The close relationship between Israel and the United States is taking on dramatic economic significance in 2024, as American investors are proving to be the pillar of the Israeli economy during a period of crisis, according to Fahn Kanna's annual Grant Thornton Israel transaction report, which was published this morning.
According to the report, American investors were involved in 88% of all investments in the Israeli economy, with 138 deals totaling $5.8 billion.
The annual transaction report, which analyzes the Israeli transaction market from January 2024 to the end of December, points to a particularly complex picture: While American investors continue to express confidence in the Israeli economy even during a crisis, Israeli investors themselves prefer to direct their investments abroad at an unprecedented rate of 70% of all their investments – an increase compared to 66% in 2023 and 63% in 2022.
The study focuses on transactions ranging from $5 million to $1 billion, with at least one of the parties involved – whether as a buyer, seller or target company – being an Israeli entity. The analysis encompasses all types of transactions in the market, from mergers and acquisitions that constitute a controlling acquisition of more than 50%, to investment transactions in which a part of the company is acquired – with all the transactions included in the report being those that have actually been completed.
* Channel 14 contributed to this article.
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