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IVC PE Survey: Private Equity Deals Booming in Israel

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I sraeli Private Equity is experiencing some serious growth, according to the IVC- GKH Quarterly Private Equity (PE) Survey conducted by IVC Research Center. Private Equity is relatively less developed than VC in Israel but with deep pockets. Aggregate PE Deal Value by Size (%).

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Decline in Private Equity Deals in Israel for Q1 2011

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IVC Research Center has released the Quarterly Survey of Israeli Private Equity Deals for Q1 2011. Eleven private equity deals in Q1 2011, amounted at $216 million, a 68% decrease from the $668 million in Q1 last year, and a 74% decline from the previous quarter ($826 million). Figure 1: Private Equity Deal Value by Quarter ($M).

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Crisis Shmisis: 40 deals, more than $400 Million raised in Q2 2010 in Israel (Deal Summary)

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T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. Looking at the aggregated list gives a quick sense of what funds are actively making investments. Infinity Israel-China Fund. TASE:LSDT) 0.6.

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Crisis Shmisis: Q2 2010 Closes with 40 deals and more than $400 million raised in Israel (Deal Summary)

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T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. Looking at the aggregated list gives a quick sense of what funds are actively making investments. Infinity Israel-China Fund. TASE:LSDT) 0.6.

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VentureGeeks Unveils Pre-Seed Investments in Five Israeli Startups

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The cost for the startups is 10% of their equity, which is taken by the fund GeekVentures I as payment. They plan to scale by using ecommerce aggregators as affiliates. So far 500 artists signed up, mostly from Israel and the US. The engine can also correct the problem as it is detected using a SaaS platform.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

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A s every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor , which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors. ISRAEL’S STATISTICS BUREAU FORECASTS 4% GROWTH IN 2010. For previous editions, click here.

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Israeli startup Zbang Launches Social-Inbox Multimi with AVG

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In may of 2010, AVG made a strategic investment in Zbang and took 20% of equity. MultiMi aggregates messages from email, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, and file storage services. Multimi was developed by Israeli startup Zbang in collaboration with Antivirus company, AVG. He currently serves as CEO.