• HSBC (one of the world’s largest financial institutions);

• ABN AMRO (one of Europe’s largest financial institutions);

• Crédit Agricole (one of France’s largest financial institutions);

• Banco Santander (one of Europe’s largest financial institutions);

• Houlihan Lokey (one of the U.S' leading investment banks);

• Kleinwort Benson Group (a leading European financial institution focusing on private banking);

• Cannaccord Genuity (one of Canada’s leading financial institutions);

• The CIT Group (a leading U.S. based financial holding company with more than $35 billion in financing and leasing assets).

Our M&A work for foreign financial institutions includes both Mergers & Acquisitions involving solely an Israeli target, and representation in large and complex global transactions, in which we work alongside some of the world’s leading law firms, providing Israeli legal advice in the context of an acquisition of an international target, with an Israeli business.  

Members of our team, who are qualified to practice law in Israel, New York, the United Kingdom and Canada, frequently work with global investment banks in implementing M&A and corporate transactions, marrying international standards with local Israeli practices.

• Blue Equity LLC (a leading independent U.S. based private equity firm);

• Linnaeus Capital Partners B.V. (an Amsterdam based independent private equity fund which acts as the investment arm of one of Georgia's wealthiest families);

• A private equity fund financed by one of the U.S' wealthiest Jewish families;

• Paloma Partners (a U.S. based investment firm with over US$7 billion in assets under management);

• A state investment arm of a foreign government, dedicated and empowered to foster the growth of nanotechnology companies.

One of our main strengths is our ability to serve as a trusted advisor on the ground for our foreign private equity clients. This is of particular value to funds, which do not have an office in Israel. 

Our knowledge of Israeli market practice, expectations, and approach to doing business, helps our foreign private equity clients in their negotiations with targets’ management and controlling shareholders and achieving not only the right transaction characteristics, but also a sustainable partnership with their local counterparties.

Foreign private equity funds benefit from our ties with the local industry, including with local investment banks and other relevant local players, who are instrumental in both deal sourcing and in creating and identifying divestiture alternatives.

We also assist with securing and negotiating appropriate financing, through discussions with local debt providers and help securing financing.

Following completion of the acquisition, we assist overseeing the funds’ interests in their portfolio companies, being on the ground in Israel, which helps monitoring the long-term growth of the funds’ Israeli portfolio.

Members of our team, who are qualified to practice law in Israel, New York, the United Kingdom and Canada, have gained significant international experience representing private equity funds in their acquisitions and divestitures in numerous jurisdictions and sectors.

We have represented private equity funds in transactions covering numerous sectors, including technology, fin-tech, defense, aviation, life sciences, industrial and others.

• AstraZeneca (one of the world's largest biopharmaceutical companies);

• NNG (one of the world’s largest navigation software companies);

• TDK (a Japanese multinational electronics company, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange);

• McKinsey & Co. (the world’s largest strategic consulting firm);

• Luxottica (one of the world's largest manufacturers of premium fashion, luxury and sport eyewear);

• Biomet (a global leader in the manufacturing of musculoskeletal medical products);

• Gullivers Travel Associates (a world leader in the provision of ground travel products and services to the fully independent travel (FIT) industry);

• Autodesk, Inc. (a global leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software);

• Open Text (a global leader in enterprise information management with more than 5000 employees in over 60 offices around the world);

• Perform Group (a world leader in broadcasting and commercializing sport content across digital platforms);

• Manabi S.A (a major Brazilian iron ore mining company having as its investors some of the world's leading financial institutions);

• Airbus (one of the world's largest manufacturers of civil aircrafts);

• Talis (a leading global provider of water systems);

• Ormodent (a subsidiary of one of the world’s leading producers of dental products);

• Corrocoat (a leading manufacturer and developer of anti-corrosion methods, materials and engineering rehabilitation);

• Charm Engineering (a Korea based group - one of the world's leading manufacturers of equipment for flat panel displays);

• Phoenix Mecano (a leading global player in the enclosures and industrial components segments);

• ASM (a global supplier of semiconductor process equipment for wafer processing);

• Motion Global (a leading global online eyewear retailer);

• Gemtek (a Taiwan based, publicly traded, world-leading provider of wireless broadband solutions);

• Arjowiggins (one of the world's leading security paper manufacturer);

• Sequans Communications (a global developer and supplier of mobile communication hardware solutions).

Foreign strategic clients frequently wish to benefit from the highly acclaimed Israeli technology and other industries, seeking synergies to support and expand their existing businesses.

We serve as a trusted advisor on the ground for such foreign strategic clients, some of whom join forces with an Israeli company for the first time. 

We put our knowledge of the Israeli market and business practices to use in negotiating with targets’ management and controlling shareholders and securing a successful transaction and sustainable integration during the post-completion period.  

Such local knowledge, together with the international experience of our team members, who worked at top global firms and represented clients in many jurisdictions, allows us to bridge between different business cultures, as is often required in cross-border transactions. 

We also represent our Israeli clients looking to expand abroad, in their out-bound Mergers & Acquisitions. We rely on our team members’ experience and knowledge of international standards, market practices and foreign business cultures, in advising such clients in their foreign acquisitions. This allows our clients to better overcome the complexities involved in acquiring companies overseas.

A third segment of our local Israeli practice is the representation of technology companies. We are specifically focused on representing a select group of high-growth, Israeli technology companies with a great potential for growth. In fact, representing technology companies from the early stages of their existence, and helping them grow all the way through a public offering, forming a material business partnership, or through a so called “exit event” is a practice which carries with it great satisfaction. To date we have been quite successful in identifying the right technology companies with great potential.