Taylor Wessing and Naschitz Brandes Amir have advised on the USD 95 million funding round for UK fintech company, Curve, ahead of a planned U.S. launch and further European growth. Taylor Wessing represented Curve on the Series C fundraising, building on previous work with Curve including its USD 55 million Series B funding round in […]
Author: Idan Nishlis
Israeli mobile gaming company Playtika has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO on NASDAQ. In an updated prospectus, the Herzliya-based gaming firm says it plans offering shares worth about USD 1.6 Billion at a company valuation of between USD 8.6 Billion and USD 9.4 Billion, with half the sum in […]
Herzog Fox & Neeman advised Enlight Renewable Energy, on a deal to refinance five photovoltaic power plants with a total 83MW output for over NIS 1 Billion. The project secured funding from a group of lenders led by Bank Leumi. Partners Adam Eytan, Limor Shecter, Shira Margalit and associate Lidor Alfandri advised on the deal. […]
Earlier in November 2020, Herrick’s Yariv Ben-Ari moderated a panel which discussed the 2021 outlook in the sectors of hospitality and aviation and conversation covered the impacts of the current market, U.S. real estate opportunities and the current state of hospitality and aviation.. The panel featured Yoram Elgrabli, Managing Director, North and Central America, El Al […]
Israeli startups raised over USD 900 million in December 2020, according to press releases from the companies and their investors. The figure may be more as some companies prefer to remain in stealth and sometimes do not publicize the investments they have received. Israeli tech companies raised USD 8 Billion in the first nine months […]
Jared Kushner’s family firm Kushner Companies has filed to raise USD 100 million in bonds on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), reports The Wall Street Journal. Kushner Companies has confirmed the plans, which could reportedly take place in the first quarter of 2021. The deal would be the company’s first capital raise on the […]
DLA represented U.S. company Paradox in its acquisition of Israeli AI chatbot startup Spetz.io, a chatbot program that uses AI to conduct customer automation and which assists human resources departments in the recruitment process. The Israeli startup has so far raised USD 750,000 in private funding from the startup accelerator program Fusion LA that works […]
Israeli defense electronics company, Elbit Systems Ltd has bought U.S. undersea warfare company Sparton for USD 380 million. Elbit owns several companies in the United States through its American subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, which signed a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management L.P. for the acquisition of Sparton Corporation for USD […]
NASDAQ-listed Ultra Clean Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Ham-Let (Israel-Canada), a public company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, for USD 348 million. Ham-Let is a global leader in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of high- purity and industrial flow control systems used for the manufacturing of complex semiconductor devices. The […]
Previously at Levy Meidan & Co. and Big Shopping Centers, Keren Yachin Doron takes over as President of ACC Israel. Congratulations to Keren Yachin Doron, who has officially taken over as President of ACC Israel. Keren began her career at the law firm of Levy Meidan & Co. becoming the legal adviser to the Meshulam […]
