Viola Credit
Viola Credit (Hebrew: ויולה קרדיט, formerly known as Plenus (Hebrew: פלנוס)) is an Israeli-based growth and venture lending fund,[1] which is part of the Viola Group.[2] The fund invests in growing technology, services and industry companies, and has extended over 100 loans totaling approximately $600 million since its inception in 2000, with over 20 exits to date.
Private | |
Industry | Private Equity Private Equity |
Founded | 2000 |
Founders | Viola Group, Ruthi Simha and Moti Weiss |
Headquarters | , |
Website | www |
Viola Credit is based in Herzeliya, Israel.
History
Viola Credit was founded in 2000 by the Viola Group, Ruthi Simha[3] and Moti Weiss,[4] and is now managed by Partners Ruthi Simha,[3] Timor Arbel-Sadras,[5] Uri Galai,[6] Assaf Wahrhaft[7] and Ido Vigdor.[8]
Active Portfolio Companies
Angioslide[9] | Cellwize[10] | ControlUp (Smart-X) | Gigaspaces[11] | RB Doors[12] | TradAir |
Apos Therapy[13] | Cerac[14] | Ctera | Ivory | Siano MS[15] | Upstream Commerce[16] |
Arava Power | Clarizen[17] | Earnix[18] | Metrolight[19] | Teads | YCD Multimedia |
BIScience[20] | Clicktale[21] | ECI Telecom[22] | myThings | Telit[23] | |
Bolt Solutions[24] | ColorChip[25] | Feedvisor | ORAD | TerraFlex | |
CAL Cargo Air Lines | ConnectOne[26] | Flash Networks[11] | PineApp[27] | TheTime |
Exits
Company | Exit Notes |
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Attunity | Fund exercised all warrants to shares and sold these shares in 2012 (NASDAQ:ATTU) |
Axerra | Acquired by DragonWave (TSE:DWI) in 2010[28] |
BorderFree | IPO in 2014 for $488mm (NASDAQ:BRDR)[29] |
Broadlight | Acquired by Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) in 2012 for $224mm[30] |
Business Layers | Acquired by Netegrity in 2003. Computer Associate (NYSE: CA) acquired Netegrity in November 2004[31] |
CVidya | Acquired by Amdocs in 2016 for $30 million[32] |
CyberArk | JVP and Goldman Sachs led a $40mm investment round in Cyber Ark in 2011.[33] Viola Credit exercised its holdings in the company. |
Cyota | Acquired by RSA Security (NASDAQ: RSAS) in 2005 for $145mm[34] |
DesignArt Networks | Acquired by Qualcomm in 2012 for $150mm[35] |
e-Glue Software | Acquired by NICE in 2010 for approximately $29 million |
EZChip | Exchanged for shares in LanOptics in 2010 in a transaction valued at $5mm (NASDAQ:EZCH) |
Followap | Acquired by NeuStar Inc. (NYSE: NSR) in 2006 for $139mm.[36] |
Identify | Acquired by BMC Software (NYSE: BMC) in 2006 for $150mm[37] |
InsureWorx | Acquired by Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) in 2006 for $50mm[38] |
Matomy | IPO in 2014 on the London Stock Exchanges’ Main Market (LON:MTMY)[39] |
N-trig | Acquired by Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) in 2015[40] |
Odin | Acquired by Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) in 2006 for $9mm[41] |
PowerDsine | IPO in 2004 on the NASDAQ raising $70mm.[42] Company was acquired by Microsemi in 2006. |
Provigent | Acquired by Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) in 2011 for $313 million[43] |
Radcom | Exercised warrants in 2010 and sold them on Nasdaq (NASDAQ:RDCM) |
Redbend | Acquired by HARMAN International Industries (NYSE:HAR) in 2015 for $200mm[44] |
RRMedia | Acquired by SES in 2016 for $242.2 million[45] |
SodaStream | IPO in 2010 on Nasdaq raising $369mm[46] |
StoreAge | Acquired by LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI) in 2006 for $50mm[47] |
SuperDerivatives | Acquired by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) in 2014[48] |
Velti | IPO in 2011 on NASDAQ raising $150mm (NASDAQ:VELT)[49] |
Whale | Acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in 2006 for approximately $70mm[50] |
Wintegra | Acquired by PMC Sierra in 2010 for $300mm[51] |
XMPie | Acquired by Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) in 2006 for $50mm[52] |
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References
- "Bloomberg Overview of Viola Credit".
- "Goldman Sachs buys 10% of Viola Group - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "LinkedIn Profile - Ruthi Simha".
- "LinkedIn Profile - Moti Weiss".
- "LinkedIn Profile - Timor Arbel-Sadras".
- "LinkedIn Profile - Uri Galai".
- "LinkedIn Profile - Assaf Wahrhaft".
- "LinkedIn Profile - Ido Vigdor".
- wpengine. "Angioslide completes US$6.3 million financing led by TriVentures | Vascular News". vascularnews.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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- "Flash Networks | crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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- "Knee, back treatment co AposTherapy raises $15m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Cerac | crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- "Siano Mobile Silicon - Crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- "Upstream Commerce | crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Clarizen | crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Earnix Secures a $3M Credit Facility from Plenus Venture Lending". earnix.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Metrolight- Crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- "BIScience | crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ClickTale. "ClickTale Raises $35 Million to Accelerate Global Expansion in a Growth Equity Round led by KKR". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Viola Credit invested in these telecommunications companies | crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Naschitz Brandes Amir Represents Viola Credit in the Financing of the Acquisition of Telit Communications' Shares".
- "BOLT Solutions | crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- "Optical communications co ColorChip raises $20m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- "Connect One Company Profile | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- "PineApp Ltd. Acquires a $2 Million Credit Facility from Plenus Venture Lending". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- "Dragonwave buys Axerra". www.mobileeurope.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Borderfree prices IPO at top end of $14-$16 range: underwriter". Reuters. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Broadcom to buy BroadLight for $230 mln -report". Reuters. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Netegrity Pays $44m for Promising Business Layers". Haaretz. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- Orpaz, Inbal; Zerachovitz, Omri; Levy, Ruti (2016-01-01). "Business in Brief: Amdocs Completes Purchase of cVidya". Haaretz. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- Wauters, Robin. "Enterprise Security Company Cyber-Ark Raises $40M From Goldman Sachs, JVP". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Israeli start-up Cyota sold to RSA Security for $145m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Qualcomm to acquire DesignArt for $120-140m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "NeuStar Acquires Followap(2)". Wireless Week. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- Dubie, Denise. "BMC sets sights on Identify Software". Network World. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Fiserv Buys InsureWorx | Insurance & Technology". Insurance & Technology. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Matomy raises $70m in London IPO - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- Kharpal, Arjun (2015-05-01). "Microsoft buying spree continues with acquisition". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "MEDTRONIC BUYS ODIN FOR $9M". Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "PowerDsine Ltd. Prices IPO at $11.50/Share". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Broadcom to buy Israeli hi-tech co. Provigent for $313m". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Harman acquires Red Bend Software for $200m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "SES Announces Successful Completion of Merger of RR Media with SES Platform Services". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "SodaStream files for Nasdaq IPO - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- Connor, Deni. "LSI acquires storage virtualization vendor StoreAge". Network World. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Intercontinental Exchange buys SuperDerivatives - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- Velti. "Velti Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Microsoft buys Israeli co Whale for $75 million - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "PMC-Sierra buys Wintegra - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- "Xerox to buy Israeli start-up XMPie for $40-50m - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
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