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עובדי Own Company שנמכרה ב־2 מיליארד דולר. המותג "ישראל" הפך לרעיל

The top 10 M&A deals of 2024 in Israeli tech

Israeli startups shined despite challenges, driving $17B in M&A activity with four billion-dollar deals leading the charge.

Israeli high-tech exits surge to $13.4B in 2024 amid sobering market realities

11.12.24|Sophie Shulman

Despite the ongoing war and a global environment of soaring interest rates—perhaps even because of them—the past year (up to December 8) has seen a 78% surge in the value of exits by Israeli companies.

עינת וידברג שותפה במחלקת ההייטק במשרד שבלת

Transactions during turmoil: What does a purchase transaction of an Israeli tech company look like during wartime?

18.01.24|Einat Weidberg

"The unique situations we were forced and are still forced to grapple with require hard work, creativity and flexible thinking by everyone involved in the deals," writes Einat Weidberg, Partner at law firm Shibolet & Co.

Unreported funding rounds propel Israeli high-tech investment to almost $10 billion in 2023

15.01.24|Sophie Shulman

According to a report by Startup Nation Central, the expectations for M&As and IPOs in 2024 are encouraging, and the leading sectors - AI, cybersecurity, and defense technologies - are expected to continue the upward trend

מוסף חג העצמאות 25.4.23 טאלון סייבר סקיוריטי talon

The five biggest acquisitions of 2023 in Israeli tech

Cybersecurity startups completely dominated the list of the most lucrative M&As involving Israeli startups this past year, with Talon Cyber Security leading the way after being acquired by Palo Alto Networks in a deal valued at $625 million

קו רקיע מרכז תל אביב Tel Aviv Business Center

Private equity investment in Israel plummets by 33% in 2023

14.12.23|Sophie Shulman

According to the year's summary by accounting firm Deloitte Israel, the volume of transactions was $3.5 billion, reflecting a 37% drop compared to 2022. In addition, the number of M&A transactions plunged by 23% to 157 and their volume shrank by 30% to $15 billion

Liat Enzel-Aviel

M&A transactions in Israel fall by 46% to $9.8 billion in 2023

A PwC Israel report shows that M&A transactions dropped in the last year to their lowest level in a decade

Ariella Dreyfuss

Earn-outs: bridges leading to an exit

14.05.23|Ariella Dreyfuss

“Earn-outs, the legal jargon for conditioning and deferring part of the purchase price in an exit on the achievement of certain agreed milestones, are an established tool for compromising on the valuation of a company,” writes Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, partner in the Corporate and M&A Department of Barnea Jaffa Lande

Sagive Greenspan

Breaking down the resurgence of M&As in times of economic uncertainty

18.04.23|Sagive Greenspan

“It is important to remember that statistically, most mergers and acquisitions fail to meet their promises, mainly regarding financial gains. However, the risks can be minimized by identifying rational reasons for the merger and creating the appropriate infrastructure to assimilate the acquired company,” writes Sagive Greenspan

Yarden Amsalem Ibex Investors

How to maximize your M&A potential

05.04.23|Yarden Amsalem

Ibex Investors Senior VC Associate Yarden Amsalem spoke to entrepreneurs who have been acquired in order to highlight some best practices for M&A potential

Boaz Morris Ofer Vishkin Qumra Capital

Get ready for consolidation in over-funded spaces

08.02.23|Boaz Morris and Ofer Vishkin

“While most companies are tightening their belts, founders and boards should ask themselves to what end are they surviving and if they foresee a viable, standalone business when their 24 months of runway comes to an end,” write Boaz Morris and Ofer Vishkin of Qumra Capital

פלייטיקה חברת משחקים הרצליה פיתוח

What are the real motives behind Playtika's $813 million offer to buy Rovio?

22.01.23|Sophie Shulman

Why is it urgent for a company that has just laid off hundreds of employees, closed games, and spent $600 million on buying back its own shares, to embark on an expensive all-cash adventure?

ועידת ניו יורק משתתפי הפאנל בהנחייתה של מנכ"לית לאומיטק, תימור ארבל סרדס

"Deals don’t fall through because of money, they fall through because of people"

19.09.22|Meir Orbach

"When you see the acquiring team, you see who they work with on a daily basis, and whether or not you want to work with them," explained CEO of Arya, Offer Yehudai

שלומי ברטוב מנכ"ל פאהן קנה

Software and security expected to drive the IPO market in 2022

14.02.22|Yarden Rozanski

With the expectations of rising interest rates to fend off inflation, experts believe that what unfolded in 2021 will not repeat itself again this year

Rotem Tomer Viola

A deep dive into Israeli tech’s record-breaking year

23.01.22|James Spiro

A new report by Viola reveals that total funding by Israeli tech startups reached $27 billion in 2021, with $8.1 billion being raised in a record-breaking fourth quarter

Liat Enzel Aviel PwC Israel ליאת אנזל

Israeli M&As reach $17 billion in 2021, jumping 70%

23.12.21|James Spiro

While the overall value increased, the average value of each acquisition dropped by 18%

קו רקיע מרכז תל אביב Tel Aviv Business Center

Israeli tech M&As and IPOs reach record $82.4 billion in 2021

15.12.21|Sophie Shulman

According to the PwC Israel High Tech Exit Report, this represents a 520% increase from 2020. With the addition of over $25 billion raised by startups, the total sum entering Israeli tech in 2021 crossed the $100 billion mark

עמי גל מנכ"ל מייסד SQream

SQream acquires Israel’s Panoply in $60-70 million deal

15.12.21|Meir Orbach

By purchasing the no-code cloud data platform, the Israeli company will expand its cloud offering, providing a hybrid data platform to power high scale hybrid environments

מייסדי Epsagon רן רבנזפט ו ניצן שפירא

Israeli startup acquisitions reach $9.5 billion for the year

08.11.21|Sophie Shulman

Since the beginning of the year, some 86 Israeli tech companies have been bought, contributing to the fact that so far in 2021 local tech has generated no less than $40 billion, with private funding rounds creating 28 new unicorns and 20 firms going public on Wall Street

חתימה הסכם ישיבה

Israeli unicorns turning to M&As to satisfy investors massive appetite for growth

18.10.21|Sophie Shulman

With organic growth slowing down, and plenty of capital in the coffers courtesy of investors, growth acquisitions have become a key tool in the arsenal of companies desperate to generate a return for investors who believed in them