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צחי כהן בעל חברת תיקון עולם

Tikun Olam’s Israeli Cannabis Business Up for Sale for $100 Million

21.08.19|Tzally Greenberg
In August, a Jerusalem court ruled that founder Tzahi Cohen will need to reduce his controlling stake to under 5% before the company’s medical cannabis growing license could be reinstated
ועידת התעשייה של ישראל ישי דוידי מייסד ומנכ"ל קרן פימי

FIMI Moves Ahead with Acquisition of Controlling Stake in Infrastructure Company Tahal

21.08.19|Golan Hazani
Tahal performs sustainable infrastructure development projects for the water, wastewater, agriculture, solid waste, and natural gas industries, mainly in developing countries
טפטפות של חברת ריווליס

FIMI in Early Talks to Sell Irrigation Company Rivulis

20.08.19|Golan Hazani
FIMI is looking to sell Rivulis at an EBITDA multiple of 14, meaning between $500 million and $550 million, according to two people familiar with the matter
איציק לוי VCITA

Business Management Startup VCita Buys WiseStamp

14.08.19|Hagar Ravet
Last month, vCita completed a $15 million funding round, bringing its total funding to date to $30 million
מטוס ללא טייס אירונאוטיקס

Rafael Receives Final Approval for Aeronautics Acquisition

14.08.19|Golan Hazani
The Israeli drone maker will now delist from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
ראובן בן מנחם

Germany’s LPA Acquires Fintech Startup Modelity

13.08.19|Meir Orbach
Founded in 2000, Modelity develops a service that enables banks, insurance companies, and financial institutions to automate the creation, sale, and operation of their financial offerings
מייסד ומנכ"ל סיילספורס מארק בניוף

Salesforce buys Clicksoftware for $1.35 Billion

08.08.19|Meir Orbach
In January, Calcalist reported that Salesforce was in talks to buy the workforce management software company for around $1.5 billion
עובדי סנסיה OVER AI

Vonage Buys Assets of Artificial Intelligence Startup Over.ai

06.08.19|Meir Orbach
Over.ai develops voice AI and natural language technology for call centers
מוסף ניתוח מנתחים רופא רופאים חדר ניתוח

Medtech Company CSI Acquires Assets of Israeli Company Gardia for $17 Million

06.08.19|CTech
The assets in question are Gardia's WIRION system, which helps reduce complications during minimally invasive interventional procedures
כנס קנאביס ד"ר אורנה דריזין מייסדת ויו"ר נקסטייג'

Cannabis Pharmaceutical Outfit Nextage Wants to Raise $15 Million in Canada

04.08.19|Tzally Greenberg
The company, which is currently in the process of merging with Tel Aviv-listed Micromedic Technologies, intends to use the funding to build a manufacturing facility for its products in Israel and to continue developing its pipeline
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Aeronautics Stakeholder Aaron Frenkel Looking to Acquire Satellite Operator Spacecom

24.07.19|Golan Hazani
The Israeli businessman, who owns a 33% stake in the Israeli drone maker, recently made a second offer to acquire the satellite communications company at a valuation of $52.8 million
שבב מחשב צ'יפ סיליקון

Chinese Fund Neng Yang Acquires Israeli Dicing Equipment Company ADT

18.07.19|Meir Orbach
ADT develops and produces blades and machinery for the dicing of silicon-based integrated circuits, package singulation, and hard material microelectronic components
דנה עזריאלי יו"ר קבוצת עזריאלי ב השקת דיור מוגן פאלאס ב מודיעין

Israeli Real Estate Company Azrieli Group Enters Data Center Market

18.07.19|CTech
Azrieli has acquired a 20% stake in Delaware-based data center company Compass Holdco for about $135 million
אייל זילברמן מנכ"ל קווליטסט

Software Quality Has Become Crucial in Almost Every Industry, Says Qualitest Co-Founder

11.07.19|Hagar Ravet
On Wednesday, it was announced that London-headquartered private equity firm Bridgepoint has acquired a controlling stake in Qualitest, in a deal that one person valued at $420 million
קוואליטסט Qualitest טלי שם טוב

Private Equity Firm Bridgepoint Buys Controlling Stake in Software Testing Company Qualitest

10.07.19|Hagar Ravet
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed; a source said it was valued at $420 million, representing a quintuple yield on Marlin’s investment
אורלי שואבי Safedk מקום שני ב תחרות סטארט אפ 2015 מובייל 2016

Game Monetization Company AppLovin Acquires Israeli SDK Management Startup SafeDK

10.07.19|Meir Orbach
SafeDK develops tools for analyzing, monitoring, and optimizing third-party software development kits within apps
אמיר אהרוני אלסטיפייל

Google Buys Israeli Cloud Storage Company Elastifile

09.07.19|Meir Orbach
A source said Google has agreed to pay approximately $200 million
דומינייטור של אירונאוטיקס aeronautics Dominator

Aeronautics-Rafael Deal Jammed by Regulatory Concerns

08.07.19|Golan Hazani
The acquisition of Israeli drone maker Aeronautics by defense contractor Rafael and partner Stolero was approved by Rafael's board in April, but concerns have been raised about the high valuation given to Aeronautics and the proposed ownership structure
מימין קאלואן פוסון ויליאם הו פוסום ליאור דיין מיסטר לואי

Fosun Whetted Our Appetite, Says Alma Lasers CEO

04.07.19|Golan Hazani
Fosun Pharma CEO Yifang Wu and Alma Lasers CEO Lior Dayan gave Calcalist their first joint interview since the Chinese conglomerate acquired the Israeli medical laser company in 2013