ABOUT US
Avalon Capital is a corporate finance advisory firm providing investment banking services to international companies and private equity funds. We specialize in serving middle-market and emerging growth companies that seek exits, strategic acquisitions as well as financial investors seeking a “buy and build” strategy.
Our corporate finance advisory services enable Israeli companies and their shareholders to maximize their return on investment and free management from the time-consuming details of managing an M&A process in order to concentrate on running the business.
As a leading advisor to Israeli companies that wish to expand internationally, we leverage our familiarity with the Israeli venture capital community and foreign groups in order to provide a wide range of cross-border advisory services. These include Mergers & Acquisitions, the placement of private equity and debt, and Initial Public Offerings.
We have closed numerous deals with growth companies by accessing investors from both sides of the Atlantic. With headquarters in Israel, we have a deep international network to search and target M&A opportunities from both a buy-side and sell-side perspective.
Avalon actively represents US and European companies in their quest for growth via M&A of Israel high-tech stars. The compelling story is the attractiveness that stems from innovation, strong R&D, first mover advantage, good management, and entrants into new markets.
Clairfield International Expands to Israel
Geneva, November 7, 2016
Clairfield International, a global corporate finance advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Avalon Capital has joined Clairfield International as its exclusive partner for Israel. The new Clairfield Israel, based in Tel Aviv, was founded in 2004. It began its activities advising Israeli companies on IPOs on London AIM. The firm later became a full-service advisory firm and began to provide advisory services on private placements, M&A, and IPO advisory for AIM and NASDAQ listings. Today Avalon Capital has a particular focus on crossborder M&A. The firm’s clients include many venture-backed and private equity companies. It has particular strength in technology, media, and telecom, medical devices, and industrials.
Clairfield Israel is headed by Joseph Sabet. Joseph has 25 years of international experience in venture capital and investment banking. Prior to founding Avalon Capital, he served as a partner at Catalyst Investments, an Israeli-European venture fund. During his tenure, Joseph was responsible for most of the firm’s investments and grew the portfolio until a series of successful exits, including the sale of PowerDsine to Microsemi Corporation, Scopus Networks to Harmonic and the sale of OREX CR to Kodak.
According to the IVC Research Center, most crossborder M&A involving Israeli companies was with the US, with only 10% of Israeli exits with European acquirers. Joseph believes that this market geography is underserved both for Israeli exits and outbound acquisitions by Israeli corporations in the middle market. In particular, PE funds and multinationals worldwide continue their buy and build strategies, and deal flow that includes the Israeli market is crucial to the TMT sector. “Since crossborder M&A is our firm’s sole focus, it is crucial to work with the right partners abroad,” said Joseph. “Clairfield offers access to all major economies with a philosophy of dedication of senior management to M&A processes and a spirit of entrepreneurship that is extremely appreciated by Israeli companies.”
Alexander Klemm, vice-chairman of Clairfield International said "We are pleased to welcome an Israeli partner who brings us additional expertise in the technology sector and knowledge of Israeli players on both the sellside and increasingly as buyers as well"
ABOUT CLAIRFIELD INTERNATIONAL
CLAIRFIELD INTERNATIONAL provides corporate finance advisory services, mainly in crossborder mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Established in 2004, Clairfield is a global investment banking firm headquartered in Geneva with more than 35 offices in more than 20 countries operating through partner-managed entrepreneurial firms. In 2015, Clairfield closed over 135 transactions valued at more than USD 5.5 billion, ranking as one of the top independent M&A advisors in the worldwide, European, US, Latin American, and Asian Pacific league tables by Thomson Reuters.