Swarth Group is a private equity company, owned by Israeli investor Shaul Shani.
[1][non-primary source needed] In 2007, it purchased Israeli ECI Telecom for $1.24 billion.
[2] The company headquarters are in Petah Tikva, Israel.
In 2008, it acquired a 16.44% share of GVT Holding, which owns GVT Holland, and itself owns 22.9% of Brazilian telecom firm Global Village Telecom.
The stake was purchased from Nochi Dankner's Discount Investment Corporation Ltd.[1] In 2009 Swarth group sold its holding in GVT to Vivendi the deal reflects a 15.8% premium on the price paid for it by Swarth in 2008.