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 […]
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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 […]
In a special edition of the latest bi-monthly magazine, Israel Desks, we explore the unprecedented impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on Israeli and global law firms and their clients. Managing and Senior Partners, amongst Israel’s leading law firms discuss what issues have concerned clients and how they have been coping. We also talk to leaders in Germany, […]
In the latest bi-monthly magazine, Israel Desks, we explore the vibrant field of medical cannabis and speak to experts about the strong outlook for this relatively new sector. We also examine the trends for 2020 in M&A after Israel recorded a stunning year in 2019. What factors will play out? What do the experts think? […]
Herzog Fox & Neeman Crowned Israel’s M&A Legal Adviser of 2019 by Mergermarket Herzog Fox & Neeman is delighted to be crowned Israel’s M&A Legal Adviser of the year 2019 by Mergermarket’s ‘European M&A Awards’. The prestigious award was given to Ehud Sol, head of Capital Markets & Securities, Alan Sacks, head of Banking & Finance and Hi-Tech partner Yuval Meidar.
This fourth edition of IsraelDesks takes a look at the UK and the complex field of arbitrations. We explore the synergies, opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in 2020 and a potentially post-Brexit world. Learn what experts, including Yariv Becher, Head of Economic and Trade Mission to the UK Embassy of Israel in London, have […]

