The Cayman Islands’ VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) Law, 2020 is a new law introduced that will provide a comprehensive framework for regulating virtual asset businesses. It has been approved and published by the Cayman Legislature, but it has not yet “gone live.” It is expected to “go live” in late 2020 (latest early 2021) […]
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Sharon Tzfoni has joined Naschitz Brandes Amir (NBA) as Head of the firm’s Gulf Desk. With a remit including extending the business’s reach into the Gulf region, Sharon focuses his practice on delivering the firm’s solutions to clients in the Arabian Peninsula as well as assisting NBA’s Israeli clients with their activities in the Gulf […]
Lipa Meir & Co. has advised Israeli animal health company, Mileutis Ltd. on raising a USD 20 million investment from U.S. life sciences and healthcare investor, NovaQuest Capital Management LLC. A part of the product financing agreement, the funds will be used to further develop a product to address bovine mastitis, one of the main concerns in […]
Managing Partner and Head of Hi-Tech and Venture Capital at Shibolet & Co., Lior Aviram and partner, Ido Shomrony, Head of the firm’s Fintech practice, chaired two panel sessions this past week focused on the Israeli VC arena at the historical first-ever Emirati summit where Israelis took the stage. The panels looked at Investments and […]
Herzog Fox & Neeman partner and Head of Hi-Tech, Yair Geva, has this past week visited the UAE, as part of the first Israeli Hi-Tech delegation, led by Erel Margalit, founder and managing partner of global VC fund, Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). “I have been active in the UAE for a few years now and […]
Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the State must provide migrant workers and their children who are candidates for deportation with adequate time to prepare for the pre-deportation hearing and receive proper legal representation. Justices Uzi Polgman, David Mintz and Yosef Elron criticized the Population Authority’s practice of arresting migrant workers and deciding on their […]
Lipa Meir’s continued expansion gathers pace as the firm launched a dedicated Cyber Affairs and AI practice following the arrival of Vered Zlaikha on October 1. Vered brings a wealth experience in cyber affairs both at the national and international levels, gained from previous roles as the Legal Advisor for Technology and Cybersecurity Affairs at […]
It’s been an extremely busy COVID summer for the Naschitz Brandes Amir (NBA) capital markets and M&A cross-border deal teams. During August and September alone, NBA worked on capital markets and M&A deals for the three largest Israeli public companies – representing Check Point in its acquisition of Odo Security, Wix in its mega USD […]
Hi-tech boutique, H-F & Co. acted for Tipalti, the leading global payables automation solution, as it raised USD 150 million at a valuation of more than USD 2 billion, bringing the total funding raised to date to around USD 280 million for the B2B fintech company. The firm has represented Tipalti along the way in […]
In light of the new appointment as co-head Israel for Taylor Wessing, Nathan Krapivensky interviewed to IsraelDesks. In what sectors or fields do you envisage Taylor Wessing striving to take a prominent role? Taylor Wessing is one of the leading and most connected international law firms in the technology and life sciences sectors. We have […]
