Several Israeli companies landed on The New York Times Dealbook’s list of the best business deals of 2011. Dealbook praised The China National Chemical Corporation and partner Koor Industries of Israel for buying 60 percent of Makhteshim, an Israeli agricultural chemical company. “The deal, valued at $2.4 billion, was one of the largest outbound investments by China ever, and showed that the country was on the prowl internationally for crucial suppliers,” Dealbook wrote. The website also …More