M&A

20 stories about M&A
מימין דרור פלדהיים ו יואל בר אל מייסדי Trax

Retail Analytics Company Trax Acquires Survey.Com

11.03.20|Adi Pick
This is the company’s third acquisition since raising a $100 million funding round in July 2019
זהר באלי מנכל sPARK והצוות שלו

Last-Mile Mobility Company Arrive Acquires Parking Finding Startup SPARK

10.03.20|Udi Etsion
SPARK develops an app that provides real-time information about available parking options near specified locations for both on-street and off-street parking and also offers a pre-booking service for parking spots
תל אביב קו רקיע Tel Aviv Skyline

Fintech Company Nayax Acquires Digital Payments Startup Modularity

08.03.20|CTech
Modularity develops credit card payment clearing technologies that can be used on Android-based devices
מגזין 100 המשפיעים 24.9.19 אייל ולדמן

Mellanox Acquires Network Intelligence Startup Titan IC

03.03.20|Adi Pick
Titan’s 30 employees will be integrated into Mellanox, and its office will become Mellanox’s network intelligence research and development center
ציפי עוזר ערמון מנכלית לומינס

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
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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!
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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
אנדראס פיביג מנכ"ל IFF פרוטרום

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
רפת ממוחשבת אפימילק

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
תומר שובל מנכ"ל ומייסד שותף בסימפלי

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
שלו חוליו מייסד ומנכ"ל NSO

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
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