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Mechanisms for Determining the Final Purchase Price in M&A Transactions: Lockbox or Working Capital Adjustment?

March 25, 2026 / by Tal Freilich Hay

One of the key decisions when structuring a M&A transaction is the optimal mechanism for determining the final purchase price. It is one of the primary tools for balancing risk between the parties and ensuring the transaction’s success. The two most common and widely accepted methods in M&A transactions are the lockbox mechanism and the working capital adjustment mechanism.

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Categories: Corporate

2025 Year-End Review: Litigation in Israel

January 20, 2026 / by Gal Livshits

2025 offered numerous examples of how Israeli case law continues to grapple with evolving legal and technological challenges. Fundamental legal questions arose regarding the ubiquitous use of artificial intelligence in the business and public spheres. Because these issues have not yet been regulated through legislation, the courts were called upon to resolve them by interpreting and applying existing laws.

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Categories: Corporate

2025 Year-End Review: Key Trends in the Israeli Real Estate Sector

January 18, 2026 / by Terry Almozlino Arnon

2025 will be remembered as one of the most complex and dynamic years for Israel’s real estate sector. Despite the financial risks, the market demonstrated resilience through an influx of real estate companies joining the stock exchange to raise funds and debt capital to finance enormous urban renewal programs.

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Categories: Corporate | Real Estate

2025 Year-End Review: Israeli Employment Law

January 14, 2026 / by Netta Bromberg

2025 was replete with dynamic changes with far-reaching implications for employers and employees in Israel. We are pleased to present a selection of client updates we published over the past year, along with several new and important updates already relevant at the outset of 2026.

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Categories: Employment

2025 Year-End Review: Increasing Competition in the Israeli Banking Market and Tightening Supervision

January 11, 2026 / by Efrat Cohen

In 2025, the Bank of Israel, the Ministry of Finance, and the Israel Securities Authority accelerated measures to significantly increase competition in the banking system. These included regulatory and legislative amendments, some of which are expected to come into effect in 2026.

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Categories: Banking & Finance | Regulation

2025 Year-End Review: Financial Regulation and Digital Currencies

January 7, 2026 / by Andrey Yanai

2025 will be remembered as the year financial regulation succeeded in catching up with the pace of technological innovation, progressing from regulatory uncertainty to a clear framework encompassing many aspects of financial activity and suited to the modern era.

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Categories: Regulation

2025 Year-End Review: International Law and Its Impact on the Israeli Business Sector

January 5, 2026 / by Amichai Cohen

In 2025, several significant changes took place in the international trade arena that directly impacted Israeli companies operating in global and domestic markets. For Israeli society, 2025 underscored the need to quickly adapt to changing rules, including trade becoming a tool for political and economic leverage.

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Categories: Regulation

2025 Year-End Review: Israeli Real Estate Taxation

January 4, 2026 / by Maya Carmi Lubartovski

In 2025, Israeli real estate taxation was characterized by strict adherence to statutory requirements: reliefs, exemptions, and lower tax brackets were granted only when the conditions prescribed by law were met, within the defined deadlines, and with full proof of the relevant facts.

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Categories: Tax

Performance Guarantees in Israeli NOP 38 Projects: Not Every Bank Guarantee Covers Developer Insolvency

January 2, 2026 / by Idan Miller

Apartment owners in NOP 38 projects tend to mistakenly believe the guarantees issued to them by developers provide full safety nets, guaranteeing their rights in any case, even if the developer encounters financial difficulties before it fulfills its contractual obligations.

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Categories: Banking & Finance | Real Estate

2025 Year-End Review: Competition and Antitrust

January 1, 2026 / by Gal Rozent , Ran Karmi

The trends recorded in 2025 show that regulatory authorities are tightening enforcement, not only in cases of coordination between competitors, but also in cases involving public statements that may spur such coordination, non-controlling minority shareholding in competitors, or any other conduct that may raise barriers to competition.

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Categories: Antitrust and Competition

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