Israel Desks - February 2020 Edition

46 Roundup of Market Trends and News from Israeli Financial Press (February 2020) 03 Altice offer boosts Partner, which also mulls other options Web Link Private equity firms, Advent International and Crosspoint Capital buying Forescout Technologies for USD 1.9b Web Link Israel's Fortissimo closes USD 650m investment fund; This is the private equity firm's fifth fund and it has now raised $1.6 billion. Web Link Japan's Hyundai invests in Israeli voice tech co Kardome Web Link Israeli startups raised over USD 800m in January - looking to beat USD 8.3 billion in 2019 Web Link Japan's SBI invests USD 20m in Israeli co OpenLegacy Web Link Itamar Medical raises USD 35m on Nasdaq Web Link Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot and Bank Igud will be permitted to merge following an almost unprecedented decision, a first in the past decade, by the Competition Tribunal Web Link