MAZARO’s IPO : a source of inspiration for capital-intensive scale-ups & SMEs

On March 8, Belgian firm MAZARO started trading on Euronext Access Brussels. Following a successful crowdfunding campaign and private placement, 3.7 million euros were raised. Furthermore, MAZARO became the first “crowdlisting” on Euronext Brussels. MAZARO is an automotive engineering firm. It devised and patented a completely new transmission system for a variety of cars, auxiliary, […]
ONEtoONE has advised the Chilean company Grupo MOK in its acquisition of the Mexican company Montolin Asistencia.

ONEtoONE has advised the Chilean company Grupo MOK in its acquisition of the Mexican company Montolin Asistencia. Grupo MOK has a presence in Chile, Peru and Colombia, however, thanks to the acquisition of Montolin Asistencia, the conglomerate has now entered the Mexican market. In addition, they have over 20 years of experience in the insurance […]
ONEtoONE advises Italian company TINEXTA S.P.A. on its acquisition of 70% of Spanish company Evalue Innovación through Warrant Hub.

ONEtoONE advises Italian company TINEXTA S.P.A. on its acquisition of 70% of Spanish company Evalue Innovación through Warrant Hub. Tinexta, acquired Evalue Innovación for 20.6 million euros. As a result of the acquisition, Tinexta has now become the majority shareholder in the company. Tinexta is a leading provider of Digital Trust, Cyber Security, Credit Information […]
What is a subsidiary?

You might be completely unaware that some of your favourite companies are actually just a small part of a huge conglomerate. The biggest fashion brands, food, and social media companies are more often than not subsidiaries to a much larger organization. But what actually is a subsidiary? Keep reading to find out. How can we […]
Understanding 21st Century Business Models: Part 10 – Valuing 21st Century Businesses.

As we have said at the beginning of this series, 21st Century businesses require a new way of valuing them. Also, since their DNA is to grow exponentially, making profits might not be in their current radar. So, to value these companies, we need to understand and take the metrics that best drives value for […]
Keys to Search Fund performance

For the last few years, we have been witnessing the rise in popularity of Search Funds in Europe (and especially in Spain). This is thanks to a dynamic virtuous circle of an ecosystem with more and more Searchers, target companies, investors, and funders. Some readers have asked me how do you get it? In this […]
Top 5 Biggest M&A deals of 2021

Global M&A activity in 2021 easily surpassed the pre-pandemic level and nearly matched the peaks of 2015 and 2007. The number of announced M&A deals exceeded 62,000 globally in 2021, up an unprecedented 24% from 2020. 2021 was a very successful year for global M&A activity, so we’re taking the time to look back on […]
Part IX: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Part II

DeFi Service Projects and Use Cases Most DeFi projects or protocols can be categorized into these main project types: Decentralized Exchanges Known as Dexes, are cryptocurrency exchanges that allow you to trade currencies without an intermediary. One example and one of the leading Dexes is Uniswap (an automated market maker protocol that runs on Etherum). […]
FinTech – the future of finance

What is FinTech? The term “FinTech” or financial technology refers to new technology that aims to enhance and automate the delivery and usage of financial services. Fintech, at its most basic level, is used to assist organizations, company owners, and individuals manage their financial operations, procedures, and lifestyles more efficiently and to a higher degree. […]
Part IX: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Part I

These days you have probably encountered with a business or a project that uses tokens as a means of financing. Tokens are the digital currency means by which the so-called Decentralized Finance economy circulates by way of blockchain protocols. Blockchain itself is complicated enough to understand, so prior to immersing into the basics of tokenized […]