Mergers & Acquisitions

One of our main areas of focus is in the area of M&A transactions, with emphasis on stock and business acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and the creation of joint ventures.
 
We represent purchasers, sellers, and target companies in a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including:
  • Acquisitions of majority and minority stakes
  • Sales and purchases of entire businesses or business divisions
  • Joint ventures
  • Statutory mergers
  • Spin offs
  • Restructurings and divestitures
  • Shareholder arrangements, including effective put and call option “exit” schemes
Our practice covers all phases of the transaction, including:
  • Assisting in deal structuring, advising boards of directors and working with the management on business and strategic aspects of the deal;
  • Negotiating and drafting agreements;
  • Conducting legal due diligence reviews and assisting target companies in the preparation of due diligence disclosures;
  • Advising on corporate governance issues;
  • Submitting merger applications and requests for exemptions from restrictive practices to the Antitrust Authority;
  • Assisting in the preparation of appropriate regulatory filings; and
  • Obtaining pre-closing regulatory approvals.
We believe in setting the tone and driving the deal forward. Where needed, we assist our clients in obtaining the best possible legal support from foreign counsel.

Sample Assignments

Sample transactions in which our lawyers were involved include:
  • Representation of a leading car rental broker in the purchase of a 50% stake in a South African car rental broker from a UK car hire broker for an undisclosed amount;
  • Representation of a leading, global medical technology company in a 40% buy-out of shares in a local manufacturer of medical equipment for $100 million;
  • Representation of the shareholders of a leading provider of web-based resident portal and property management solutions in its sale to a NASDAQ traded provider of SaaS products and services to apartment communities and single family rentals across the United States, for an undislclosed amount;
  • Representation of a NASDAQ traded, global leader in cashless payment solutions in the sale of a business division to a provider of electronic ID solution for $10 million in cash and up to $12.5 million in earn-out;
  • Representation of WalkMe Ltd., an interactive, on-screen user guidance system service provider, in a $ 1 million seed investment from Mangrove Capital Partners;
  • Advising a US based private equity firm focusing on private investments in middle-market technology companies, in the local aspects of a $50 million Series C investment in a sensing and gesture-recognition technology provider;
  • Representation of a private equity fund in a $7 million investment in an importer and distributor of communications equipment;
  • Representation of Skyvision Holdings Ltd., a provider of global internet connectivity solutions, in a $25 million investment by Citi Venture Capital International;
  • Representation of the shareholders of Skyvision Holdings Ltd., a provider of global IP connectivity solutions, in the sale of 40% of their share capital to Shamrock fund for $17 million;
  • Representation of Atar Manor in a series of sales of 49% of the share capital of Carat Media One Israel Ltd. to Group Carat, the world's largest independent media agency;
  • Representation of Clal Industries, Aurec Group, Fishman Group and a private company controlled by Shay Livnat in the restructuring of their joint holdings with Telecom Italia in Med Nautilus and Med-1;
  • Representation of Fishman Group in the acquisition of 26% of 012 Golden Lines Ltd. from Telecom Italia.
 

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