This Week's Deals
In case you missed it: these are the M&As and investments we reported on this week
Private equity firm Baring completed its $1.2 billion Lumenis acquisition. In November, Calcalist reported the company signed an MoU for Lumenis’ acquisition from London-based XIO Group. Read more
Insight Partners backed SentinalOne in $200 million investment. The month-long Israeli investment spree of New York-based venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners continues. Read more
Lumenis CEO Tzipi Ozer-Armon. Photo: Shlomo Shoham
Venture capital firm Grove raised $120 million in commitments for its second fund. Grove has already made two investments from its second fund that will be announced in the upcoming months. Read more
Unnamed U.S. company acquired biomed company Exalenz bioscience for $49.4 million. On Wednesday, the Israeli company confirmed an earlier report by Calcalist that it is in advanced stages of negotiating its acquisition. Read more
Cancer immunotherapy startup NeoTX raised $45 million. NeoTX uses Selective T cell Redirection (STR) to bind genetically engineered bacteria to tumor cells and simultaneously activate the antibacterial response of distant immune cells. Read more
Automated teeth whitening startup Mavrik Dental raised $30 million. Mavrik develops dental devices that help automate dental treatments, as well as devices such as a fully automated teeth-whitening system. Read more
Payments company Flywire acquired healthcare payments startup Simplee. 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. Read more
Retail analytics company Trax acquired image recognition company Qopius. Qopius develops technology that uses image recognition and artificial intelligence to provide retailers with real-time inventory data. Read more
Electric vehicle charging startup Driivz raised $11 million. Tel Aviv-based Driivz develops software for the management of charging networks for electric vehicles. Read more
Israel chemicals acquired precision agriculture company Growers Holdings. North Carolina-based Growers develops technology that collects and turns manual and machine-generated farm data into planting and fertilization recommendations, aiming to generate higher agricultural yields. Read more
Israeli seed breeding startup Equinom raised $10 million. Equinom develops high-protein legumes and other non-GMO specialty crops for the food industry. Read more
Augmented reality startup Actiview raised $10 million. Actiview develops augmented reality software for human resources managers and universities that uses short games and assignments to assess potential employees. Read more
Integer acquired medical device company Inomec. Inomec develops and manufactures a wide array of medical devices, including laparoscopy systems, catheters, devices for brain and head surgery, imaging technology, and veterinary devices. Read more
