Mergers & acquisitions

Acquisition deals by technology giants like Google can come under close reglatory scrutiny, sometimes delaying them by years.

Planck’s team will set up an Israel development center for Applied Systems to further develop AI products for cloud-based insurance software.

The decision by Wiz's four Israeli founders to go for a future IPO rather than accept Google's $23 billion bid keeps both employees and investors waiting.

Why it's worthwhile for the company's founders to hold less than 10%, and other questions.

The sale to Edwards Lifesciences vindicates Innovalve's solution for the most common, and most challenging, heart valve disorder, and also Sheba Hospital's innovation model.

Sources estimate that Edwards will pay more than $300 million for Innovalve's trans-catheter mitral valve replacement device.

Reports in the international media about Google's talks to buy Wiz have airbrushed out the cybersecurity company's connection to Israel.

Wiz could have made the biggest IPO by an Israeli company on Nasdaq, but has apparently chosen a bird in the hand.

Assuming that the sale of the company to Google goes ahead at the price reported, experts put the tax payable in Israel at at least $2.5 billion.

Google parent company Alphabet is in advanced talks to buy the Israeli cloud security company, "The Wall Street Journal" reports.

Alcon will make an immediate payment of $81 million and a further $385 million in milestone payments, according to the product's success on the market.

Nano Dimension CEO: Our combination with Desktop Metal is another step in Nano Dimension’s evolution to become the leader in digital manufacturing, with capabilities in mass manufacturing for critical industrial applications.

Qwak's AI platform allows development and data science teams to concentrate on core work.

Stellar Blu has developed antennae for in-flight Internet connectivity that complement Gilat's solutions in this field.

Discount Bank is paying NIS 77 million for Shufersal's 49.9% stake in the payments app, which it sees as a strategic asset.

Sources have told "Globes" that the Israeli company, in which Ehud Barak was a founding investor, has been given a valuation of over $1 billion.

The investment house is acquiring 80% of CrediTeam for NIS 27 million.

The price for Shufersal's 49.9% holding in the payments app is NIS 77 million. Discount Bank sees the buyout as a strategic move to enlarge its customer base.

The German software giant is paying $14 per share for the Israeli digital adoption platform company - a 45% premium.

The deal is expected to reflect a company valuation of NIS 250-300 million for the tactical carrying solutions company.

Venafi's field is machine identity management. The deal is expected to close in the second half of the year, subject to regulatory approvals.

The Israeli parking payments app is today signing an agreement to buy the taxi hailing app.

This is the US company's fifth acquisition in Israel. Noname Security's over 200 employees will join Akamai’s Security Technology Group.

The Swiss-American ophthalmology company will pay $60 million immediately and up to $335 million with milestone payments for the company, BioLight reports.

The UK private equity firm is buying a 57% stake in the Israeli digital fraud and financial crime protection company.

Nvidia has struck a deal to acquire Deci AI, which has developed technology to compress generative AI language models, "The Information" reports.

Eni will receive a 37.3% stake in Ithaca, in a stock deal for its North Sea oil and gas assets, while Delek will reduce its stake from 90% to 52.7%.

No financial details about the acquisition have been disclosed but estimates are that Nvidia is paying $680-$720 million for the Tel Aviv-based company.

Silk Security has developed a platform that allows data security managers to identify a range of vulnerabilities and repair them.

Tel Aviv-based Entitle has developed a privilege management solution that discovers, manages, and automates just-in-time (JIT) access and identity governance.