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Decline in Private Equity Deals in Israel for Q1 2011

VC Cafe

Clean tech is no longer the king of private equity in Israel, making room for industrials and infrastructure deals. One mezzanine financing accounted for $36 million or 17 percent of aggregate deal value, compared to $68 million (three deals) or 8 percent in the previous quarter, and $63 million (one deal) or 6 percent in Q1 2010.

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Scaling the Chasm

Seeing Both Sides

Scaling up is becoming a hot topic lately, from non-profit Endeavor and the World Economic Forum focusing attention on the importance of scaling up companies in the Global Scale Up Declaration to The Economist pointing out that Israel''s miraculous start up economy is seeking to transition from "Start Up" to "Scale Up". >$100 million.