Barnea Blog

Do NDAs Really Protect Startups?

January 15, 2017 / by Barnea

Investors in startup companies need to learn as much about those companies as possible to make an informed decision. You do not want to go in blind before you put money into a startup a company. Still, the company in which you seek to invest needs to protect its confidential and proprietary information; otherwise, it stands to lose the benefit of introducing an innovative solution to the market.

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Categories: High Tech | Start- Ups

8 Things that Happened in the Israeli Hi-Tech World in 2016

January 4, 2017 / by Ariella Dreyfuss

It has been an interesting 2016 in the Israeli Hi-Tech world, here is a rundown of 8 things that happened, in case you missed them.

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Categories: High Tech | Start- Ups

Foreign Corporations Also Have No Immunity – Organizing a Restrictive Arrangement is Liable to Lead to Criminal Sanctions

December 21, 2016 / by Ilan Blumenfeld , Daniel Kleinman

A restrictive arrangement organized between an Israeli corporation and a foreign corporation, which results in significant harm to the competition in the Israeli market, is subject to the Israeli Restrictive Trade Practices Law.

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Categories: Corporate | Regulation

Create Effective Website Terms and Conditions

December 18, 2016 / by Barnea

Your website exists to help your clients and customers find and interact with you. You may include e-commerce capabilities, or you may primarily seek to inform people about your company and your products and services. Whatever your goals are, though, you must be on guard; people naturally seek to rely on what they see online. This can be a good thing, but you need to create parameters around what they can and cannot rely on your site to do.

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Categories: Internet

Three Technological Predictions for the Next 5 Years

December 8, 2016 / by Yuval Lazi

The world around us is changing. In labs and living rooms around the world, people are creating new technologies and finding new applications for existing and emerging technologies. The products and services available to everyone thus expand exponentially every year. In the next five years, then, you can expect massive growth in what we can do. Three areas in particular will provide important developments.

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Categories: High Tech | Internet

Crowdfunding: Funding Companies in the Startup Nation

November 30, 2016 / by Barnea

For many small businesses around the world, crowdfunding – the pooling of usually small investments from a large group of investors – facilitates the ability to start a business without large institutional investments in the company. The portfolio of crowdfunding investors is diverse and is comprised of a broad array of ROIs (returns on investment). Investors may be donating to a specific cause, seeking repayment with interest or claiming equity in the company.

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Categories: High Tech | Start- Ups

Less Remuneration, More Responsibility

November 23, 2016 / by Barnea

The issue of officers’ responsibility in general, and of directors in particular, is one of the key issues addressed in companies and securities laws in Israel. The subject has been deliberated, analyzed and gradually expanded over the years and, without doubt, onerous and extensive responsibility is imposed on directors in the current legal environment.

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Categories: Capital Markets | Corporate

Performing a Legal Due Diligence – Think before You Act

November 16, 2016 / by Ilan Blumenfeld

We have encountered numerous instances recently whereby investors were about to make an investment without performing a prior legal due diligence examination. There are various reasons put forward by investors for not performing a due diligence examination, such as: the contemplated investment is in a young company, insufficient budget, cost-benefit considerations, the volume of the investment, timetables, long-standing work relations between the investors and the corporation, and the like.

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Categories: Corporate

Doing Business in Israel: a Nation Friendly to Business Investment

November 7, 2016 / by Simon Jaffa

Companies, countries, and individuals who are interested in doing business abroad are looking more and more towards Israel. This has not occurred by accident. Israel has devised and implemented national policies to make it a world leader in technology and innovation. The result is a nation friendly to business investment. With the right business and legal guidance, investors are discovering tremendous potential in this small but sophisticated country.

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Categories: Corporate | Regulation

Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Investments

October 18, 2016 / by Barnea

Your company faces potential threats every day from hackers and online criminals. Whether they are interested in stealing money, absconding with information, or just harassing and creating embarrassment for your organization, you need to be prepared to stop them. While you can gain a measure of protection by investing in antivirus and anti-malware software, your cybersecurity strategy needs to be built into your technological infrastructure. Investing now in a sound, broad-based approach to cybersecurity concerns can save you headaches, customers, and money.

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Categories: High Tech