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Proofpoint to Acquire Cybersecurity Company ObserveIT for $225 Million

03.11.19|Meir Orbach
Headquartered in Boston with a research and development center in Israel, ObserveIT offers internal threat management technology
גידול קנאביס סם סמים מריחואנה

Cannabis Company Better Holdings Wants to Sell Israeli Operations

29.10.19|Tzally Greenberg
Better used to be the second largest medical cannabis company in Israel with 5,000 patients, but Israel's recent cannabis reform piled trouble on the company, which had yet to be reissued its permanent license under the new, more stringent regulations
רועי קתמור מ חברת Ensilo

Nasdaq-Listed Fortinet Acquires Cybersecurity Startup EnSilo

28.10.19|Hagar Ravet
EnSilo develops cybersecurity technologies that combine antivirus and post-attack data protection to lower the risk of data theft or ransom demands, even when the system is compromised
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Pharma Company Cosmo Takes 22% Stake in Gastro Treatment Company Redhill

20.10.19|Tzally Greenberg
The deal will make Ireland-headquartered Cosmo the largest shareholder of Israel-based Redhill
קניות מדפים סופר סופרמרקט מזון

Reusable Packaging Company Tosca to Acquire Polymer Logistic

17.10.19|Navit Zomer
Polymer provides reusable containers and packaging to customers in the U.S. and throughout Europe
ירון צהרי מנכ"ל מדטרוניק ישראל

Medtronic to Buy Israeli Catheter Developer AV Medical for $30 Million

11.10.19|Tzally Greenberg
Tel Aviv-based AV Medical develops catheters for dialysis patients undergoing routine angioplasty procedures
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Akamai Buys Cybersecurity Company ChameleonX

10.10.19|Raphael Kahan
The employees of Tel Aviv-based ChameleonX will join Akami’s research and development center in Israel
פריסנסו PRESENSO מימין לשמאל איתן וסלי ד''ר דוד אלמגור דדי לבוד בן לולו

Stockholm-Listed SKF Acquires Israeli Predictive Maintenance Startup Presenso

07.10.19|Adi Pick
Presenso develops predictive machine learning algorithms designed to anticipate industrial machine failures
ועידת ברלין 2019 חמי פרס 2

Taboola and Outbrain Have Exhausted Every Opportunity to Butt Heads, Says Venture Capitalist

06.10.19|Meir Orbach
Israeli venture capitalist Chemi Peres, one of the first backers of viral content company Taboola, comments on the company’s recent merger with rival Outbrain
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים 11.5.16 אדם סינגולדה טבולה

The Merged Taboola-Outbrain Wants to Take on Facebook and Google

03.10.19|Meir Orbach
The industry’s two largest content distribution companies have announced a merger agreement Thursday
פנאי נתח בשר

Ophectra Signs Merger Deal With Meat Bioprinting Company MeaTech

03.10.19|Ori Galor and Tzally Greenberg
The announcement comes a week after Ophectra announced that its merger deal with cannabis company Hi Pharma fell through
מימין ירון גלאי מנכ"ל אאוטבריין ו אדם סינגולדה מנכ"ל טאבולה

Viral Content Companies Taboola and Outbrain to Merge

03.10.19|Golan Hazani
Taboola has agreed to pay Outbrain shareholders $250 million and will hold a 70% stake in the merged company, which will be led by Taboola founder and CEO Adam Singolda
תומר בר זאב מנכל איירון סורס

CVC Signs Deal to Acquire 25% of IronSource for $450 Million

03.10.19|Golan Hazani
Calcalist first reported the negotiations Wednesday morning
תומר בר זאב מנכל איירון סורס

CVC to Pay $450 Million for a 25% Stake in IronSource

02.10.19|Golan Hazani
The deal, expected to be signed in the upcoming 24 hours, values the web and mobile monetization company at $1.55 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to Calcalist on condition of anonymity
מגזין 100 המשפיעים 24.9.19 אייל ולדמן

A Public Company Owes it to its Shareholders to Consider all Options, Says Mellanox CEO

29.09.19|Meir Orbach and Diana Bahur-Nir
Mellanox co-founder and CEO Eyal Waldman spoke to Calcalist about the Nvidia deal, the struggle with activist hedge fund Starboard, and his business philosophy
ועידת תעשייה ישראלית 2018 ציפי עוזר ערמון מנכ"לית לומניס

Baring Private Equity Asia Nearing Acquisition of Medical Laser Company Lumenis, Report Says

26.09.19|CTech
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that the private equity firm is in exclusive talks with Lumenis’ owner XIO Group
ברלין מלמעלה זירת הנדל"ן

Adler Real Estate to Acquire TASE-Listed ADO Group for 708 Million Euros

23.09.19|Golan Hazani
Israel-headquartered ADO, which invests in the Berlin real estate market, will delist from TASE following the deal
צוות קרן סקיי

SKY Private Equity Acquires Aztek Technologies

22.09.19|Hagar Ravet
Israel-based Aztek offers cloud environment planning and implementation as well as software license agreement management for enterprise customers
מפעל הבונים ב קיבוץ כפר הנשיא

Tene Fund to Buy Controlling Stake in Industrial Valves and Actuators Company Habonim

16.09.19|Golan Hazani
Founded in 1949, Habonim manufactures valves and actuators for the chemical, oil, and gas industries
צחי כהן בעל חברת תיקון עולם

Ehud Barak's Company Among Bidders for Israeli Cannabis Company Tikun Olam

15.09.19|Tzally Greenberg
Tikun Olam founder Tzahi Cohen has decided to sell the company’s Israeli business in August after an Israeli court ruled that he must reduce his stake to under 5% before the company’s growing license could be reinstated