Acquisition

Maof Group is entering the field of community medicine, one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world, which serves as a solution to the problem of overcrowding in emergency rooms and hospitalization wards. A few years ago, Bank Leumi acquired 20% of Maof's shares.

The Israeli actress is set to complete a significant business deal as Italian pasta giant Barilla signs an agreement to acquire Goodles, the mac and cheese brand she co-founded. While deal terms remain undisclosed, the company was valued at $88 million in 2023.

Nvidia has officially announced its intention to acquire the AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. The move represents the chipmaker's strategic shift beyond focusing solely on hardware.

The chip manufacturer officially announces the acquisition of Hugging Face, one of the world's most important platforms for the distribution and development of artificial intelligence models. The company promises that it will remain open to models and hardware from competitors as well.

Enterprise software giant ServiceNow is expanding its AI and metadata management capabilities with the acquisition of Israeli startup Sweep. Sources indicate the deal is valued at approximately $400 million.

Strauss, through its joint venture 3corações, has finalized the acquisition of Brazilian food producer Yoki. The final transaction value reached 642 million reals, 20% lower than the initial estimate.

American software giant ServiceNow has completed the acquisition of the Israeli startup Sweep. According to information received, the deal is valued at $400 million.

American company Proofpoint is in advanced talks to acquire the Israeli cyber firm Varonis. Following the report, Varonis's market capitalization on Wall Street jumped by 10%.

The Israeli financial group has signed a binding agreement to acquire control of a company specializing in workers' compensation insurance, with the total assets of the acquired companies estimated at tens of millions of dollars.

The IT and integration group Malam Team announces the acquisition of one of the veteran software and information security companies in the country, which will become a subsidiary and strengthen the group's cyber arm.

Maof Group is acquiring a 50% stake in home medical services provider Sharan at a valuation of 110 million shekels. This deal marks Maof's entry into the healthcare market.

The holding company Allied is in advanced negotiations to acquire control of Tzamal Medical from its founder, Yehoshua Katz. The deal values the company at approximately 300 million shekels.

The digital gift company is entering the world of customer clubs for the first time and is acquiring an advanced technological platform for managing employee benefits and welfare budgets, which will allow it to expand into new business areas.

Payment company Stripe and investment fund Advent International have decided to withdraw from the planned acquisition of PayPal. Following the news, PayPal shares fell by 15% in pre-market trading in New York.

The cyber company Echo has acquired the assets of Minimus in an all-cash deal. Minimus decided to cease operations, and Echo will integrate their technology into its software and services portfolio.

NVIDIA is reportedly nearing a $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face. This deal would allow the chip giant to expand its influence beyond hardware and into the core of the global AI development ecosystem.

Club owners approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks to an investor group led by billionaire Vinod Khosla. The amount paid places the deal in second place on the list of the largest sales of sports teams in the US.

The Michpal Technologies group is expanding into fintech and digital payments by acquiring a 70% stake in Interspace Tranzila, a leading provider of credit card processing and cloud infrastructure services.

Israeli agritech company CropX is acquiring startup SCIO, which developed food quality testing technology. The deal is not considered a successful exit, as the acquisition price is estimated to be lower than the 64 million dollars the company raised.

The businessman continues to increase his hold on the market: he is acquiring the contracting company Reshit Bniya and will cover its debts. The CEO will continue, but Levy will be able to purchase the remaining 20% from him at the end of 7 years.

One of the oldest and largest content brands in Israel in the fields of architecture and design is moving into the hands of CEO and Editor-in-Chief Helena Mor. It has become known to ice: the acquisition amount is estimated at approximately 3 million shekels.

A major fintech deal: Nayax is acquiring smart parking company IPS Group for $350 million in cash. The transaction, partially financed through a $150 million debt raise, will expand Nayax's potential market by $85 billion. CEO Yair Nechmad: "We will offer cities a unified platform."

Motorola Solutions is paying $1.5 billion for D-Fend's cyber technology, which enables the remote takeover of hostile drones. Founder Zohar Halachmi will join Motorola as a Senior Vice President.

Michpal Technologies is acquiring 70% of Mekano for approximately 66 million shekels, in a deal that values the company at about 100 million shekels. The acquisition includes a mechanism for contingent consideration and options to purchase the remaining holdings in the future.

Rotem Iram, CEO of the Israeli company At-Bay, commented on the startup's $575 million sale to Munich Re Group. Despite a lower valuation compared to 2021, he described the deal as a significant success.

Insurance giant Munich RE is acquiring the Israeli insurtech unicorn At Bay, which specializes in cyber insurance. The deal is estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

American defense tech firm Ondas continues its Israeli expansion by acquiring Aran Defense for 100 million shekels. The deal will be settled through Ondas shares.

The Brazilian competition authority has approved Strauss's acquisition of the food company from General Mills. Yoki is one of the most prominent food companies in Brazil, with annual sales estimated at approximately 1.2 billion shekels at the time of the deal's announcement in March.

Brazil's antitrust authority has approved the deal in which a subsidiary of Strauss's joint venture will acquire General Mills' operations in the country, including the Yoki and Kitano brands. The deal is expected to reach its final stage in early September.

Nofar Energy has signed a binding memorandum of understanding to acquire 100% of a European renewable energy platform. The total deal value is approximately 900 million shekels.

DoiT, a cloud cost optimization firm, is acquiring the Israeli startup Attribute for approximately $65 million. The deal aims to enhance corporate visibility into AI and cloud infrastructure spending.

DoiT is acquiring the startup Attribute, which developed a solution for monitoring AI and cloud costs, in a deal estimated at $65 million — its fifth acquisition in less than two years. The company, which has 30 employees, was founded in 2023 by veterans of Unit 81, Itzhak Zimmerman and Liad Trop.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Stripe and the investment fund Advent offered $60.50 per share for PayPal in July, based on a valuation of $53 billion, but were rejected. The parties are now discussing a higher price, and a deal could turn Stripe into one of the world's largest payment giants.

The deal for Anthropic to acquire the Israeli company Decart is nearing completion. The company is valued at approximately $7 billion, with the majority of the consideration to be paid in Anthropic shares.

Nofar Energy, controlled by Ofer Yanai, has signed an agreement to acquire the energy company Highlight from real estate developer Gabi Buskila for 200 million shekels. The deal covers 92.5% of the company's shares.

Private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire software company Workday, with a market value estimated at approximately $43 billion. The potential deal could be one of the largest in the software industry.

Arbitrator Chen Schreiber has determined that the total value of Tiv Taam's acquisition of Mizrach Ve-Maarav will be 131 million shekels. This figure is 8% higher than the valuation set in the original December 2024 agreement.

There is quite a bit of synergy between the two companies that makes the potential acquisition deal a logical step: while Anthropic holds the largest market share in the field of code generators, Decart's models, which are capable of making decisions, planning tasks, analyzing the environment, and understanding language, could help Anthropic enter worlds where it is less dominant. And this is not...

The developer of the Claude AI models is in talks to acquire the Israeli company Decart, founded by Unit 8200 alumni. If completed, the deal would be one of the largest exits in Israeli high-tech history. Earlier reports suggesting Elon Musk's interest in the company were denied by the billionaire.

One of the most powerful financial companies in the world is acquiring a young firm founded just four years ago, in a massive deal that will boost its assets under management to $130 billion.

The largest engineering and project group in Israel will pay 35 million shekels for 75% of the shares of Bar-El 27 Industries, with the aim of expanding its industrial activity and diversifying the group's revenue sources.

Businessman Ronen Ganon is acquiring a 69.9% stake in Multi Retail for 166 million shekels. The deal values the company at 238 million shekels, representing a 60% premium over its Tel Aviv Stock Exchange valuation.

AI developer Manus will return to independent operations after the Chinese regulator ordered Meta to cancel its approximately $2 billion acquisition deal.

Despite reports of a number of high-tech entrepreneurs joining the channel acquisition process, the official request submitted to the Second Authority indicates at this stage only 2 financiers: Rappaport and Yinon Costica. At the same time, the regulator is nearing a decision on the deal and is also examining the channel's past obligations.

The securities trading platform eToro is acquiring American broker TradeZero in a deal worth up to $231 million. The move aims to expand eToro's US presence and strengthen its competitive position against Robinhood.

Israeli startup Descartes is in advanced talks to be acquired by a major international player for $6-7 billion. SpaceX is considered the primary candidate for the acquisition.

Energy company Enlight is in advanced negotiations to acquire a European energy developer, primarily focused on the German market, in a deal valued at hundreds of millions of euros.

Gold Bond Group reports the acquisition of Shaham Guy's operations, a company generating tens of millions in annual revenue. Details regarding financing and the timeline for completion have been disclosed.

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management will acquire easyJet in a deal valued at $7.7 billion. The acquisition is moving forward after competing investment firm Castlelake withdrew its bid.

Supersonic, the last major gaming division remaining from the acquisition of the Israeli company IronSource, is being sold to the British company Tripledot, which is entering operations in Israel for the first time. About a third of the company's employees will be laid off as part of the move.