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April 2011
Barnea & Co represented Ivory Computers Ltd., a private Israeli retailer leading company engaged in marketing and selling of computers, peripheral device to computers and entertaining electronics, and its founders in a transaction with Premium (PIH) Holdings Ltd., a public company traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in which Premium purchased 51% of Ivory's shares, from the founders and from the comapny, for a total consideration of NIS 15.5 million.
Barnea & Co represented Mr. Zaki Rakib in the sale of a controlling stake in Ma'ariv, one of Israel's leading daily newspapers, to Discount Investments Ltd, a corporation belonging to the IDB group, for a total investment by Discount Investments of NIS 140 Million.
march 2011
Dr. Dotan Baruch, partner at Barnea & Co. law offices, was awarded in the 2011 Chambers Global Guide as a leading practitioner in the sphere of Global Gaming and Gambling; only 36 lawyers across the world were awarded as leading practitioners in this global sphere. Dotan heads Barnea & Co.’s gaming practice, and provides all-encompassing legal advice to operators and other stakeholders in the online gaming and gambling industry.
Barnea & Co represented a leading European energy company regarding the establishment with Rotem Industries Ltd and Gefen Biomed Investments - two Israeli firms specialising in cutting-edge technology - in creating a joint venture to finance and support the growth of innovative start-ups in the field of renewable and alternative energy and energy-saving technologies.
Micky Barnea and Oren Speiser speak at the 2011 Annual M&A Convention, presenting "from handshake to closing - 50 ways not to lose a transaction".
february 2011
Barnea & Co. represented SpotOption in the sale of its TraderXP customer facing business.
february 2011
Barnea & Co. represented GES – Global environmental solutions Ltd., in the acquisition of the remaining 49 per cent. of the issued share capital of its South American subsidiary from its local partner. GES is an international company engaged in the design, engineering, development, marketing and sale of water and wastewater treatment solutions and systems.
january 2011
Barnea & Co represented Funky Fish Ltd., an international franchise-based retail chain that offers gifts and accessories for girls and young women, in a USD 2 Million investment by a foreign investment group.
january 2011
Barnea & Co advised GES Global Environmental Solutions Ltd. in connection with an international tender issued by the Republic of Rwanda for the supply and installation of two containerized water treatment units.
january 2011
Barnea & Co advised Deutsche Postbank in connection with the collaterals to be provided by an Israeli parent company in relation to the financing of a real estate investment by its foreign subsidiary in the amount of approx. £11.5 million.
december 2010
Barnea & Co represented Viola Private Equity, a private equity fund, in a USD 7 Million investment in Zend Technologies Ltd.
december 2010
Barnea & Co represented Polycad Industries (1989) Ltd., a Kibbutz Shefayim company, in the purchase of the activity of a competing manufacturer in consideration for approximately USD 1.5 Million. Polycad is a developer and manufacturer of plastic packaging for the food, cosmetics, toiletry and detergent chemical industries, using HDPE, PET, polypropylene and other special resins.
november 2010
Barnea & Co. represented Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd., a public company traded on AIM, in the acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent. of the issued share capital of its Chinese subsidiary from its local partners in consideration for USD3 Million. Amiad is a producer and global supplier of water filters and filtration systems for the industrial, municipal and irrigation markets.
Barnea and Co. represented the image processing company, Sightic Vista Ltd., its founders and its major shareholder in an acquisition in which, the semiconductor giant, Broadcom Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCM), acquired the entire issued and outstanding share capital of Sightic Vista Ltd.
october 2010
Dr. Dotan Baruch joined Barnea & Co as a partner. Dotan will be heading the gaming, gambling, internet and e-commerce practice. Dotan was ranked in the 2009 and 2010 Chambers Legal Global Guide as a top rated lawyer in the sphere of Global Gaming and Gambling being described as “immensely skilled, motivated and ambitious", and was recognized in the 2010 Who's Who Legal Guide as a leading practitioner in the sphere of Internet and E-Commerce in Israel.
august 2010
Barnea & Co. represented GES – Global environmental solutions Ltd., in the merger and acquisition of Nitron Chimtech Ltd., a leading sewage treatment facilities operator. GES is an international company engaged in the design, engineering, development, marketing and sale of water and wastewater treatment solutions and systems.
june 2010
Barnea & Co. merged with the firm of Kleinman, Nadler & Co. The merger expands our firm's expertise in all fields of property law. Kleinman, Nadler & Co, headed by Joshua (Shuki) Kleinman and Ariel Nadler, is considered one of the leading boutique firms in real estate both in Israel and abroad. Its clientele includes many property companies and contractors, as well as the Israel Land Authority (for which it acts on behalf of the Attorney General in connection with the evictions of the "Binuy-Pinuy" project in South Tel Aviv), the Mul Yam Group in Eilat and Dankner Investments Ltd (a member of the Delek Real Estate Group).
May 2010
Barnea and Co. represented Dune Medical Devices Ltd., in a USD7.7 million financing round. Dune Medical Devices develops and commercializes devices for real time tissue characterization, designed to facilitate complete, therapeutic excisions in surgical and interventional oncology procedures.
april 2010
Barnea & Co represented Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd., a public company traded on AIM, in a USD 22 Million merger and acquisition of Arkal Filtration System. Both Amiad and Arkal are producers and global suppliers of water filters and filtration systems for the industrial, municipal and irrigation markets.
march 2010
Barnea & Co. represented Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd., a public company traded on AIM, in the incorporation of a joint venture company with a prominent Chilean holding company. Amiad is a producer and global supplier of water filters and filtration systems for the industrial, municipal and irrigation markets.
february 2010
Barnea & Co. advised a well known French concern on its acquisition of Areva T&D's transmission activities. Our client entered into a consortium agreement for a joint bid for the acquisition of Areva's T&D business. Barnea successfully notified and received approval for the complex acquisition from the Israeli Antitrust Authority.
january 2010
Barnea & Co advised an Israeli based client on the corporate structure in connection with the purchase of a solar energy park project in Italy.
november 2009
Barnea & Co. represented Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd., a public company traded on the AIM, in the acquisition of a majority stake in JSK Engineering Co., an India-based supplier and manufacturer of water filtration products, from its local owner. Amiad is a producer and global supplier of water filters and filtration systems for the industrial, municipal and irrigation markets.
Barnea & Co advised Piraeus Bank in connection with collaterals to be provided by Israeli individuals in relation to the financing of a real estate investment in residential real estate in Bucharest by a non-Israeli company.
october 2009
Barnea & Co. represented SCR (Engineers) Ltd. and its founding shareholders, in the sale of 20% of their shares to Tene Growth Private Equity Fund, for an amount of NIS 40 Million. SCR is a world leading provider of precise dairy herd management solutions.
september 2009
Barnea & Co, represented Kibbutz Shefayim, in a NIS 5.2 Million investment in STI Security Technology Integration Ltd. STI is active in the international homeland security market, focusing on detection and prevention of terror activities for strategic facilities world-wide.

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