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Advs. David Schapiro, Hagit Bavli and Yael Hoefler represented the Jewish Agency in a NIS one billion loan transaction for purposes of financing the construction of about 2,650 housing units in 17 Jewish Agency properties all over Israel. The Jewish Agency will build the apartments, rent them and manage them for 20 years. At the end of the period, the state will have the option to renew the agreement for another 20 years. The project will be financed by the state and various funds, with the loan to be provided by the Harel Insurance Company.

Advs. Simon Weintraub and Daniel Green represented China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and Jefferies Hong Kong Limited, the joint sponsors (underwriters) in connection with the initial public offering of Sisram Medical – the first Israeli company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The global offering of Sisram’s shares raised approximately US $112 million. Sisram Medical, a subsidiary of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd., had previously acquired Alma Lasers Ltd., an international company headquartered in Israel and a global leader in the field of energy-based systems for the aesthetic and surgical markets. In addition, our firm was involved in the process of having the State of Israel recognized as an “accepted jurisdiction” by the HKSE which will hopefully lead to future opportunities for Israeli companies seeking to list their shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. 

Advs. Barry Levenfeld, Ben Sandler, Ira Burshtein, Shira Livneh and the intern Elan Loshinsky represented Mexichem, a public traded company in Mexico, which acquired control of Netafim. Netafim was valued at almost $2 billion in the transaction. Mexichem purchased Permira, a private equity fund, as well as all of the holdings of Kibbutz Magal. It also purchased a portion of the holdings of Kibbutz Hatzerim, which remains a 20% holder of Netafim. Mexichem is committed to keeping activity in Israel for 20 years. Our firm, together with U.S. counsel, represented Mexichem throughout the entire competitive bidding process, which included due diligence, negotiations on the purchase agreement prior to the submission of the bid, and negotiations on the shareholders agreement with Kibbutz Hatzerim. For additional details >>> https://lnkd.in/gJrHmVk

The Australian Government wants the business, investor and legal communities to grow “start-up ecosystems” and ride the high-tech boom to prosperity. Austrade is setting up five overseas Innovation Landing Pads to help Australian entrepreneurs with “market-ready start-ups” thrive. It launched the first Landing Pad in Tel Aviv, Israel, in mid-2016.
Adv. Micha Tollman's interview for the NSW Law Society Journal.