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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

PayPal headquarters  credit Shutterstock PayPal buying Israeli startup Cymbio

Market sources estimate the acquisition price for the dropship automation company at $150-200 million.

Broken unicorns Illustration: Gil Gibli IVC-LeumiTech: 2025 was tale of two M&A trends

While last year saw stunning exits by Wiz, CyberArk and Armis, many exits saw Israeli startups sold for less than they had raised.

Delek Israel chairperson Avi Levy credit: PR Pelephone, Delek Israel up bids for Hot Mobile

Both companies have set a deadline of this Thursday for Hot Mobile parent company Altice to sign a binding sale agreement.

Ilan Yeshua credit: Eyal Izhar It’s never too late to be an entrepreneur

At 64, in the midst of giving evidence in the Netanyahu corruption trial, former Walla! CEO Ilan Yeshua cofounded Seraphic Security, acquired this week by Crowdstrike.

Ilan Yeshua credit: Eyal Izhar Crowdstrike buys Israeli co Seraphic Security for $420m

Seraphic Security is engaged in browser security and has developed a complementary product to Crowdstrike's endpoint protection system.

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport and Tax Authority chief Shay Aharonovich credit: Yossi zamir and Eyal Izhar Israel Tax Authority demands tax on Wiz IP

In a tax dispute worth billions of dollars, the cybersecurity company, acquired by Google for $32 billion, claims its intellectual property is in the US.

Wenrix founders credit: Tal Hamadi Etraveli Group buys Israeli AI travel-tech co Wenrix

Wenrix, which has developed a platform based on flight fare prediction algorithms and optimizing booking procedures, is being acquired for up to $300 million.

Fireblocks founders credit: Fireblocks Fireblocks buys Israeli startup TRES Finance for $130m

TRES Finance has developed a platform for managing, controlling and financially reporting digital assets.

Mentee robots credit: Ethan Joyal “Autonomous cars and robots have great synergy”

Amnon Shashua tells “Globes” about the huge potential created by Mobileye’s acquisition of Mentee Robotics.

Prof. Amnon Shashua  credit: Nasdaq Mobileye buys Shashua’s Mentee Robotics for $900m

The deal has been approved by Intel, Mobileye’s controlling shareholder, without any participation by Amnon Shashua in the decision making process.

AppsFlyer founders credit: PR Private equity firm close to AppsFlyer acquisition for $3b

The Israeli marketing analytics company has raised $310 million to date.

Koi Security founders Amit Assaraf, Idan Dardikman and Itay Kruk credit: Omer Hacohen Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy Israeli co Koi Security for $400m

The deal has not yet closed but a preliminary memorandum of understanding has been signed while the parties are still negotiating to finalize the details.

Insight Partners managing director Teddie Wardi credit: Insight Partners Recipe for an $8b success

Insight Partners managing director Teddie Wardi tells “Globes” about Armis’s exit and the obstacles Israeli startups must surmount to become an international corporation.

AI21 Labs founders Prof. Amnon Shashua, Ori Goshen, Prof. Yoav Shoham  credit:  Roei Shor After raising $700m, AI21 Labs looks for exit

The Israeli artificial intelligence company has started negotiations with various entities on a sale.

Guy Katsovich and Guy Lachmann credit: Tali Talmid Survey: 2025 record year for M&A activity in Israel

Pearl Cohen senior partner: Adv. Guy Lachmann: Israel has an abundance of attractive acquisition targets.

Armis Founders Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael credit: Armis Armis CEO: IPO is not a goal in itself

Armis CEO Yevgeny Dibrov and ServiceNow EVP Pablo Stern tell “Globes’ about the $7.75 billion acquisition and their joint plans for the future.

Armis Founders Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael credit: Armis ServiceNow buys Israeli cybersecurity co Armis for $7.75b

The US software company will also pay Armis employees hundreds of millions of dollars to remain in their jobs.

Avigdor Willenz, investor in Unleash  credit: Intel Zendesk acquires Israeli co Unleash

The acquisition, estimated at $40-50 million, will enable the US software company to open an Israeli development center.

Exit credit: Shutterstock PwC: Israeli tech exits up 340% in 2025

The report also shows a major increase in the number of companies being sold for low amounts, after many companies that raised a lot of capital in 2021 did not prove they could grow.

Armis Founders Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael credit: Armis Israeli cyber co Armis in talks on $7b sale - report

According to a report by Bloomberg, a deal with US company ServiceNow could be announced within days.

Accel CEO and cofounder Ronen Shor credit: Accel Accel Solutions buys Starlight and Nextwave for NIS 90m

Since the telecom products company listed on the TASE in 2020, it has made 14 acquisitions.

Zim CEO Eli Glickman credit: Itay Rappaport Hapag-Lloyd bids for ZIM

The German shipping giant is apparently not the only company to have expressed interest. ZIM's workers are fiercely opposed to a sale.

Zehavit Cohen credit: Yonatan Bloom Apax Partners to buy Yad2 for $950m

UK private equity firm Apax Partners has signed an agreement to acquire the Israeli second-hand market site from US private equity firm KKR.

Mine founders  credit: Shai Dolev McAfee buys privacy app of Israeli co Mine

The value of the deal is estimated in the tens of millions of dollars. Mine seeks to focus on products for the enterprise market.

Exit credit: Shutterstock Itron buys Israeli startup Locusview for $525m

Locusview, which has developed a digital construction management platform, has only raised $75 million, according to PitchBook.

Pelephone CEO Ilan Sigal credit: Rami Zarnegar Pelephone signs MOU for acquisition of Hot Mobile

Bezeq unit Pelephone has agreed to buy Hot Mobile for NIS 2.1 billion, subject to due diligence and regulatory approvals.

Salesforce credit: Reuters Rafael Henrique Salesforce buys year-old Israeli startup for $100m

Doti has developed an AI-based “enterprise brain” that centralizes data and makes it accessible to workers.

Idan Ofer  credit: Sivan Farag Idan Ofer set to make huge gain on Atletico Madrid sale

Ofer owns 32% of the club, control of which is being sold to US asset management firm Apollo at a valuation of €2.2 billion.

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport credit: Omer Hacohen US regulator approves Google’s $32b acquisition of Wiz

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has concluded its antitrust probe into the deal, both “Reuters” and “Bloomberg” report.

Carbyne founders credit: Nir Arieli US co Axon buys Carbyne for $625m cash

Carbyne manages the call centers and rescue operations of security services in the US, Mexico, and Israel.

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