Venture Capital giant Accel has invested in over 30 Israeli startups, including Melio, Snyk, and Fiverr to date, including Cyera and Oasis since the start of the war in October. The fund, the eighth of its kind, will primarily focus on early-stage companies. Accel has invested to date in over 200 companies in Israel and […]
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Dr. Esther Luzzatto and Lilach Luzzatto-Shukrun of The Luzzatto Group have written an article in the Jerusalem Post exploring some of the technological solutions that have a social impact. From energy and agriculture, foodtech and biomed, you can read more in the Jerusalem Post.
The research and policy institute RISE Israel has reported that during the last 12 months, Israeli high-tech companies enjoyed an impressive achievement in the investment sector – 93 M&A transactions were recorded for a total amount of approximately USD12.5 billion. This was up from USD11.8 billion on the previous year. Read more here.
Parking services provider Pango has announced the acquisition of 100% of the Israeli taxi services company Gett for USD175 million. FBC & Co. advised Gett and its primary shareholders, including Access and Swedish fund VNV, the largest shareholder. The FBC team was led by Eran Yaniv, co-head of the Hi-Tech, Technology & Venture Capital practice, […]
Alicorn Venture Capital Partners is to buy Glassbox Ltd. for approximately USD150 million. Alicorn was one of the funds that invested in Glassbox at an early stage. Glassbox, which went public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange at a USD500 million valuation three years ago, provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to analyze browsing data for customers on […]
Permira Growth Opportunities II, a fund advised by global private equity firm Permira, has agreed to acquire a majority position in BioCatch, a Tel Aviv-based cyber company and global leader in digital fraud detection and financial crime prevention. Latham & Watkins represents Permira in the transaction with a private equity M&A team led by Washington, […]
In Israel, contenders for Firm of the Year are Agmon with Tulchinsky, Erdinast. Ben Nathan. Toledano, Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM), Greenberg Traurig Tel Aviv, Herzog, S. Horowitz, Lipa Meir, H-F and The Luzzatto Group. The Pro Bono award sees a competitive field, with EBN, ERM, The Luzzatto Group, and Herzog among the nine firms vying […]
The rankings showcase those magic circle firms, global powerhouses, large corporate law firms, and specialist boutiques that are most active in Israel-related deals in 2023. Check out the rankings and editorial here.
Whichever way you slice and dice it, these are challenging times in Israel but out of adversity there is a great deal of hope, solidarity, and innovation. One such country where we see this is Germany, Israel’s strongest trade partner in the EU. “There is a lot of compatibility between this big German economy and […]
Lipa Meir & Co. has been awarded the Israel Law Firm of the Year at the prestigious IFLR Europe Awards. As has been tradition at IFLR for over 25 years, its awards also focus on innovation and cross-border deals. Furthermore, the Women in Business Law Awards have unveiled their nominations for this year. In Israel, […]
