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Private Equity Firm Baring Completes $1.2 Billion Lumenis Acquisition

20.02.20|Golan Hazani

In November, Calcalist reported the company signed an MoU for Lumenis’ acquisition from London-based XIO Group

Exalenz Bioscience Acquired for $49M

19.02.20|Golan Hazani

Israeli-born billionaire & biomed entrepreneur Mori Arkin sold his company for 6.10 NIS per share. Learn more on CTech!

Biomed Entrepreneur Mori Arkin Nearing Sale of Exalenz to a U.S. Company

19.02.20|Golan Hazani

Tel Aviv-listed Exalenz is not considered one of the serial entrepreneur’s great successes, having lost 73% of its valuation over the past five years. The current deal will see it sold at a premium of tens of percentages, according to one source

מימין דרור פלדהיים ו יואל בר אל מייסדי Trax

Retail Analytics Company Trax Acquires Image Recognition Company Qopius

17.02.20|Adi Pick

Qopius develops technology that uses image recognition and artificial intelligence to provide retailers with real-time inventory data

IFF's Frutarom Dream Hits Reality, Hard

17.02.20|Sophie Shulman

A little over a year after IFF's $6.4 billion acquisition of Israel-based Frutarom, its annual results for 2019 fail to deliver desired boost in sales

An Israeli Kibbutz Is About to Earn NIS 100 Million From Cows

17.02.20|Golan Hazani

Kibbutz Afikim and private equity firm Fortissimo are nearing the closure of a deal to sell 50% of dairy farm management company Afimilk for $70 million

Payments Company Flywire Buys Healthcare Payments Startup Simplee

16.02.20|Meir Orbach

The companies did not disclose the financial details, but one person familiar with the matter who spoke to Calcalist on condition of anonymity valued the deal at $100 million

NSO Buys Counter-Drone Company Convexum

12.02.20|Meir Orbach

The Israeli cyber surveillance company will pay $60 million in cash to add a new business segment to its operations

Most Startups Don’t Make Glamorous Exits, They Crash

11.02.20|Meir Orbach

Recently acquired SuperQuery’s story is representative to that of most companies in the industry: the wait for money that does not come, the loss of existing investors, and the shattered dream

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Advent International Buys Cyber Company Forescout in $1.9 Billion Deal

06.02.20|Meir Orbach

Founded in Tel Aviv in 2000, Forescout develops and markets software for monitoring organizational networks that carry multiple devices

Optimove Acquires Event Streaming Startup Axonite

06.02.20|Meir Orbach

Optimove provides data and analytics-based services for planning, executing, measuring, and optimizing customer marketing plans

How Will Israel Fare When the Nasdaq Jet Finally Runs out of Fuel

05.02.20|Sophie Shulman

Wall Street just had its strongest decade of gains. Should it crash, would the tech-dependent Israeli economy survive unscathed?

מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים עמרי כהן מייסד יוטפו yotpo

Marketing Startup Yotpo Acquires SMS Marketing Company SMSBump

29.01.20|Meir Orbach

SMSBump provides a messaging platform to companies that contact customers via texts to inform them of order status updates, special offers, and customized promotions

Comtech Telecommunications Acquires Gilat Satellite Networks for $532.5 Million

29.01.20|Golan Hazani

Earlier this month, Calcalist reported that the Israeli satellite telecommunications company was in advanced talks to be acquired for approximately $579 million

פרויקט הסטארטאפים 2019 אסף פלד minutemedia

Minute Media Makes Fourth Acquisition in Two Years

26.01.20|Hagar Ravet

The sports media company announced the acquisition of fandom-focused website network FanSided Saturday

Kaltura Acquires Video Collaboration Startup Newrow

22.01.20|Meir Orbach

Newrow offers an online service that enables corporations and educational institutions to develop and share online videos, webinars, and classes

מייסדי loom מימין דרור מן סגן נשיא למוצרים גבי מנחם מנכ"ל רוני ליהמן

ServiceNow Acquires IT Startup Loom Systems

22.01.20|Hagar Ravet and Adi Pick

Loom develops an AI-based log analysis platform designed to predict and prevent IT issues in businesses undergoing a digital transformation or cloud migration

Gilat Satellite Approaching NIS 2 Billion Acquisition by Unnamed Multinational

19.01.20|Golan Hazani

The deal’s value reflects a 25% premium on Gilat’s market capitalization on market open Sunday

Medical Device Manufacturer Bard Acquires Medical Device Company LifeBond

15.01.20|Meir Orbach

LifeBond was acquired for less than the $60 million it had raised to date, according to one person familiar with the deal

Temasek in Talks for Irrigation Company Rivulis

15.01.20|Golan Hazani

Calcalist first reported in August that controlling shareholder FIMI was looking to sell Rivulis and that it had hired Goldman Sachs to do so

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