclosed price, as per the latest food acquisition news. The deal also includes the bread business associated with the Paterna bread baking plant, which is located in Valencia. The bread factory in […]
Keyfactor acquisition of Redtrust : Keyfactor, a provider of secure digital identity management solutions, has acquired Spanish digital identity solutions company Redtrust for an undisclosed price. Redtrust offers centralized certificate and digital signature management, that enables large and medium firms to manage, control and centralize the use of their digital certificates. Commenting on Keyfactor acquisition […]