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יוניברסל אוויוניקה אלביט

Israeli Weapons Maker Elbit on Path to Buy U.S.-Based Universal Avionics

22.03.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Elbit Systems received governmental approval to buy the American company. The deal is set to close in the coming weeks
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Mexichem CEO Visits Israel Following Major Drip Irrigation Acquisition

21.03.18|Adi Barak
The Mexico-based company completed the deal to acquire an 80% stake in drip-irrigation pioneer Netafim in February, leaving 20% of the company in the hands of the kibbutz that founded it
בוצי מכליס בצלאל מכליס נשיא ו מנכל אלביט מערכות

Arms Race is On, Says Arms Manufacturer

21.03.18|Hezi Sternlicht
Israel-based defense contractor Elbit has seen an 11% increase in backlog in 2017 compared to 2016, largely driven by a worldwide increase in defense budgets
אננס אננסים

MediWound Jumps Following Possible Acquisition Report

20.03.18|Dror Reich and Yaniv Rahimi
On Monday, the Nasdaq-listed biotech company announced it has been approached by another company regarding a potential deal
ועידת התחזיות 2018 אשר לוי מנכ"ל אורבוטק

KLA-Tencor Stock Is Down, Orbotech Stock Is Up Following Acquisition Announcement

20.03.18|Dror Reich and Micky Grunfeld
On Monday, KLA-Tencor agreed to buy Israel-based electronic parts manufacturer Orbotech according to a company value of $3.4 billion
ועידת התחזיות 2018 אשר לוי מנכ"ל אורבוטק

KLA-Tencor Buys Electronics Parts Manufacturer Orbotech for $3.4 Billion

19.03.18|Micky Grunfeld
Israel-based Orbotech develops and markets equipment for manufacturers of electronic components
נועם יוסיפידיס מנכ"ל וונטייז Vonetize

Desilu Studios Buys Israeli Video Streaming Company Vonetize

18.03.18|Hezi Sternlicht
The U.S.company paid in cash for a 10% stake in the Tel Aviv-listed over the top (OTT) premium content company, according to a market value of $50 million
אורי מוקדי סייברארק

Information Security Company CyberArk Buys Cloud Security Company Vaultive

12.03.18|Raphael Kahan
CyberArk CEO Udi Mokady told Calcalist that the Vaultive acquisition is designed to strengthen the company’s cloud security portfolio
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Despite Hype, Chinese Investors Still Minor Players in Israeli Tech, Report Says

18.02.18|Lilach Baumer
Data from past four years shows Chinese investors tend to seek out strategic tech potential rather than immediate financial performance
גילון בק יור ריווליס ו שותף בכיר ב קרן פימי

FIMI Opportunity Funds Acquires U.S. Electronics Company Aitech for $30 Million

08.02.18|Golan Hazani
Aitech develops and manufactures commercial and military embedded computing solutions. It lists Boeing and Lockheed Martin as customers
רוברט אנטוקול מנכל ו ממייסדי פלייטיקה משחקי סלולר

Chinese Regulation May Hinder Playtika's Sale from One Giant Interactive Unit to Another, Report Says

01.02.18|Lilach Baumer
In July 2016 the online gaming company was sold for $4.4 billion to a Chinese consortium that included an offshore affiliate of Giant Interactive
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Founder Sells Holdings in Cybersecurity Company Imperva

29.01.18|Dror Reich
In June 2016 Elliott Associates LP, a unit of activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation, disclosed a stake of around 10% in the company
נאסד"ק וול סטריט

SEC Hires an Israel-Based Lawyer to Handle Mobileye Insider Trading Investigation

28.01.18|Tomer Ganon and Ran Abramson
In November, the SEC asked for the Israeli authorities' assistance in obtaining witness testimonials from five Israeli residents
מלאנוקס פארק התעשייה תל חי

Seeking to Force Changes at Mellanox, Activist Investor Starboard Met with Israeli Investors

28.01.18|Dror Reich
Starboard representatives visited Israel last week and met with institutional and major shareholders in Israel-based chip maker Mellanox
יצחק אנג'ל מנכ"ל אורמת

Geothermal Energy Company Ormat Acquires U.S. Geothermal for $110 Million

25.01.18|Dror Reich
U.S. Geothermal currently operates three renewable energy projects in the U.S. and is developing additional projects in the U.S. and Guatemala
פריימרי דאטה פלין ווזניאק primary data Flynn Wozniak

Primary Data Burned Through Nearly $100 Million, Pivoting from Software, to Hardware, to Software

24.01.18|Orr Hirschauge and Hagar Ravet
After aiming to develop the one data storage system “to rule them all,” the company recently suspended operations after four years in the running
אייל ולדמן מנכל מלאנוקס

Pushed by Activist Investor, Mellanox to Review Development Lineup

21.01.18|Dror Reich
In November, Starboard Value acquired a 10.7% stake in the chip company
יובל שחר

For Cybersecurity Startups, Warning Signs Loom

18.01.18|Raphael Kahan
Global cyber mergers and acquisitions fell 30% year to year, from $11.1 billion to $7.8 billion, according to report
יואל בר טראקס

Image Retail Analytics Company Trax Buys Retail Intelligence Startup Quri

18.01.18|Meir Orbach
Singapore-headquartered Trax plans to make more acquisitions before going public in 2019, CEO said
בניין NDS ב הר חוצבים ב ירושלים

Cisco Looking to Sell Video-Software Unit NDS at Steep Discount

18.01.18|Meir Orbach
Six years after shelling out $5 billion for NDS, Cisco is now putting a $1 billion price tag on the Jerusalem-based business, which mainly develops software for the pay TV industry