date:Jul 28, 2014
SodaStream International Ltd, the Israeli maker of home soda machines, is in talks with an investment firm about taking the company private, according to people familiar with the matter.
The transaction would value the company at about $828 million, said one of the people. No final agreement has been reached and talks could still fall apart, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private.
Several private-equity funds have been looking at SodaStream for a le