Afimilk Wins $500 Million Contract for Chinese Dairies
Afimilk will build milking parlors for Mengnui Dairy, China’s largest dairy company Published in The Jerusalem Post on August 22, 2012 A dairy herd management firm run out of Kibbutz Afikim in the northern Jordan Valley has won a $500 million tender to build advanced milking parlors in China. The company, Afimilk, will be […]
Fortissimo Sells AOD Software to Primus Capital for $85 Million
Fortissimo Capital Fund, completed the sale of its holdings in AOD Software to Primus Capital Fund, a US based private equity fund, with expertise in the healthcare sector. AOD provides a comprehensive suite of clinical, financial, operational, home health, rehabilitation and point of sale software solutions to various healthcare providers, including continuing care retirement communities, […]
Cadent Acquired by Align Technologies for $190 Million
Cadent and Align will develop Align’s Invisalign software to run on Cadent scanners Published in Globes on March 30, 2011 Dental imaging device developer Cadent Holdings Inc. has been acquired by Align Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN) for $190 million in cash. Based in Carlstadt, New Jersey, and with an R&D center in Or Yehuda, Cadent provides […]
SodaStream Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering on Nasdaq
SodaStream raised over $109 million in its IPO on Nasdaq Published in Haaretz on November 4, 2010 New York investors stampeded for stock yesterday at the Wall Street debut of SodaStream International, the company that sells rather noisy devices to turn humble tap water into carbonated drinks in the home. “I am very proud of […]
Fortissimo Closes Its Second Fund with $100 Million
The largest insurance companies, banks, and pension funds in Israel invested in Fortissimo II Published in Globes on October 5, 2008 The private equity group, Fortissimo Capital, managed by Yuval Cohen, held its first closing of its second fund today, Fortissimo Capital Fund II, raising $100 million. Most of the investors in Fortissimo I […]
Fortissimo Sells Nur Macroprinters to Hewlett-Packard for $117.5 Million
Fortissimo bought a controlling stake in Nur in October 2005 for $12 million Published in The Jerusalem Post on December 11, 2007 Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s biggest maker, agreed to buy Lod-based Nur Macroprinters Ltd. for $117.5 million to add machines that make posters for billboards. Nur will become part of the imaging and […]
Fortissimo Launches a New Technology Private Equity Fund
Fortissimo I completed a first closing of 60 million Fortissimo Capital announced today that it has launched its investment operations. The Fund recently completed a first closing of $60 million. Investors in the fund include many of Israel’s leading banks, provident funds, insurance companies and pension funds. Fortissimo will invest in technology companies that have […]
