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IBM’s 9th acquisition of an Israeli company

1.  Acquisition of Israeli companies accelerated. IBM acquires Israel’s Guardium for $200MN in cash, its 9th Israeli acquisition.  The 1st acquisition was in 1998 (Ubique) and then iPhrase (2005), Unicorn (2006), WatchFire (2007), TeleLogic, XIV, Diligent and FilesX in 2008 (Globes, Nov. 30, 2009). Broadcom acquired Israel’s Dune Networks for $178MN in cash (Globes, Dec. 2), its 5th Israeli acquisition, following VisionTech (2000), M-Stream (2004), Siliquent Technologies (2005) and Octalica (2007). Alcon acquired Israel’s Optonol for $150MN and additional sum preconditioned on milestones (Globes, Dec. 15).  Abbott Laboratories acquired Israel’s Starlims Technologies for $123MN (Globes, Dec. 16). Autodesk acquired Israel’s PlanPlatform for $25MN (Globes, Dec. 18). Oclaro acquired Israel’s Xtellus for $33MN and additional sum preconditioned upon milestones (Globes, Dec. 21). CA acquired Israel’s Oblicore for $25MN, its 10th Israeli acquisition (Globes, Dec. 31).

 

2.  SGE invested $12MN in Israel’s NetforMx (Globes, Dec. 15). Sequoia and Charles River participated in a $10MN round by Israel’s CloudShare (Globes, Dec. 14). Emergence Capital led a $10MN 3rd round by Israel’s SupportSpace (Globes, Nov. 27). JK&B Capital and Longworth participated in the $8.6MN 2nd round by Israel’s ViewFinity (Globes, Dec. 24). DAG Ventures led am $8MN 3rd round by Israel’s Clarizon (Globes, Dec. 15). Bessmer, Vulcan Capital and Ascent Ventures participated in a $6MN round by Israel’s Bizo (Globes, Nov. 27). Intel Capital participated in a $4MN round by Israel’s Zend and in a similar round by Israel’s Saifan (Globes, Nov. 27).

 

3.  Israel‘s Plasan, located in the Galilee on the Lebanese border (1,100 workers in Israel and 350 abroad in Israeli, US and French plants), is a global leader in the area of armor protection technology for vehicles. Plasan’s chief client has been the US military. For example, Plasan has teamed up with Oshkosh to provide 6,244 armored vehicles for the US Army. In 2007, Palsan was awarded a $1.1BN contract, for 5,500 military vehicles, as Navistar Defense’s subcontractor. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), a senior member of the Armed Service Committee, credited on Nov. 3, 2009 Plasan’s protection of M-ATV combat vehicles with making a difference in the personal safety of US GIs in Afghanistan. Plasan’s 2008 sales reached 2.5BN Shekels (3.8 Shekels per US dollar), a 100% leap compared to 2007 and 50MN in 2002 (Ha’aretz, Dec. 28).




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Foreign investment in Israel’s high-tech companies surged to new heights in the 1st quarter of 2021 – $5.7bn in 172 deals – which is up 89% over the impressive 4th quarter of 2020 and double the volume of the 1st quarter of 2020.

2020 was the first year of surpassing $10bn in capital raised by the Israeli high-tech sector from investors in the US, Asia and Europe, who trust the maturity of Israel’s brain power. Investments in Israeli companies more than tripled in six years, reflecting the effective response by Israeli startups to the technological, medical, pharmaceutical, educational, social and digital challenges posed by Covid-19.

Israel’s economic performance in defiance of Covid-19 is presented by Dr. Adam Reuter, the Chairman and Founder of “Financial Immunities,” Israel’s largest financial-risk management firm, and the co-author of Israel – Island of Success:

  1. Israel has led the globe in the rapid administration of Covid-19 vaccinations due to effective negotiations with Pfizer and an efficient, country-wide medical infrastructure.
  2. Israel is the second lowest among OECD countries in the number of Covid-19 deaths per number of Covid-19 cases: 0.7% compared to the 2.3% OECD average. Israel features a young population (median age of 30 compared to the OECD’s 42) and an effective country-wide medical infrastructure, including top level HMOs and hospitals.
  3. Israel is ranked 12th from the bottom among the 37 OECD countries in the number of deaths per million inhabitants: 645 compared to 1,145 OECD average.
  4. The International Monetary Fund’s 2025 GDP growth forecast for OECD countries: Israel – 4%, OECD average – 2.2%, US – 1.8%, Australia – 2.5%, Ireland – 2.6%, France and Canada – 1.7%, the UK – 1.6%, Germany – 1.2%, etc.
  5. Israel’s 2020 GDP was reduced by 2.5%, compared to the OECD average reduction of 4.1%, South Korea – 1%, Norway – 0.8%, Australia – 2.6%, US – 3.5%, Japan – 4.8%, Germany – 5%, France – 8%, the UK – 10% reduction, etc. GDP growth was recorded in New Zealand – 2.4% and Ireland – 3.5%.
  6. In 2020, Israel was ranked 20th among the 37 members of the OECD in terms of GDP per capita, featuring $43,000 (GDP – $408bn), ahead of Japan, Italy and Spain, and very close behind the UK ($44,000) and France ($45,000).
  7. Israel’s debt-to-GDP ratio increased from 60% in 2019 to 72% in 2020, compared to the OECD’s average increase from 66% to 82%. The 2020’s debt-to-GDP ratio was 266% in Japan, Italy – 161%, the US – 131%, Germany – 73%, etc.
  8. Israel’s foreign exchange reserves-to-GDP ratio of 41% (3rd among the OECD countries) attests to its financial stability, and Israel’s capability to raise foreign credit promptly in a cost-effective manner. Israel’s foreign exchange reserves in March 2021 – $186bn.
  9. During the past decade, Standard and Poor (S&P) accorded Israel a positive credit rating trend, unlike the negative trend for the G-7 countries. In 2020, notwithstanding Covid-19, Israel’s credit rating (S&P) remained at AA.
  10. Some 380 global high-tech giants operate in Israel, including Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, Intel, Cisco, Apple, Verizon, Applied Materials, Dell, HP, Kodak, Oracle, Philips, SAP, Medtronics, GM, eBay, GE, etc. Israel leads the world in the ratio of research and development investment to GDP: 4.9%. 85% of this investment comes from the business sector.

 




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