Not flashy names but with a track record of rehabilitating companies: the figures behind the investor group in Arkia
A new investor group is acquiring control of Arkia. Among the buyers: Yariv Lerner, who rehabilitated Wecom and Negev Ceramics; Yaron Adiv and Kidan Dahari, who purchased assets from Fishman and improved them; and Einav Adiv-Barer, founder of DPL and partner in TLV Medical Center. Lerner recently sold Wecom for NIS 265 million.
A new investor group is acquiring control of the airline Arkia. The four buyers are not well-known names in the aviation industry, but they have a proven track record of rehabilitating companies. Yariv Lerner recently sold the cellular company Wecom to Pelephone for NIS 265 million, after purchasing it for NIS 100 million when it was in crisis. He also led the rehabilitation of home products importer Negev Ceramics. Yaron Adiv and Kidan Dahari previously purchased assets from Fishman's receivers, and later acquired the shopping center company Yashpero. They merged the operations of Yashpero and Tnuport into a company with 27 income-producing properties worth NIS 3.1 billion. Einav Adiv-Barer, Yaron Adiv's sister, founded the diaper manufacturer DPL and sold it for NIS 95 million, and is a partner in TLV Medical Center. The article notes that Adiv and Dahari previously partnered with Tzachi Abu in an attempt to acquire G City, but Haim Katzman questioned their ability.