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Between an Offering Prospectus and a Shelf Prospectus

February 20, 2022 / by Hagit Ross

The prospectus has four key objectives: to give investors information so that they make rational investment decisions; to deter the company and its executives from inappropriate behavior; to encourage public trust in the capital market; and to increase efficiency in the securities market.

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Categories: Capital Markets | Enforcement

Israeli Amutot Business Activity – When Permitted and Under What Conditions?

February 10, 2022 / by Daniel Kleinman

Many believe the law prohibits an Israeli NPO (Amutah) from operating business activity in order to maximize profits for itself. One of the reasons for this is the language of section 1 of the Amutot Law. A more precise reading of the section shows it does not expressly prohibit such activity, but stresses it’s conditions.

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Categories: Corporate

Crowdfunding for Startups

January 24, 2022 / by Alon Anava

In 2020, these offering coordinators raised a total of ILS 60 million, in more than 35 campaigns by various private companies. Compared to 2019, when about ILS 45 million was raised through offering coordinators, this is an increase of about 33%. There is an expectation the data for 2021 will show a further increase.

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Categories: High Tech | Start- Ups

A Share Deal or An Asset Deal in Israeli Mergers & Acquisitions?

January 12, 2022 / by Ariella Dreyfuss

You have identified an Israeli target company to purchase. Now the question is – how to structure the acquisition? There are two traditional routes in Israeli private M&A transactions. The first is to purchase the shares of the target company, and the second is to purchase its assets. Each structure has benefits and disadvantages for the purchaser.

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Categories: Corporate

Will NFTs Push Regulators to Regulate the Metaverse?

January 3, 2022 / by Zvi Gabbay

Currently, most regulators and governments are on the fence with regards to NFTs, waiting to see what other jurisdictions do or how the market develops. In some instances, governments and regulators are trying to address this issue more actively, but with very different outcomes.

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Categories: Blockchain | Regulation

Privacy Protection Laws in Israel – Outlook for 2022

December 30, 2021 / by Anat Even-Chen , Ben Norman

The legislation of privacy protection laws in Israel has shifted into high gear and is beginning to close the gap with legislation in Europe. A major step in this direction occurred about a month ago when the Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a series of legislative amendments designed to adapt the Privacy Protection Law to the consumers, technologies, and trends of 2022.

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Categories: Internet | Regulation

I Shared Someone Else’s Photo on Instagram. Did I Commit Copyright Infringement?

December 23, 2021 / by Gal Livshits

Sharing images on Instagram and other social network platforms is such a common practice that we do it without hardly even thinking about it. But we must be aware that sharing a piece of creative content (picture, text, etc.) has implications in terms of copyright laws.

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Categories: Litigation

Workplace: Maternity and Paternal Leave Rights in Israel

December 5, 2021 / by Jacki Silbermann

People have many questions about their rights to parental leave, especially with respect to their workplaces. What are your rights as parents of newborns? We have compiled some of the key answers to prevalent questions about mothers’ and fathers’ rights to parental leave.

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Categories: Employment

Extradition and Prosecution of Israelis by Foreign Courts

November 15, 2021 / by Hadar Israeli

In recent weeks, numerous news articles have reported on the arrests of Israeli citizens resulting from foreign investigations conducted abroad. In one instance, more than 20 employees of a Tel Aviv based company engaging in forex investment marketing were arrested following an FBI investigation.

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Categories: Litigation | White Collar

2021 Snapshot: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Israeli Economy

October 24, 2021 / by Barnea

The advent of COVID-19 has brought a challenge to the stability of the economy of every country in the world. Fortunately, and unlike the situation in many countries, Israel’s economy grew by 15.4% on an annualized basis in the second quarter of 2021, and by 5.3% in entire first half of the year. The second quarter, of course, brought the bulk of the growth, exceeding that of Belgium, Canada, and the US among others.

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Categories: Corporate

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