As the world confronts the ongoing war in Ukraine, the contribution of food production towards greenhouse gas emissions, and the logistical challenges that have persisted since the outbreak of Covid, we take a deep dive into the Foodtech and AgTech landscape. In the latest edition of IsraelDesks magazine, a range of domestic and international law firms talk to us on the [...]
It has been a decade since international law firms ventured into Israel. Now, with the number of Israel Desks double - 160, we recap recent trends leading to this.Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. represented Infinya in its acquisition by Veridis Environment and Israel Infrastructure Fund for NIS 2.37 billion in a reverse triangular merger transaction. Herzog acted [...]
A number of flagship transactions took place, including the first international bonds offering for Israel Discount Bank as it issued USD 800 million in senior bonds, with Meitar and Davis Polk & Wardwel acting for the bank, Herzog (local counsel), and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LL (international counsel) for the underwriters, and Israeli fintech company PayEm raised USD 200 [...]
TopNet, Israel's first legal network, has officially launched with five top-ranked niche law firms: Leading IP and Patent law firm - The Luzzatto Group; Renowned Litigation firm Ilan Sofer & Co.; Premier Tax boutique Benjamini & Co.; Israel's largest Real Estate firm Gindi Caspi Law Office; and the commercially acclaimed Y. Ben-Dror Law Offices. Founded by Nishlis Legal Marketing, TopNet is [...]
There has been widespread speculation on the performance of the high-tech sector in the current climate, but the landscape in 2022 still showed strong and positive signs. While the numbers were down on a record-breaking 2021, they were considerably up on 2020 (and showing promise early in 2023). In 2022, There were 100 exits, 66% higher [...]
This past week saw a milestone class action come to an end and a landmark transaction completed. The Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal to certify a class action against the holders of the "Tamar" gas reservoir. Agmon & Co. Rosenberg Hacohen & Co. represented the defendants in the largest class action by damages, which [...]
Wishing all our friends, colleagues and clients a successful and happy new year, and if 2023 follows how 2022 finished, the signs are promising, across multiple sectors. In fact, the Economist ranked Israel as the fourth best performing economy in 2022. Recently, Israeli businessman Aaron Frenkel bought 11% of the Tamar gas reservoir in Israel for USD 520 [...]
This week, Yahoo and Taboola signed an exclusive 30-year commercial agreement after Yahoo became the largest shareholder in the Israeli content recommendation company. This huge deal saw Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co. With Hamburger Evron act for Yahoo, while Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Meitar represented Taboola. In [...]
Nishlis Legal Marketing, a leading global marketing and communications consultancy, welcomes London-based Eleni Chalkidou to its rapidly expanding team. Eleni joins Nishlis Legal Marketing as Director of Strategic Communications.CEO of Nishlis, Idan Nishlis, said: "Eleni's established track record of success in Journalism, strategic communications, and law, is second to none. She will be a huge [...]
Cross-border deals are not slowing as the end of the year approaches. France’s RGreen has invested €250 million in Israeli renewables developer Econergy, which plans to roll out more solar and wind projects across Europe. EBN advised Econergy in this milestone investment. U.S. multinational Palo Alto Networks, represented by Arnon, Tadmor-Levy, is buying Israeli cybersecurity company Cider [...]
