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Delek Israel chairperson Avi Levy, Keystone CEO Navot Bar, Leumi Partners CEO Viktor Vakrat credit: PR,  Dude Moskovitz,  Dino Design Studio Sale of Hot Mobile receives final approval

Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi has approved the transfer of the controlling shares of Hot Mobile from Altice to a consortium led by Delek Israel, Keystone Infra and Leumi Partners.

Tobie Harris, head of Competition Authority Markets Department  credit: Rami Zarnegar Competition Authority's new challenge: Who has the data?

Tobie Harris, head of the Authority's Markets Department: Whoever possesses the market data can drive out the competition.

Nayax CEO Yair Nechmad  credit: David Zisser Nayax buys US smart parking co IPS Group for $350m

This is the biggest-ever acquisition by the Israeli cashless payment solutions company, which will raise $150 million in debt.

At-Bay founders Rotem Iram and Roman Itskovich  credit: At-Bay Munich Re buys Israeli insurtech co At-Bay for $575m

At-Bay operates an insurtech cybersecurity development center in Israel and markets cybersecurity and data security insurance products in the US.

Ondas acquisitions  credit: company presentation Ondas buys Aran’s defense activities for NIS 100m

Two weeks after appointing former Mossad boss David Barnea as chairman, Ondas is continuing its spending spree in Israel.

Maytronics pool cleaning robot  credit: PR Maytronics share price soars as FIMI mulls investment

Pool cleaning robots company Maytronics, whose share price has slumped in recent years, says it has had "initial contact only" with private equity firm FIMI.

Decart founders credit: Amit Elkayam Anthropic acquisition to make Decart founders billionaires

Decart founders Dean and Orian Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev still own 64% of the AI startup, which Anthropic is expected to buy for $6 billion.

Decart founders Moshe Shalev and Dr. Dean Leitersdorf  credit: Amit Elkayam What Anthropic seeks in Israel's Decart

There is considerable synergy between Decart and Anthropic, which according to Bloomberg is about to make its first acquisition in Israel.

Ace branch  credit: PR Kedma makes three times investment in Ace

Kedma Capital has sold Multi Retail, which holds the Ace, Betili, and Auto Depot chains, to Ronen Ganon at a 60% premium on the market price.

Jon Medved credit: Eyal Izhar OurCrowd earns $200m from BioCatch exit

The Jerusalem-based venture capital fund made what is probably its most profitable-ever exit on Visa’s acquisition of BioCatch.

Igor Bereslavski credit: PR TripleDot buys Israeli game publisher Supersonic

Supersonic is what was left after Unity decided in March to close down ironSource’s office in the Sarona Tower in Tel Aviv.

Gad Zeevi credit: Polly Bloom Gad Zeevi signs MOU to buy Gadot for $550m

The Israeli businessman has signed a non-binding agreement to buy the company which is a partner in Haifa Port.

StreamElements founders Reem Sherman, Gil Hirsch, Or Perry  credit: Shlomi Yosef The rise and fall of StreamElements

“Globes” charts the demise of Israeli influencer sponsorship platform StreamElements, which raised $115 million during the Covid pandemic but has now sold its assets for a small fraction of this sum.

Chaim Katzman and Tzachi Abu  credit: Yossi Cohen, Jonathan Bloom G City deal breaks down

Chaim Katzman and Tzachi Abu offer conflicting reasons for the deal's demise, but insist that the break-up was amicable.

Gadi Mazor credit: BioCatch Visa buys Israeli fraud prevention co BioCatch for $2.4b

The company has raised $115 million to date from venture capital funds and investors and has 400 employees.

Tzachi Abu and Chaim Katzman  credit: Jonathan Bloom, Eric Sultan Tzachi Abu remains determined to take over G City

Since signing the agreement to sell a stake in G City to Abu's Ari Real Estate, Chaim Katzman has taken various steps seemingly intended to thwart the deal.

Shikun & Binui Energy CEO Yuval Skornik and Generation Capital chairperson Yossi Singer  credit: Assaf Revivo, Cadya Levy Generation Capital wins battle for Shikun & Binui Energy

The NIS 4.45 billion deal will make Generation Capital subsidiary PowerGen one of the largest energy companies in Israel - if regulatory hurdles can be overcome.

Cyera founders credit: Natasha Zeriker Cyera acquires Oasis Security for $1b

After the all-Israeli deal is completed, Oasis will become an independent unit within Cyera and will continue to operate in the field of securing non-human identities.

Hailo founders credit: Eyal Izhar Microchip buys Israeli edge AI chipmaker Hailo

Hailo, which raised over $350 million and achieved a valuation of over $1 billion, is being sold for just a small amount, after struggling to produce significant revenue.

Kenyon Hazahav Mall, Rishon LeZion  credit: Vlad Kovaliov Melisron cancels deal to buy control of Kenyon Hazahav

The Competition Authority indicated to Melisron that its purchase of 51% of the shopping mall from Migdal would probably not be approved.

Nir Zuk  credit: Tal Givoni "Had Nir Zuk been in Israel the deal would have closed"

Why did the Isracard-Esh Bank deal collapse? Market sources offer various reasons, some saying the sides were very close to agreement.

Keystone Infra CEO Navot Bar credit: Dude Moskovitz Keystone signals intent to buy Shikun & Binui Energy

Keystone unit Keystone Power has signed a term sheet for a NIS 2 billion credit line.

Hailo founders credit: Eyal Izhar US chipmaker in advanced talks to buy Hailo

The Israeli edge AI chipmaker, once worth over $1 billion, will now sell its activity for just tens of millions of dollars, sources inform “Globes.”

Pelephone  credit: Shutterstock/Roman Yanushevsky Pelephone signs MOU for acquisition of Wecom

The acquisition price is NIS 265 million, subject to adjustment in the final agreement, if one is signed

Matrix IT CEO Moti Gutman  credit: Idan Gross Matrix IT buys Laor Energy to expand defense offering

Matrix IT is paying NIS 73 million for 80% of the Tsipori-based company, which which integrates power systems and electro-mechanical components.

Cyera founders credit: Natasha Zeriker Cyera in advanced talks to buy Oasis Security for $1b

The huge all Israeli cybersecurity deal will be in cash with a small amount in Cyera shares, sources have told “Globes.”

ZIM container ship credit: Shimon Yona Defense minister opposes ZIM sale

A statement from Minister of Defense Israel Katz said that the proposed deal did not preserve Israel's security interests.

Doron and Guy Levy  credit: Micha Loubaton Migdal invests in real estate co Guy & Doron Levy

Insurance company Migdal is buying 14% of the company at a post-money valuation of NIS 2.325 billion.

Qualcomm's Israel offices  credit: PR Qualcomm buys Israeli co SAM Seamless Network

The US chip giant will pay over $100 million for the cybersecurity company, which has raised $30 million to date.

Payoneer credit: Primakov Shutterstock Nuvei buys Israeli cross-border commerce co Payoneer for $2.75b

The Canadian fintech company is paying a 9.6% premium on Payoneer’s share price on Nasdaq.

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