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Frutarom Acquires Flavor and Fruit Technology Company

The Acquisition marks seventh completed by Frutarom so far this year. Frutarom Industries Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire Taura Natural Ingredients Holding Ltd. for approximately $70 million. Taura is an Australian company founded in 1973 as part of a New Zealand agricultural co-operative. Today, Taura has evolved into a leader in concentrated and […]

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CA Technologies buys Israeli co IdMlogic

Tel Aviv based IdMlogic develops intelligent identity management applications. As reported in Globes: Software giant CA Technologies has acquired Israeli company IdMlogic. Both companies have confirmed the acquisition but have not disclosed financial details. Market sources estimate the acquisition was for $20 million. IdMlogic, which has been operating under the radar for several years, develops […]

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Chinese VC to invest $500m in Israel in 2015

IVC believes that half of the funds that raise money by the end of the year will have at least one Chinese investor. As reported in Globes: Chinese investors continue to show growing interest in Israeli high tech. According to IVC Research Center, Chinese investors will invest an estimated half a billion dollars in Israeli […]

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ARM set to acquire Sansa Security for $85m

ARM may make the company, which develops mobile and flash memory security solutions, into its Israel development center. As reported in Globes: Chip giant ARM is in advanced negotiations to acquire Israeli company Sansa Security (formerly Discretix Technologies), located in Kfar Netter. The price is estimated at $75-85 million. The Israeli company has developed security […]

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HP buys Israeli network solutions co ConteXtream

With offices in Petah Tikva, ConteXtream has developed carrier-grade network virtualization solutions. As reported in Globes: HP has acquired ConteXtream, which develops carrier-grade network virtualization solutions. No financial details about the deal were disclosed but markets sources believe the acquisition was for several tens of millions of dollars. ConteXtream was co-founded in 2006 in Israel […]

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Warren Buffett invests in Israeli co eVolution Networks

The Ramat Gan based energy savings solution company has raised $22.5 million from Berkshire Hathaway and GE Ventures. As reported in Globes: Israeli energy savings solutions company eVolution Networks today announced that it has raised $22.5 million from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiary IES Holding, and GE Ventures. With the funding, eVolution Networks, which […]

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Israeli Startups Raise Impressive $994 Million In First Quarter Of 2015

According to a report released recently by IVC Research Center, 166 Israeli startup companies raised a whopping $994 million from venture capital firms in the first quarter of 2015, the second-best result in the last decade. Even more telling, this figure was 48 percent higher than the $673 million raised by 160 companies in the first quarter of […]

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Indian billionaire hosts Israeli start-up targets

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries has hosted Israeli companies including SimilarWeb and Perion. As reported in Globes: One month after “Bloomberg” revealed that Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India, was considering investments in startups in Israel, as well as in the UK and US, things appear to be moving rather quickly. Sources inform “Globes” that […]

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BlackBerry acquires WatchDox for $100m

The Canadian mobile phone manufacturer will set up an Israel R&D center based on the acquisition of WatchDox. As reported in Globes: Mobile phone manufacturer BlackBerry is buying Israeli file-sharing security company WatchDox. The Canadian company did not disclose financial details about the acquisition but sources close to the deal say that the Canadian company […]

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Apple acquires Israeli co LinX Imaging for $20m

The Zikhron Yaakov based company has developed miniature cameras for smartphones and tablets. As reported in Globes: Apple Inc. has acquired Israeli camera technology developer LinX Imaging. The Zikhron Yaakov based company was founded in 2009 by CEO Ziv Attar and VP software Andrey Tovchigrechko. The company has raised several million dollars and shareholders include […]