mergers and acquisitions

View of a Cellcom store in Tel Aviv, on September 24, 2019. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Israeli private equity firm in talks to take over Cellcom in deal worth NIS 925m

Discount Investment, majority shareholder in Cellcom, inks initial agreement to sell control of Israel’s largest mobile phone operator, by subscribers, to Fortissimo Capital

CartiHeal's Agili-C implant is made of aragonite, a form of calcium carbonite. (Screenshot)

UK medical device maker snaps up Israel’s CartiHeal in deal worth up to $330 million

By Sharon Wrobel

December 5, 2023, 3:27 pm

Israeli private equity firm in talks to take over Cellcom in deal worth NIS 925m

Discount Investment, majority shareholder in Cellcom, inks initial agreement to sell control of Israel’s largest mobile phone operator, by subscribers, to Fortissimo Capital

By Sharon Wrobel

November 22, 2023, 7:15 pm

UK medical device maker snaps up Israel’s CartiHeal in deal worth up to $330 million

Kfar Saba firm’s proprietary implant treats cartilage lesions in arthritic and non-arthritic joints to help alleviate knee pain

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative image of hacking, hackers, ransomware and a cybersecurity attack. (solarseven; iStock by Getty Images)

November 6, 2023, 7:09 pm

Palo Alto to buy cyber startup in 2nd acquisition of Israeli startup within a week

Founded by American-Israeli entrepreneur Nir Zuk, US firm Palo Alto says deal underscores its commitment and belief in the strength of the Israeli cybersecurity ecosystem

By Sharon Wrobel

Heads of Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm SentinelOne ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, June 30, 2021, in celebration of its initial public offering. (NYSE)

August 27, 2023, 3:58 pm

Wiz eyes potential bid for Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm SentinelOne

Cloud security startup Wiz, recently valued at $10 billion, says SentinelOne has ‘strong cybersecurity offering’

By Sharon Wrobel

August 13, 2023, 6:14 pm

Israel’s ReWalk snaps up AlterG for $19 million in profitability push

Firm hopes acquisition will help boost access and sales of robotic exoskeleton systems to clinics and hospitals, especially in the US market

By Sharon Wrobel

Check Point Software's founder Gil Shwed speaking at CyberTech 2017. (Courtesy, Gilad Kavalerchik)

August 10, 2023, 9:04 pm

Check Point scoops up Tel Aviv cyber startup in $490m deal to protect remote workers

Deal comes after Perimeter 81 was valued at $1 billion in June 2022; founded in 2018, the startup develops network cybersecurity solutions for hybrid workplaces

By Sharon Wrobel

An illustrative photo of a hacking concept. (Sergey Shulgin on iStock via Getty Images)

August 9, 2023, 6:38 pm

Israel-based Laminar gets snapped up by Microsoft-backed cybersecurity firm Rubrik

Laminar’s visibility and security tools will be integrated into Rubrik’s software solutions to help businesses protect against cloud-based breaches

By Sharon Wrobel

Tel Aviv's financial business district skyline, June 2022. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)

July 3, 2023, 7:26 pm

Israel sinks five spots to 10th most-funded tech ecosystem globally

Investments in local startups drop at faster pace than those of global peers this year, but the good news is ‘many Israeli startups have longer runways,’ report notes

By Sharon Wrobel

Compass Datacenters designs and constructs data centers for some of the world’s largest cloud services providers in North America. (Courtesy)

June 20, 2023, 8:44 pm

Azrieli to sell stake in US data centers firm for about NIS 3.2 billion

Real estate developer expects to record a pre-tax gain of NIS 1.3 billion from the sale of the 32.5% stake

By Sharon Wrobel

Snyk's leadership team from left to right: Assaf Hefetz, founder and CTO, Guy Podjarny, founder and president, Peter McKay, CEO, and Danny Grander, founder and security lead. Courtesy

June 8, 2023, 6:38 pm

Israeli-founded cyber unicorn Snyk buys local application security startup

Tel Aviv-based Enso Security, founded by former Wix application security experts, says its platform helps enterprises deal with the chaos of securing software applications

By Sharon Wrobel

BlackRock's office in the Hudson Yards neighborhood of New York City. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

June 8, 2023, 3:05 pm

BlackRock snaps up provider of loans to Israeli and European startups

With offices in Israel, Kreos lends to startups including Israeli taxi-hailing app Gett, energy tech firm SolarEdge, and biotech firm BiolineRX

By Sharon Wrobel

An undated photo of a Stratasys F900 3D printer. (Business Wire via AP)

June 4, 2023, 7:01 pm

Israel’s Stratasys gets counterbid offer from another US 3D-printing firm

3D Systems merger proposal comes after Stratasys recently announced $1.8 billion deal with Desktop Metal; Stratasys shares rise on Nasdaq

By Sharon Wrobel

May 17, 2023, 1:28 pm

IBM buys Israeli cybertech startup to automate cloud data protection management

Polar Security is IBM’s fifth acquisition in 2023; Israeli startup’s technology automates the detection, classification, and flow of sensitive data across cloud environments

By Sharon Wrobel

Israeli startup Autotalks develops chipsets that allow vehicles to communicate or “talk” with one another, and connect to road infrastructure. (Courtesy)

May 8, 2023, 4:28 pm

US chip giant Qualcomm to buy Israeli road safety tech startup Autotalks

Autotalks chipsets that allow vehicles to ‘talk’ with one another will be integrated into Qualcomm’s safety technology platforms for automotive manufacturers

By Sharon Wrobel

Envoy Technologies has created an on-demand EV sharing service charging drivers by the hour or by the day by using a mobile app. (Courtesy)

April 27, 2023, 4:34 pm

Israeli-founded EV sharing startup Envoy bought by Blink Charging in $34m deal

Startup’s electric car sharing platform is used at apartment buildings, hotels and workplaces; deal comes as tech startups struggle to raise funds

By Sharon Wrobel