Israeli Startups Generate $9B From Exits, IVC-Meitar Report Finds

January 11, 2016 | Today Israeli research firm IVC and law firm Meitar released their Israeli High-Tech Exits Report 2015, in which they recorded a total of $9.02 billion in exits – up 16 percent from 2014. VC-backed exits reached $4.98B, the highest in 10 years, and M&A deals reached $7.2 billion, also the highest in 10 years. The report also noted that M&A deals have increased in size: Deals above $50 million make up 40% of deals and 90% of proceeds. IPO activity slowed down in 2015, with $609 million raised in foreign markets, yet experts have put this down to the relative ease of raising capital in the private markets.