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 […]
Author: Idan Nishlis
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 […]
UK insurance specialist Kennedys has signed up four-partner Tel Aviv boutique Zelichov Ben-Dan & Co, making it one of the first international firms to offer local law advice in Israel. Lee Saunders, editor of IsraelDesks interviewed Kennedys head of Israel Desks Ben Aram. As one of the first international firms to offer local law advice […]
Herrick Feinstein represented Migdal Insurance Company Ltd. and Menora Mivtachim, two of the largest Israeli insurance companies, in the negotiation of a joint venture with Silverstein Properties to acquire the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles, California for a purchase price of USD 430 million. The deal involved tax structuring, negotiation of partnership agreements, […]
GT represents Israeli holding company, ARKO Holdings (“ARKO”) in USD 1.4 billion merger with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II, a publicly traded special purposes acquisition company (“SPAC”), as it expands its convenience stores across the United States. ARKO operates in the GPM Retail and Wholesale, Finance, Real Estate for Investment and Ligad business segments. GPM, in […]
A complex and landmark three-year saga comes to an end after Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank acquires Union Bank of Israel for NIS 1.4 billion, becoming the 3rd largest bank in Israel. EBN advised Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank Ltd., the third largest bank in Israel, on its successful acquisition of the Union Bank of Israel Ltd., for a value of NIS […]
Amidst all the commercial uncertainty surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic, it is business as usual for Latham & Watkins, who have been involved in 16 Israeli-related capital markets transactions since the beginning of the pandemic, including 9 completed IPOs, 4 convertible bond offerings and 3 follow-on offerings. Recently, the firm advised the underwriters on the mega […]
We are excited to present you with a special edition of IsraelDesks, featuring our recently published Legally Israel 100 – IsraelDesks league tables. We showcase those law firms with a strong pipeline of Israel-related work, as well as the pioneering lawyers at the heart of it. We also speak with those global law firms and […]
