M&A

20 stories about M&A
אורי הדומי מנכ"ל מזור רובוטיקה

The Five Biggest Israeli Tech M&A Deals in 2018

25.12.18|Lilach Baumer
From KLA-Tencor’s pending acquisition of Orbotech to Datorama’s acquisition by Salesforce, 2018 was an eventful M&A year in the Israeli innovation hub
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KLA-Tencor's $3.4 Billion Orbotech Acquisition Stuck in China

25.12.18|Lilach Baumer
After getting the nod from regulators in the Korea, Israel, the U.S., Taiwan, and Japan, the companies announced Monday the deal is still pending approval in China
מנכ"ל ColorChip יגאל עזרא

Communication Chips Company ColorChip to Lay Off 50% of Employees

24.12.18|Meir Orbach
In August, Calcalist reported that the Israel-based company was negotiating an acquisition by Chinese chip designer and manufacturer Sanan Optoelectronics
אורי הדומי מנכ"ל מזור רובוטיקה

Acquisition by Medtronic Complete, Mazor Delists

20.12.18|Lilach Baumer
Medtronic paid $1.3 billion in cash for the Israeli surgical robotics company. Including Medtronic’s existing stake, the deal is valued at $1.7 billion
מורדות ה כרמל ב חיפה

Particle Analyzer Company PML Sold Following Liquidation

19.12.18|Meir Orbach
The company developed electro-optical systems for monitoring and measuring fluid particle sizes and concentration
מחשוב ענן תשתיות רשתות גיבוי אחסון

Xenon Ventures Buys Israeli Cloud Company Xplenty

19.12.18|Meir Orbach
Most of the employees of Tel Aviv-based Xplenty will be laid off. Its founders will remain in an advisory capacity
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Verint to Pay $65 Million for Cloud Company ForeSee

18.12.18|Lilach Baumer
Subject to the closing of the transaction, the company updated its initial non-GAAP outlook for the next year by $20 million, to $1.345 billion
שירותי ענן

India's Infosys Divests Minority Stake in Cloud Computing Startup CloudEndure for $15.3 Million

17.12.18|Lilach Baumer
Infosys paid $4 million in cash in 2015 for a less than 20% stake in privately-owned CloudEndure, as part of the latter's series B
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888 Holdings Buys Out Partners in Subsidiary All American Poker Network

12.12.18|Lilach Baumer
The online gambling company will pay $28 million in cash for the remaining 53% stake
בורסה בורסת תל אביב

Netanyahu Greenlights Floating of Israel’s Largest Aerospace and Defense Company

10.12.18|Golan Hazani
Israel is looking to list state-owned defense contractor IAI in mid-2019. The plan is to sell 25% of the company’s shares according to a $4 billion post-IPO valuation
קודמאנקי מימין רובין באי ישי פינצ'ובר עדו שור יונתן שור גייל הואנג וויני שייאה

Israeli Edtech Companies Inspired by Recent China-Israel Deal

09.12.18|Ofir Dor
During the Global Education Summit held in Beijing last week, TAL Education Group—one of China’s largest education service companies—announced it acquired Israeli game-based learning startup Codemonkey
ליעם גלין נשיא מנכ"ל מטומי

Matomy, Bondholders Butt Heads Over Bond Indenture Terms

06.12.18|Lilach Baumer
Some bondholders are pushing for an event of default and immediate repayment, while Matomy asserts its actions and financial situation do not meet the terms
רמון לגוארטה מנכל פפסיקו דניאל בירנבאום מנכל סודה סטרים מסיבת עיתונאים רכישת סודה סטרים

PepsiCo Completes SodaStream Acquisition

05.12.18|CTech
SodaStream will delist from the Tel Aviv Exchange at Wednesday market close
ליעם גלין נשיא מנכ"ל מטומי

Following Plan to Renegotiate Bond Terms, Matomy Under Pressure From Shareholders, Bondholders

04.12.18|Lilach Baumer
On Wednesday, the company’s bondholders will meet to consider two action proposals, both of which may lead to Matomy declaring an event of default
רוברט אנטוקול מנכ"ל ומייסד שותף פלייטיקה

Online Gaming Company Playtika Acquires Mobile Game Developer Wooga

03.12.18|Hagar Ravet
Berlin-based Wooga will continue to operate as an independent brand following the acquisition
שפכים מפעלים

China's Newater to Acquire Water Purification Company AMS for $13.5 Million

03.12.18|Lilach Baumer
The acquisition will help fill the gap in current Chinese domestic technology, stated Newater's CEO
ליעם גלין נשיא מנכ"ל מטומי

Bondholders Bash Matomy for Intention to Renegotiate Bond Terms

29.11.18|Dror Reich
The Tel Aviv-based digital marketing company announced its intention to renegotiate its debt management plan last week, sending its stock plummeting
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Red Hat Acquires Israeli Cloud Management Startup NooBaa

28.11.18|Meir Orbach
NooBaa develops software for managing data storage services across hybrid and multicloud environments
בורסת הונג קונג בורסה בורסות אסיה

Fosun Pharma Acquires Israeli Distributer Via Israeli Subsidiary Sisram

28.11.18|Golan Hazani
Sisram Medical, formerly Alma Lasers, is buying Nova Medical, one of the largest distributors of medical aesthetic devices in Israel
בוצי מכליס בצלאל מכליס נשיא ו מנכל אלביט מערכות

Elbit Systems Completes IMI Acquisition

25.11.18|CTech
Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed off on the sale of state-owned IMI last week