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"The world’s interest in Israel is not because we are nice, but because we are needed"
13.05.25|Elihay VidalYifat Oron, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone and Head of the Tel Aviv Office, was speaking as part of Google and Calcalist’s Startup Week. Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg said: “Israeli high-tech was born in very stressful situations, and it has always shown its ability to adapt and its creativity. This ability has become the main characteristic of the industry.”
"On my tombstone, it won’t say ‘generated high net returns’”: Blackstone's Jon Gray makes historic gift to Israel
11.05.25|Sophie ShulmanThe Blackstone President talks philanthropy, politics, and why he and his wife Mindy chose to support Israeli medical education after October 7.
Blackstone President gives $125M to Tel Aviv University’s medical school in historic donation
07.05.25|Daniel Edelson, YnetThe donation by Jonathan Gray and his wide Mindy will fund scholarships, new dormitories, and boost enrollment of Arab, Haredi, and other underrepresented students at Israel’s largest medical school.
Tom Nides: "This war will only make Israel stronger, more innovative, smarter, and better"
17.11.24|Adrian FilutThe Vice Chairman, Strategy and Client Relations at Blackstone and former U.S. ambassador to Israel, was speaking at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi conference in Miami.
Blackstone acquires Israel’s Priority Software at an $800 million valuation
16.05.24|James SpiroThis marks the largest deal for the alternative asset manager in the country since it opened its offices in 2021.
Blackstone in advanced negotiations to acquire Priority Software in $400-500 million deal
05.05.24|Golan HazaniBlackstone is set to purchase 60-80% of the shares of Priority, which operates in the field of enterprise software (ERP), from current owners - Israeli private equity fund Fortissimo and American investment fund TA Associates
Blackstone CTO: "There is a whole chain of companies needed for AI to exist, and among them you can always find opportunities"
07.03.24|Yarden RozanskiJohn Stecher, CTO at Blackstone, was speaking in a conversation with Yifat Oron, Senior Managing Director; Head of Tel Aviv Office at Blackstone
Stampli raises $61 million: “We will make Stampli one of the largest FinTech companies in the world”
03.10.23|Meir OrbachStampli is a complete AP automation platform that brings together accounts payable communications, documentation, and payments
Hedge wars: New SEC restrictions make giant US funds see red
10.09.23|Viki AuslenderThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published new rules that will require private investment funds, which manage $26 trillion, to be more transparent "in order to improve efficiency and competition in the market"
Blackstone investing $10 million in cybersecurity startup Adaptive Shield
25.07.23|Meir OrbachThe financial giant is already a client of the Israeli startup, and this deal is part of a strategic agreement between the two companies to integrate the cyber company's technology into Blackstone's operations
Blackstone closing on significant investment in fintech startup Stampli
03.07.23|Meir OrbachThe investment giant is set to lead a funding round of over $50 million in the company that has developed an AI-powered Accounts Payable automation solution
Blackstone hasn’t made significant investment in Israeli high-tech since opening local office two years ago
28.06.23|Meir OrbachThe financial giant hired Yifat Oron, former CEO of LeumiTech, to head its Tel Aviv office in April 2021, but the uncertain climate in the local industry means it remains unclear when Blackstone plans to make a significant investment in an Israeli startup
Blackstone CTO: "In terms of tech investment I haven't seen it slow down anywhere"
16.09.22|CTechJohn Stecher, CTO at Blackstone, was speaking with Yifat Oron, Senior Managing Director, Head of Tel Aviv Office at Blackstone, during the Mind the Tech Conference in New York
Cloudinary employees net $110 million in secondary deals at $2 billion company valuation
15.02.22|Meir OrbachThe Israeli company reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue last year with its automated, AI-powered media management platform
S&P won’t make progress in 2022, says Blackstone VC
30.01.22|Ma’ayan ManelaEven though the market has fallen in January, Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions group, doesn’t believe it will lead to a recession. Wein was talking at the Sohn'X Tel Aviv Investment Conference held in partnership with Calcalist
"Protection must be thought about from the very first line of code"
27.01.22|Doron BroitmanYifat Oron, Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Israel, added that "the machines that create the attacks are becoming automatic, and the machines that create the defense must also become automatic and much more agile and smart"
Gigi Levy: “Even if there will be valuation bumps, I am super-bullish about the tech industry's continued growth”
04.01.22|Elihay VidalLeading Israeli VC executives estimate that while there may be some painful challenges ahead, the positive trends in the market and flow of investments are not expected to stop. Some even think the best is yet to come
"The markets still haven’t reached their peak,” says Blackstone president
29.12.21|Galit Hemi, Sophie ShulmanJon Gray, President of Blackstone, talks exclusively to Calcalist about current risks to markets around the world and discusses what types of investments his firm is looking at
“Israel is the most dynamic market we look at”
18.11.21|CTechJon Korngold, the Global co-head of Technology Investing and Head of Blackstone Growth, told Calcalist’s Sophie Shulman. “You've got companies built for globalization from day one”
Blackstone in Israel: Pouring fuel on the raging fire of local tech
26.04.21|Sophie ShulmanIsraeli tech entrepreneurs are used to working with VC funds, but Blackstone is very different

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