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Acquisition Approval Still Pending, Aeronautics Erases $23 Million Due to Accounting Mistake

29.05.19|Hezi Sternlicht
In April, Aeronautics’ board approved its sale to Israeli defense contractor Rafael according to a company valuation of $237 million
אוריגמי לוג'יק עופר כהנא

Intuit Acquires Data Analytics Startup Origami Logic

29.05.19|Meir Orbach
Founded in 2011 by three Israeli serial tech entrepreneurs, Origami Logic offers market performance and market insight analytics to brands
twistlock מימין בן ברנשטיין ודימה סטופל

Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Cloud Security Company Twistlock

29.05.19|Meir Orbach
Twistlock develops cybersecurity software for serverless, cloud, and container-based applications
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Francisco Partners, IGP to Acquire Live Broadcasting Startup LiveU for $200 Million

28.05.19|Meir Orbach
LiveU develops live broadcasting and streaming technologies negating the need for an outside broadcasting van, as the video is transmitted directly to the broadcaster's server over cellular networks
מגזין מנהלים 2018 רביב צולר כיל  מפעלי ים המלח

Tnuva Eyeing Israel Chemicals’ Milk Protein Subsidiary

28.05.19|Golan Hazani
Israel Chemicals acquired Austrian subsidiary Prolactal GmbH in 2015 for around $115 million and is now looking to sell it for at least $400 million, according to two people familiar with the matter
גיא לייבוביץ' מנכ"ל קוגניגו

Nasdaq-Listed NetApp Acquires Data Protection Startup Cognigo

27.05.19|Hagar Ravet
Cognigo’s 35 employees will join NetApp’s development center in central Israel
MyCheck שלומית קוגלר

China’s Shiji Group Acquires Mobile Payments Startup MyCheck

27.05.19|Hagar Ravet
Tel Aviv-based MyCheck offers a mobile payment app with a focus on the hospitality industry. In 2018 the company received a stay of proceedings order due to financial troubles before being acquired by Eyal Ofer’s O.G. Tech Partners
אלגטק גידולי אצות קיבוץ קטורה

Solabia Group Acquires Israeli Biotech Company Algatech

22.05.19|Hagar Ravet
Algatech cultivates microalgae and produces natural astaxanthin, which is used as a nutritional additive and in the cosmetics industry
ועידת לונדון 2017 טדי שגיא נאומי פתיחה

Nuvei to Acquire Payment Technology Company SafeCharge for $890 Million

22.05.19|CTech
Founded in 2006 by David Avgi and Israeli businessman Teddy Sagi, SafeCharge specializes in payment processing, smart payment, and risk management technologies
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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Sets Public Offering Date for July

21.05.19|Golan Hazani
In 2018, TASE CEO Ittai Ben-Zeev led the sale of most the exchange to five international investors, in an attempt to make it more global. A 33% stake has been held in trust since, to be offered to the public
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Wix Acquires Israeli Brand Marketing Agency Gefen Team

19.05.19|Elihay Vidal
Founded in 2013, Gefen Team counts brands like Coca Cola, Microsoft, Doritos, and the Kimberly-Clark Corporation among its clients
בניין מרכזייה בזק מרכזיית בזק תל אביב

One Institutional Investor Intends to Hinder Bezeq’s Acquisition by Searchlight

19.05.19|Golan Hazani
The bondholders of BCOM, the direct controlling shareholder of Israel’s largest telecom Bezeq, have approved the offer private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners made for Bezeq, wiith 75.2% in favor
בנימין ושרה נתניהו במטה הליכוד לאחר הזכייה

Pending Indictments Prevents Defense Minister Netanyahu From Approving Bezeq-Searchlight Deal

15.05.19|Golan Hazani
A landline monopoly in Israel, Bezeq’s acquisition requires the approval of Israel's minister of communication and minister of defense—the latter position currently held by prime minister Netanyahu, who is facing an indictment in a bribery case related to Bezeq
אמיר אורעד מנכ"ל Sisense ועידת ניו יורק 2019

Sisense to Acquire Analytics Startup Periscope Data

14.05.19|Meir Orbach
With the acquisition, Sisense will surpass the $100 million mark in annual recurring revenue
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Kibbutz-Owned Dairy Farm Management Company Headed for an Exit

14.05.19|Golan Hazani
Afimilk, 69.5% of which is held by Israeli Kibbutz Afikim, develops and manufactures computerized systems for dairy farm and herd management
בניין מרכזייה בזק מרכזיית בזק תל אביב

Searchlight Reaches Agreement to Acquire Controlling Stake at Bezeq

14.05.19|Golan Hazani
Bezeq's controlling shareholder Internet Gold and its subsidiary and Bezeq's direct controller BCOM are both struggling with a heavy debt to bondholders
מפרץ סן פרנסיסקו

Software Company Magic Acquires Low Code Development Startup PowPow

13.05.19|Tzally Greenberg
Magic stated it expects the acquisition to "be accretive to earnings" within 18 to 24 months
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Proofpoint to Acquire Meta Networks for $120 Million

07.05.19|Meir Orbach
Tel Aviv-headquartered Meta Networks develops cloud-native security tools for enterprise wide area networks (WAN)
בונובו Bonobo.ai מימין ברק גולדשטיין אפרת רפופורט עידן ציטיאט אוהד חן

Salesforce Buys Conversational AI Startup Bonobo

06.05.19|Meir Orbach
Bonobo’s technology integrates directly with various sources of customer interaction data, such as voice, chat, video, and email, running AI algorithms to analyze the data
מימין מנכ"ל אנבידיה ג'נסן הואנג ומנכ"ל מלאנוקס איל וולדמן

Investors Sue to Block Mellanox-Nvidia Deal, Report Says

02.05.19|CTech
Nvidia announced a deal to buy the Israeli chipmaker for $6.9 billion in March