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January 9, 2024
Mediterranean Towers and Clal Insurance & Finance Establish Joint Venture
Mediterranean Towers and Clal Insurance Finance have signed an agreement to invest ILS 500 million for the establishment of a joint venture to locate and develop senior housing enterprises. The ILS 500 million will serve as the JV's equity capital, for up to ILS 3.3 billion in financing. Mediterranean Towers, a leader in senior housing complexes in Israel, will invest ILS 200 million in the joint venture and will own 51% of the rights and capital of the JV. Advs. David (Dudi) Cohen and Omri Oren represented Mediterranean Towers in the deal.
October 3, 2023
Public Companies, Financial Statements and Competition
Commercial information or intentions disclosed in public companies’ public statements might expose them to investigations or sanctions by the Israel Competition Authority. The tension between the reporting obligation and the desire to maintain a competitive market will be resolved only through clear guidelines issued by the regulatory authorities.
September 18, 2023
Privacy Protection Obligations: Boards of Directors’ Role
The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority recently published a draft directive that imposes the responsibility for fulfilling certain obligations on the board of directors, including the obligation to appoint an officer responsible for compliance with the Privacy Protection Regulations
July 31, 2023
Capital Markets: The Dangers of Misleading Stock Market Filings
Elad Reshtick’s op-ed in TheMarker examines the dangers of companies disclosing marketing and sales updates in the guise of stock market filings, in order to attract investors.
April 24, 2023
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Publishes ESG Questionnaire
The publication of the questionnaire aligns with global trends and reflects the importance of this subject for investors. According to the TASE press release, only 70 companies currently publish full ESG reports.
March 30, 2022
Appointment of an Auditor – New Statement on Required Disclosure
According to a new ISA legal position, convening a general meeting of shareholders to vote on a public company’s appointment of an independent auditor requires expanded disclosure.
August 2, 2021
Class Actions Against Israeli Public Companies for Failing to Meet Mandatory Accessibility Requirements
Dozens of motions were filed in recent weeks to certify class actions against some of the most well-known and leading publicly traded companies and reporting corporations in Israel. These motions to certify class actions are similar in nature (apart from the different defendants) and most were filed by the same plaintiffs-petitioners and through the same attorneys.
June 22, 2021
Dual-Listed Companies – Israeli Legal Liability for Reporting
The Tel Aviv District Court recently handed down a ruling in the Ceragon Networks case. The ruling states that dual-listed companies may face exposure to lawsuits based on the liability rules under Israeli law.
April 27, 2021
Public Companies without a Controlling Shareholder: Amendment to the Companies Law
In recent weeks, the Israeli Ministry of Justice published a memorandum proposing an amendment to the Companies Law, focusing on the corporate governance regime in public companies without a controlling shareholder.
November 15, 2020
ISA: Expanding Disclosure on Independent Committees
The Israel Securities Authority will soon require public companies to disclose details about independent committees tasked with overseeing transactions with controlling shareholders. The staff position was put together due to the increased need for supervision and oversight of decision-making processes in transactions between public companies and their controlling shareholders.
July 9, 2020
Remuneration Policy: New Reliefs for Officers’ Insurance
The Israel Securities Authority announced a new relief for public companies regarding directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. This relief will enable companies to include in remuneration policies only the scope of the insurance coverage, without the other parameters required to date.
June 17, 2020
Adjustments to Required Disclosures in Reports in Light of the Coronavirus
Several weeks ago, the Israel Securities Authority published a staff position paper on the consequences of the coronavirus crisis for the disclosure and financial reporting included in the 2020 first quarter report.
April 7, 2020
ISA and TASE Publish Reliefs for Public Companies and Reporting Corporations
In light of the global coronavirus crisis, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has published several steps toward easing the burden on public companies and reporting corporations whose securities are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
May 7, 2019
Dual-Listed Companies: Updated Information
The Israel Securities Authority has published a position paper summarizing updated information about the processes for listing and delisting dual-listed companies on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and additional stock exchanges abroad. The position paper provides information both to dual-listed companies and companies considering dual listing.
May 6, 2019
Redomiciling an Israeli Public Company to Delaware
On April 12, 2019, Arcturus Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli public company traded on NASDAQ, published in the United States a prospectus and proxy statement (convening a general meeting of shareholders of the company). Publishing the prospectus is an advanced step toward completing an arrangement between the company and its shareholders.
January 2, 2019
"High" Companies
The Israel Securities Authority published an announcement to investors with various emphases about public companies operating in the medical cannabis market. Its announcement calls investors’ attention to several parameters they should consider when deciding whether to invest in securities of public companies operating, or expecting to begin operating, in the medical cannabis market.
January 2, 2019
Year in Review – Capital Markets
Israeli Securities Authority Classifies Cryptographic Coins as Commodities Rather Than Securities. On March 19, 2018, the interim report of the Committee for Examination and Regulation of Cryptographic Currencies, which was established in August 2017, was submitted. The interim report examines the applicability of the Securities Law to offerings to the public in Israel based on decentralized registration.
December 13, 2018
ISA Proposes Stock Exchange Reporting in English
With an eye to these other major markets, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has promulgated draft regulations for public comment that enable all reporting companies in Israel, who so desire, to publish their reports in English.
October 29, 2018
Israel Securities Authority: Cyber Event Requires Reporting
In light of the increasing magnitude and scope of cyber threats, as well as growing concerns about disruptions to public companies’ operations, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has published a Staff Position Statement addressing public companies’ required disclosures for all cyber-related issues.