When negotiating with investors, many companies and founders are focused on maximizing their valuation – which is understandable: assuming the amount of the investment is set, the higher the valuation of the company, the lower the percentage of the company the investor will hold after the investment. One issue that is often overlooked by companies […]
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On July 2018 our firm represented Vertex Ventures as the lead investor in a financing round of an aggregate investment amount of $5.7 million in ZenCity Technologies Ltd. ZenCity has developed a platform that helps municipalities to collect data and learn about the quality of services they provide to residents. The data collection is carried […]
In the first half of 2018, two of the top 10 deals broke the billion dollar barrier – with the USD 6.8 billion acquisition by International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (USA) of Frutarom Industries Ltd from ICC Industries Inc (USA) topping the charts. In 2nd place, at less than half the value, came KLA-Tencor’s acquisition of Orbotech. […]
Murphy & McGonigle’s leading FinTech & Blockchain Practice is pleased to publish the second edition of “Who’s On the Block,” a roundup of blockchain conferences, trends and upcoming events. In this issue, Murphy & McGonigle announces its inaugural conference focusing on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, CryptoLex 2018, scheduled for Sept. 26, 2018, in New York City. Summaries […]
Yechiel Kasher, Head of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group, Amir Scharf, Head of Capital Markets, Securities & Financial Services Regulation, and Ittai Paldor, Of-counsel to Tadmor-Levy, co-authored the Israel chapter in The Securities Litigation Review. In the recently published global guide, Yechiel, Amir and Ittai provide an overview of the field in Israel, […]
Duns 100 recently released its ranking of patent attorneys, which features 13 law firms that are leading the industry. Reinhold Cohn Group is ranked at the top, followed by Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz and the Ehrilch Fenster Group.
Congratulations to Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co. for winning the prestigious 2018 IFLR Europe Women in Business Law Award. This award is given annually to one firm in each European country in recognition of advancement of women in the office, programs for encouraging women in the workplace, work environments promoting equality, and prominent […]
IVC, together with international law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co., released its Q2/2018 Funding Report, revealing that $1.6 billion were raised in 171 deals, VC-backed deals declined to 94, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies attracted the highest capital share among the verticals. For access to the full report, click below>>
Advs. David Schapiro and Eliran Furman represented SteadyMed Ltd., a drug development company in its acquisition by United Therapeutics Corporation.
HFN represented Emek HaBacha Wind Energies Ltd. in connection with the development of a wind farm in the Golan Heights, comprising 30 wind turbines, producing 96 megawatts of power. This is one of the first large wind farm projects to be developed and financed in Israel.
