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ISRAEL DESKS LEAGUE TABLES
well as for non-Israeli clients looking to expand
their presence in Israel. Active for more than 15
years, the team has recently acted for Japanese
computer manufacturing giant, Canon, in its
first ever acquisition in Israel – that of video
analysis company BriefCam Ltd. In addition to
such multinationals, the team also advises private
companies, investors, entrepreneurs, financial
institutions, and start-ups on M&A transactions,
joint ventures, strategic partnerships, public and
private offerings, litigation, international real
estate and patent and trademarks, emerging in first
place in the Israel Desks IP category.It is particularly the high-tech sector in which
the team’s wealth of experience is best showcased.
Recently the team recently negotiated investment
agreements with several Israeli portfolio companies
in the agri-tech, fin-tech and ad-tech industries, and
also represents start-ups inobtaining funds. Publicly
listed software companies in Israel are among those
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HOGAN LOVELLSEven before the official formation of the Israel
Practice Group in 2012, Hogan Lovells has been
involved in the Israeli market. With almost 3,000
lawyers across almost its global office network, the
group comprises Israeli Bar Association members,
citizens, and fluent Hebrew speakers. From life
sciences and energy, technology and healthcare,
Hogan Lovells helps companies to expand in Israel
or Israeli companies do more business abroad.
Recent highlights include the representation of
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. In its USD 703
million sale of a portfolio of drugs for women to
European buyout firm, CVC Capital Partners.The firm has a regulatory practitioner based in
Rehovot, who is dedicated to providing local and
real-time support for Israeli medical device and
life s d and Drug
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HOHoward Kennedy is recognized for its strong
track record of advising Israeli clients across real
estate, capital markets and private wealth. Clients
benefit from a presence on the ground in Israel,
via Laurence Begner, as well as the head of the
team, Charles Maxwell, who is based in London.
Supported by a network of strong connections, the
team offers clients a deep understanding of both
the Israel and UK markets.In capital markets, the team helps clients raise
capital on AIM and the London Stock Exchange
Market and has also advised State of Israel Bonds in
the UK in relation to a range of regulatory matters.
Last year’s workload includes a string of high profile
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K&L GATESWith 27 of its 45 global offices involved in Israel-
related work, K&L Gates is a consistently high
performing operator in the Israeli market. Headed by
Clarissa Coleman in the London office, the Israel Desk
is prominent in the high-tech field, advising a number
of foreign venture capital and private equity funds,
from China, the US and Europe, on their investments
in the most cutting-edge Israeli tech companies,
as well as advising technology companies on their
international offerings. For example, the team
advised on the IPO of commercial drone company
ParaZero on the Australian Stock Exchange.HighlyactiveintheVCspace,theteamrepresented
Israeli-Polish Venture Capital Fund, TDJ Pitango
Ventures on its investments in Cosmose, amarketing
technology company, as well as Neptune.ml, a US
developer of machine learning models, a deal which
involved the collaboration of the firm’s Warsaw
and Pittsburgh offices. The US ophthalmology-
focused venture capital fund, Visionary Ventures,
also instructed the firm with regards to its Series B
investment in Orasis Pharmaceuticals Ltd, an Israeli
clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. The Israel
Desk has also been involved in a raft of instructions
relating to intellectual property, commercial
disputes, consumer class actions and employment,
and the team has also represented Israeli public
real estate companies, such as Summit Real Estate
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