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מימין:   מור זלוף עידו וולף ו אבי זלוף

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
חברת פורסקאוט שנמכרה לקרן הפרייבט אקוויטי

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
פיני יקואל מנכ"ל ומייסד Optimove

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
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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
גילת לוויינים

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
קלטורה Kaltura

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
גילת לוויינים

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
ישי אתר מנכ"ל לייפבונד

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
יו"ר תאגיד טמסק לים בון הנג

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
ג'ון ויקופיץ כנשיאה הבינלאומי cropx

Smart Farming Startup CropX Acquires CropMetrics

14.01.20|Adi Pick
CropX uses soil sensors and cloud-based analytics software to optimize agricultural yield
Yossi Carmil co-CEO יוסי חברת סלברייט

Cellebrite Acquires BlackBag Technologies For $33 Million

14.01.20|Adi Pick
Israel-based Cellebrite specializes in mobile forensics, and its devices are used for mobile data extraction by law enforcement, intelligence agencies, military entities, law firms, and security firms
ראשון לציון צילום רחפן זירת הנדל"ן

Rockwell Automation to Acquire Avnet Cyber

08.01.20|Adi Pick
Avnet Cyber provides cybersecurity training services and strategy design services for cybersecurity professionals, military organizations, banking and financial institutions, and government offices
כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק גף הורינג

Insight Partners in Negotiation for a Stake in Gaming Company Moon Active

08.01.20|Golan Hazani
The New York venture firm is set to buy an 8%-10% stake according to a company valuation of approximately $1.2 billion, one person told Calcalist
רוני על-דור מנכל סאפיינס

Insurance Software Company Sapiens Acquires German Startup Sum.cumo for $32 Million

07.01.20|Tzally Greenberg
With the acquisition, Sapiens’ primary goal is to expand its presence in the DACH region
מימין: נדיר יזרעאל ויבגני דיברוב ארמיס Armis

Insight Partners Announces $1.1 Billion Armis Acquisition

07.01.20|Meir Orbach
Calcalist first reported that the companies were in advanced negotiations on Monday morning
עובדי סגאסק segasec

Email Security Company Mimecast Acquires Cybersecurity Company Segasec

06.01.20|Meir Orbach
Segasec develops a cybersecurity service that protects website operators from consumer phishing scams
כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק גף הורינג

Armis Acuired by Insight Venture Partners for $1.1 Billion

06.01.20|Meir Orbach
Four years-old IoT security company, Armis Inc. was acquired in January 2020. After the acquisition, it will continue operating independently by its owners. Read more!