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יובל כהן יו"ר פורטיסימו

Israeli Private Equity Firm in Negotiations to Sell Roaming Services Company Starhome

20.09.18|Golan Hazani
Founded in 1999 as a unit of Israeli telecommunications company Comverse, Starhome reports a customer base of more than 300 mobile network operators
שליחה חברת משלוחי מזון Takeaway קנתה את תן ביס

Takeaway.com’s Shareholders Approve €135 Million Acquisition of Israeli Food Delivery Company 10bis

20.09.18|Ran Abramson
Tel Aviv-based 10bis offers on-demand online food delivery service and a payment system for employee lunches. The companies signed the acquisition deal in July
אסף אלימלך מנכ"ל Plus500

Playtech Offloads Stake in Trading Firm Plus500

09.09.18|Dror Reich
The online gambling company bought a 10% stake in London-listed Plus500 in 2015 as part of an attempt to acquire the then-struggling company
הוועידה הכלכלית הלאומית 2018 דניאל בירנבאום בשיחה עם דיאנה בחור ניר

PepsiCo-SodaStream Deal Took Just Five Weeks to Sign, Says SodaStream CEO

05.09.18|Tomer Hadar
Speaking at Calcalist’s National Economic Conference, Daniel Birnbaum said SodaStream’s continuous independence was a precondition for the deal
מנטיס ויז'ן סריקת תלת ממד

3D Imaging Company Mantis Vision Buys Israeli AI Startup BrainVu

05.09.18|CTech
BrainVu’s technology uses machine vision to identify the mental state of a person from an image captured by a smartphone camera
אורי אלון

Compass Buys Pacific Union, the Fifth Largest Real Estate Broker in the U.S.

29.08.18|Meir Orbach
New York-based real estate startup Compass acquired San Francisco-based brokerage firm Paragon Real Estate in July
תל אביב בורסה Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Manikay to Appoint Investment Executive Salah Saabneh as TASE Board Member

29.08.18|Golan Hazani
On Monday, the sale of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to a group of international investors, headed by hedge fund Manikay Partners was completed
מפעל סודהסטרים סודה סטרים

PepsiCo Acquisition Nets Bonus for SodaStream Employees

27.08.18|Dror Reich
Employees working at the company for over a year will receive a grant equal to 2.5 monthly salaries from PepsiCo
מנכ"ל ColorChip יגאל עזרא

China's Sanan Optoelectronics in Talks to Buy Israeli Communication Chips Company ColorChip

27.08.18|Golan Hazani
Update: The negotiated deal values the Israeli designer and manufacturer of communication components at around $300 million
אורי יהודאי מנכ"ל פרוטרום

IFF, Frutarom Set Date for Completion of Acquisition

26.08.18|CTech
NYSE-listed IFF announced it agreed to buy the Israeli flavor and fragrance company for $7.1 billion in May
מתקני סודה ביתיים ו קפסולות תואמות של Keurig

PepsiCo Learned From Coca-Cola’s Soda Flop

23.08.18|Ran Abramson
This week’s SodaStream acquisition has roots in Coca-Cola’s ill-advised 2014 plan to dominate the countertop soda machine market
סלפי מובייל סלולר קניה אפריקה

Africa’s Liquid Telecom Makes Offer for Communication Company Satcom

21.08.18|Lilach Baumer
The data service provider is reportedly awaiting regulatory approval for its acquisition of Zambian company Hai Telecom
מתקן התפלת מי ים חדרה הנדסת התפלה IDE

Fortissimo Capital to Buy 30% of Water Treatment Company IDE

21.08.18|Lilach Baumer
Fortissimo will acquire the stake from Israel-based Delek Group, which owns 50% of IDE through a subsidiary
מנכל סודה סטרים דניאל בירנבאום 20.8.18

Under PepsiCo, SodaStream’s Marketing-Savvy CEO Says He is Not Going to Pipe Down

21.08.18|Diana Bahur-Nir and Hezi Sternlicht
Once the target of SodaStream’s marketing barbs, PepsiCo announced it will acquire the Israeli outfit Monday. In an interview with Calcalist SodaStream’s CEO said he has no intention to start playing nice
ברק עילם מנכל נייס

NICE Announces Closing of Mattersight Acquisition

21.08.18|CTech
The deal, worth around $90 million, was first announced in April
מימין מייסדים אפי כהן ו רן שריג מנכל דאטורמה datorama סטארטאפים מבטיחים

Salesforce Finalizes Acquisition of Marketing Analytics Company Datorama

21.08.18|Meir Orbach
The companies first announced the deal, which is valued at over $800 million, in July
פפסיקו רוכשת את סודהסטרים רמון לגוארטה ו דניאל בירנבאום

PepsiCo Buys SodaStream for $3.2 Billion to Grow Wholesome Portfolio

20.08.18|Lilach Baumer and Amarelle Wenkert
PepsiCo has committed to keeping SodaStream's manufacturing facilities in Israel for a 15-year period, according to a person familiar with the deal. The companies announced the acquisition, which will see the Israeli company become a wholly-owned subsidiary, on Monday
בורסה בורסת תל אביב 7

Israeli Regulator Approves Tel Aviv Exchange Sale to Non-Israeli Parties

19.08.18|Golan Hazani
Alongside known buyer Manikay, the exchange’s securities will be sold to Australian superannuation fund Sunsuper, Santa Monica-based Dalton Investments, investment bank Moelis, and Denmark-based pharma company Novo Nordisk
דומינייטור של אירונאוטיקס aeronautics Dominator

Dronemaker Aeronautics Rejects Acquisition Offer by Israeli Defense Contractor Rafael

16.08.18|Golan Hazani
Last week, government-owned Rafael and Israeli businessman Avihai Stolero filed $116.6 million offer for Aeronautics
דורית סלינגר הממונה על שוק ההון

Why Israel Stopped All Attempts by Chinese Companies to Buy Local Insurers

14.08.18|Raheli Bindman, Diana Bahur-Nir and Lilach Baumer
Israel’s departing head of capital markets regulation tells Calcalist she had no intention of letting any government affiliated buyer, Chinese or not, take over Israeli insurers