The wave of tech IPOs in 2020-2021 delivered to the Tel Aviv Inventory Trade (TASE) dozens of firms with massive desires, most of which have upset traders. Within the case of Quicklizard (TASE: QLRD), regardless of a sluggish begin, the story has a optimistic ending. US non-public fairness agency Riverwood Capital is shopping for Quicklizard for NIS 186 million, reflecting a 30% premium on yesterday’s market worth. When the deal is accomplished, topic to regulatory circumstances, the Israeli firm will turn into a fully-owned subsidiary of Riverwood and can delist from the TASE.
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Primarily based in Petah Tikva, Quicklizard, led by cofounder and CEO Pini Mandel, develops pricing software program that analyzes data from quite a lot of sources utilizing an engine with AI capabilities. This enables producers and retailers to automate and optimize the pricing system throughout all advertising and distribution channels.
Those that bought the corporate’s inventory within the IPO 4 years in the past are kind of breaking even. Following the report on the sale, Quicklizard’s inventory soared about 20% immediately, finishing an annual soar of just about 50% to a market cap of NIS 143 million, which was near the transaction worth. Since Might 2023, the inventory has jumped 250%, amid investor enthusiasm for the AI area wherein it operates.
Quicklizard raised NIS 45.5 million in its TASE IPO in February 2021 and fell sharply thereafter earlier than recovering over the previous yr. Within the first six months of 2024, the corporate had income of NIS 13.6 million, up 40% from the corresponding interval of 2023 and a internet lack of NIS 5.6 million, following a internet lack of NIS 10.7 million in full yr 2023.
Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on February 5, 2025.
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