Document:

January
        31, 2006

      

      

      Fortissimo
        Acquisition Corp.

      14
        Hamelacha Street 

      Park
        Afek, Rosh Ha’ayin 48091 Israel 

      

      EarlyBirdCapital,
        Inc.

      275
        Madison Avenue

      Suite
        1203

      New
        York,
        New York 10016

      

      Re:
        Initial Public Offering

      

      Gentlemen:

      

      The
        undersigned stockholder and special advisor of Fortissimo Acquisition Corp.
        (“Company”), in consideration of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”) entering into a
        letter of intent (“Letter of Intent”) to underwrite an initial public offering
        of the securities of the Company (“IPO”) and embarking on the IPO process,
        hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are defined
        in
        paragraph 11 hereof): 

      

      
        	 	
                1.

              	
                If
                  the Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a Business
                  Combination, the undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned
                  by him in
                  accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the holders of
                  the IPO
                  Shares.

              

      

      
        	 	
                2.

              	
                In
                  the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination
                  within 18 months from the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the
                  registration statement relating to the IPO (or 24 months under
                  the
                  circumstances described in the prospectus relating to the IPO),
                  the
                  undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned by him in favor
                  of the
                  Company’s decision to liquidate. The undersigned hereby waives any and
                  all
                  right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution
                  of
                  the Trust Fund (as defined in the Letter of Intent) and any remaining
                  net
                  assets of the Company as a result of such liquidation with respect
                  to his
                  Insider Shares (“Claim”) and hereby waives any Claim the undersigned may
                  have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts
                  or
                  agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against
                  the Trust
                  Fund for any reason whatsoever. 

              

      

      
        	 	
                3.

              	
                The
                  undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not consummate
                  any Business Combination which involves a company which is affiliated
                  with
                  any of the Insiders unless the Company obtains an opinion from
                  an
                  independent investment banking firm reasonably acceptable to EBC
                  that the
                  business combination is fair to the Company’s stockholders from a
                  financial perspective.

              

      

      
        	 	
                4.

              	
                Neither
                  the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor
                  any
                  affiliate (“Affiliate”) of the undersigned will be entitled to receive and
                  will not accept any compensation for services rendered to the Company
                  prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. The undersigned
                  shall also be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for their
                  out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking and
                  consummating a Business
                  Combination.

              

      

      
        	 	
                5.

              	
                Neither
                  the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor
                  any
                  Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept
                  a
                  finder’s fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any
                  member of the family of the undersigned or any Affiliate of the
                  undersigned originates a Business
                  Combination.

              

      

      
        	 	
                6.

              	
                The
                  undersigned will escrow all Insider Shares for the three year period
                  commencing on the Effective Date subject to the terms of a Stock
                  Escrow
                  Agreement which the Company will enter into with the undersigned
                  and an
                  escrow agent acceptable to the
                  Company.

              

      

      
        	 	
                7.

              	
                The
                  undersigned’s biographical information furnished to the Company and EBC
                  and attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all respects,
                  does not omit any material information with respect to the undersigned’s
                  background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed
                  pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities
                  Act of 1933. The undersigned’s Questionnaire furnished to the Company and
                  EBC and annexed as Exhibit B hereto is true and accurate in all
                  respects.
                  The undersigned represents and warrants that:

              

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      

        Fortissimo
          Acquisition Corp.

        EarlyBirdCapital,
          Inc.

        January
          31, 2006

      

       

      
        	 	
                a.

              	
                he
                  is not subject to, or a respondent in, any legal action for, any
                  injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist
                  or
                  refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities
                  in
                  any jurisdiction; 

              

      

      
        	 	
                b.

              	
                he
                  has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i)
                  involving
                  any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling
                  of
                  funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in
                  any
                  securities and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal
                  proceeding; and

              

      

      
        	 	
                c.

              	
                he
                  has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities
                  or
                  commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities
                  license or registration denied, suspended or
                  revoked.

              

      

      
        	 	
                8.

              	
                The
                  undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement
                  by
                  which he is bound, to enter into this letter
                  agreement.

              

      

      
        	 	
                9.

              	
                The
                  undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution, or
                  consumer
                  credit reporting agency to release to EBC and its legal representatives
                  or
                  agents (including any investigative search firm retained by EBC)
                  any
                  information they may have about the undersigned’s background and finances
                  (“Information”). Neither EBC nor its agents shall be violating the
                  undersigned’s right of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining
                  the Information and the undersigned hereby releases them from liability
                  for any damage whatsoever in that
                  connection.

              

      

      
        	 	
                10.

              	
                This
                  letter agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
                  in
                  accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving
                  effect
                  to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application
                  of the
                  substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The undersigned hereby
                  (i)
                  agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against him arising
                  out of or
                  relating in any way to this letter agreement (a “Proceeding”) shall be
                  brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or
                  of the
                  United States of America for the Southern District of New York,
                  and
                  irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall
                  be
                  exclusive, (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction
                  and
                  that such courts represent an inconvenient forum and (iii) irrevocably
                  agrees to appoint Proskauer Rose LLP as agent for the service of
                  process
                  in the State of New York to receive, for the undersigned and on
                  his
                  behalf, service of process in any Proceeding. If for any reason
                  such agent
                  is unable to act as such, the undersigned will promptly notify
                  the Company
                  and EBC and appoint a substitute agent acceptable to each of the
                  Company
                  and EBC within 30 days and nothing in this letter will affect the
                  right of
                  either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by
                  law.

              

      

      
        	 	
                11.

              	
                As
                  used herein, (i) a “Business Combination” shall mean an acquisition by
                  merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, reorganization
                  or otherwise, of an operating business; (ii) “Insiders” shall mean all
                  officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately
                  prior to
                  the IPO; (iii) “Insider Shares” shall mean all of the shares of Common
                  Stock of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the IPO; and
                  (iv) “IPO
                  Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company’s
                  IPO.

              

      

      

      

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        Fortissimo
          Acquisition Corp.

        EarlyBirdCapital,
          Inc.

        January
          31, 2006

      

      

      /s/
        Michael Chill

      Michael
        Chill

      

      

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      

      

      EXHIBIT
        A

      

      INSIDER
        BIOGRAPHY (AS INCLUDED IN S-1)

      

      Michael
        Chill is
        currently the Head of Direct Investments at Paramount BioCapital, Inc. and
        has
        been in that position since July 2005. Mr. Chill’s focus has been on emerging
        growth companies within the high tech sector. From July 2003 to April 2005,
        Mr.
        Chill served as a Portfolio Analyst for Vertical Ventures (now Iroquois
        Capital), a New York based investment firm specializing in structured direct
        investments in public companies. From May 2001 to July 2003, Mr. Chill acted
        as
        an independent consultant for high tech companies, venture capital firms
        and
        hedge funds. From February 2000 to April 2001, Mr. Chill served as the Chief
        Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Investment Banking Group of
        Jerusalem Global, an investment banking and venture capital firm. From March
        1998 to February 2000, Mr. Chill was a Managing Director of the Technology
        Investment Banking Group of Gruntal & Company. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Chill
        was a Vice President of Investment Banking for Hampshire Securities, a company
        subsequently acquired by Gruntal & Company. Mr. Chill serves on the board of
        directors of Ulticom Inc., a Nasdaq National Market listed provider of service
        enabling signaling software for fixed, mobile, and Internet communications,
        and
        BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd., a Nasdaq National Market listed developer and
        marketer of IT products and solutions Mr. Chill received a B.S. in Accounting
        from Yeshiva University and an M.B.A. in Finance and Management from Columbia
        Business School.

       

      

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      

      

      EXHIBIT
        B

      

      INSIDER
        D&O QUESTIONNAIREJanuary
      31, 2006

     

    Fortissimo
      Acquisition Corp.

    14
      Hamelacha Street 

    Park
      Afek,
      Rosh Ha’ayin 48091 Israel 

    

    EarlyBirdCapital,
      Inc.

    275
      Madison Avenue

    Suite
      1203

    New
      York,
      New York 10016

    

    Re:
      Initial Public Offering

    

    Gentlemen:

    

    The
      undersigned officer and director of Fortissimo Acquisition Corp. (“Company”), in
      consideration of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”) entering into a letter of intent
      (“Letter of Intent”) to underwrite an initial public offering of the securities
      of the Company (“IPO”) and embarking on the IPO process, hereby agrees as
      follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 10
      hereof): 

    

    
      	 	
              1.

            	
              In
                the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination
                within 18 months from the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the
                registration statement relating to the IPO (or 24 months under the
                circumstances described in the prospectus relating to the IPO), the
                undersigned will (i) cause the Trust Fund (as defined in the Letter
                of
                Intent) to be liquidated and distributed to the holders of IPO Shares
                and
                (ii) take all reasonable actions within his power to cause the Company
                to
                liquidate as soon as reasonably practicable. The undersigned hereby
                waives
                any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to
                any
                distribution of the Trust Fund and any remaining net assets of the
                Company
                as a result of such liquidation with respect to his Insider Shares
                (“Claim”) and hereby waives any Claim the undersigned may have in the
                future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements
                with
                the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for
                any
                reason whatsoever. In the event of the liquidation of the Trust Fund,
                the
                undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, severally
                pro rata with Eli Blatt, Marc Lesnick, Shmoulik Barashi and Yochai
                Hacohen
                based on the number of Insider Shares beneficially owned by each
                such
                individual, against any and all loss, liability, claims, damage and
                expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal
                or
                other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or
                defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened,
                or any
                claim whatsoever) which the Company may become subject as a result
                of any
                claim by any vendor or other person who is owed money by the Company
                for
                services rendered or products sold or contracted for, or by any target
                business, but only to the extent necessary to ensure that such loss,
                liability, claim, damage or expense does not reduce the amount in
                the
                Trust Fund. 

            

    

    
      	 	
              2.

            	
              In
                order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise
                from
                multiple affiliations, the undersigned agrees to present to the Company
                for its consideration, prior to presentation to any other person
                or
                entity, any suitable opportunity to acquire an operating business,
                until
                the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination,
                the liquidation of the Company or until such time as the undersigned
                ceases to be an officer or director of the Company, subject to any
                pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations the undersigned
                might
                have.

            

    

    
      	 	
              3.

            	
              The
                undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not consummate
                any Business Combination which involves a company which is affiliated
                with
                any of the Insiders unless the Company obtains an opinion from an
                independent investment banking firm reasonably acceptable to EBC
                that the
                business combination is fair to the Company’s stockholders from a
                financial perspective.

            

    

    
      	 	
              4.

            	
              Neither
                the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor
                any
                affiliate (“Affiliate”) of the undersigned will be entitled to receive and
                will not accept any compensation for services rendered to the Company
                prior to or in connection with the consummation of the Business
                Combination; provided that commencing on the Effective Date, Fortissimo
                Capital Management Ltd. ("Related Party"), shall be allowed to charge
                the
                Company $7,500 per month, representing an allocable share of Related
                Party's overhead, to compensate it for the Company's use of Related
                Party's offices, utilities and personnel. Related Party and the
                undersigned shall also be entitled to reimbursement from the Company
                for
                their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking
                and
                consummating a Business
                Combination.

            

    

    
    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
      Fortissimo
        Acquisition Corp.

      EarlyBirdCapital,
        Inc.

      January
        31, 2006
 

    
      	 	
              5.

            	
              Neither
                the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor
                any
                Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept
                a
                finder’s fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any
                member of the family of the undersigned or any Affiliate of the
                undersigned originates a Business
                Combination.

            

    

    
      	 	
              6.

            	
              The
                undersigned agrees to serve as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                Officer of the Company until the earlier of the consummation by the
                Company of a Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company.
                The
                undersigned’s biographical information furnished to the Company and EBC
                and attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all respects,
                does not omit any material information with respect to the undersigned’s
                background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed
                pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities
                Act of 1933. The undersigned’s Questionnaire furnished to the Company and
                EBC and annexed as Exhibit B hereto is true and accurate in all respects.
                The undersigned represents and warrants that:

            

    

    
      	 	
              a.

            	
              he
                is not subject to, or a respondent in, any legal action for, any
                injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist
                or
                refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities
                in
                any jurisdiction; 

            

    

    
      	 	
              b.

            	
              he
                has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving
                any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling
                of
                funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any
                securities and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal
                proceeding; and

            

    

    
      	 	
              c.

            	
              he
                has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities
                or
                commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities
                license or registration denied, suspended or
                revoked.

            

    

    
      	 	
              7.

            	
              The
                undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement
                by
                which he is bound, to enter into this letter agreement and to serve
                as
                Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the
                Company.

            

    

    
      	 	
              8.

            	
              The
                undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution, or consumer
                credit reporting agency to release to EBC and its legal representatives
                or
                agents (including any investigative search firm retained by EBC)
                any
                information they may have about the undersigned’s background and finances
                (“Information”). Neither EBC nor its agents shall be violating the
                undersigned’s right of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining
                the Information and the undersigned hereby releases them from liability
                for any damage whatsoever in that
                connection.

            

    

    
      	 	
              9.

            	
              This
                letter agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
                in
                accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving
                effect
                to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application
                of the
                substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The undersigned hereby
                (i)
                agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against him arising out
                of or
                relating in any way to this letter agreement (a “Proceeding”) shall be
                brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or of
                the
                United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and
                irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall
                be
                exclusive, (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction
                and
                that such courts represent an inconvenient forum and (iii) irrevocably
                agrees to appoint Proskauer Rose LLP as agent for the service of
                process
                in the State of New York to receive, for the undersigned and on his
                behalf, service of process in any Proceeding. If for any reason such
                agent
                is unable to act as such, the undersigned will promptly notify the
                Company
                and EBC and appoint a substitute agent acceptable to each of the
                Company
                and EBC within 30 days and nothing in this letter will affect the
                right of
                either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by
                law.

            

    

    
      	 	
              10.

            	
              As
                used herein, (i) a “Business Combination” shall mean an acquisition by
                merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, reorganization
                or otherwise, of an operating business; (ii) “Insiders” shall mean all
                officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately prior
                to
                the IPO; (iii) “Insider Shares” shall mean all of the shares of Common
                Stock of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the IPO; and (iv)
“IPO
                Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company’s
                IPO.

            

    

    

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      Fortissimo
        Acquisition Corp.

      EarlyBirdCapital,
        Inc.

      January
        31, 2006

       

      
        	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Yuval
                Cohen	 	 	 
	
                
Yuval
                Cohen	 	 	
              
	 	 	 	 

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      
        Fortissimo
          Acquisition Corp.

        EarlyBirdCapital,
          Inc.

        January
          31, 2006

      

       

       

      EXHIBIT
        A

    

    

    INSIDER
      BIOGRAPHY (AS INCLUDED IN S-1)

    

    Yuval
      Cohen has
      served
      as our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since our formation.
      Mr. Cohen is the Founding and Managing Partner of Fortissimo, which was
      established in January 2003. From February 2002 through January 2003, Mr. Cohen
      worked on the formation of Fortissimo and served on the boards of directors
      of
      several technology companies in Israel. From September 1997 through February
      2002, Mr. Cohen was a General Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP),
      an
      international venture capital firm with over $650 million under management.
      As a
      General Partner of JVP, Mr. Cohen co-led fundraising efforts, and was involved
      in all investment decisions and the management of various JVP portfolio
      companies. Mr. Cohen led the investment and served on the board of several
      JVP
      portfolio companies, including the following: Precise Software Solutions, Inc.
      (Nasdaq: PRSE, later sold to Veritas -Nasdaq:VRTS), T.sqware, Inc. (sold to
      Globespan, Inc., Nasdaq: GSPN), PowerDsine Ltd. (Nasdaq: PDSN), Sheer Networks
      (sold to Cisco-Nasdaq: CSCO), Sphera Corporation and Celltick Technologies.
      From
      June 1996 through August 1997, Mr. Cohen was the Vice President of Marketing
      at
      VDOnet Corporation, a provider of software solutions for video over the
      Internet. From May 1995 through June 1996, Mr. Cohen served as the Vice
      President of Business Development at DSP Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSPG), a provider
      of DSP software and hardware solutions for communications and computer markets.
      From December 1991 through May 1995, Mr. Cohen served as the Manager of Business
      Development at Intel Capital at Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC). Mr. Cohen
      is
      the Chairman of the board of directors of Telrad Networks Ltd. (“Telrad”), a
      telecommunication equipment provider, and NUR Macroprinters Ltd. (“NUR”; Nasdaq:
      NURM.PK), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of wide-format inkjet printers,
      presses and related ink products, both of which are portfolio companies of
      Fortissimo. Mr. Cohen also serves on the board of directors of Hadasit
      Bio-Holdings Ltd., a holding company of medical and biotech startups controlled
      by Hadassah Hospital in Israel and publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock
      Exchange. Mr. Cohen received an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a
      B.Sc.
      in Industrial Engineering from Tel Aviv University.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
      Fortissimo
        Acquisition Corp.

      EarlyBirdCapital,
        Inc.

      January
        31, 2006

    

     

     

    EXHIBIT
      B

    

    INSIDER
      D&O QUESTIONNAIRE

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