2007 was a record year from the aspect of mergers and acquisitions, and the volume of activity worldwide is unlikely to fall. As for mergers and acquisitions in Israel, until now Israeli companies that wanted to grow looked overseas, while on the other hand, foreign investors looking at the good macroeconomic data coming out of Israel saw opportunities. There are good businesses here, and growth rates are high despite everything, so Israel is attractive. There's a genuine reason for taking a look in Israel and so far the country has weathered the crisis well, a fact borne out by the substantial amounts that companies have managed to raise in recent years.
"On the other hand, Israel is now less exotic because of the credit crisis, since there are now more opportunities on other markets, which makes Israel more expensive.
