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Israel MoneyTree Survey 2002

Investment by private equity firms in Israeli companies in 2002 dropped by 39 per cent from that in 2001, and in the fourth quarter the steady decline of investment activity continued, according to the Kesselman & Kesselman Pricewaterhouse Coopers MoneyTree survey. Just $200m went to Israeli companies in Q4 2002, compared to $221m in Q3 2002.

Communications and networking were the most popular industry sectors, while software investment fell by 53 per cent quarter on quarter. In terms of stage, seed financing remained in crisis with just six companies receiving $8m in Q4.

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