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April 3, 2025

United States imposes customs tariffs on imports of Israeli products

On April 2, 2025, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order announcing the imposition of very extensive customs tariffs on products being imported into the United States. Following is a quick analysis of the implications of the order on Israeli manufacturers in various sectors of the economy.

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March 23, 2025

Barnea: Representation of Munich Re in $2.6 Billion Acquisition of Next Insurance

Advs. Ariella Dreyfuss and Dean Weinberg from our corporate department assisted Munich Re, together with our colleagues at Kirkland Ellis, on its definitive agreement to acquire Next Insurance for 2.6 billion dollar acquisition. They were supported by Advs. Hanna Daher and Fadi Atallah from our tax department; Adv. Netta Bromberg, head of our employment department; and Dr. Avishay Klein, head of our privacy law, cyber, and AI department.

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March 13, 2025

Adv. Roy Engel with IHFA: Cayman Islands Hedge Funds.

Adv. Roy Engel from our firm recently took part in a webinar on Cayman Islands Hedge Funds, hosted by the Israel Hedge Fund Association (IHFA). Roy discussed the latest regulatory and corporate governance requirements in the Cayman Islands. The session was both highly relevant and informative!

March 12, 2025

Isracard purchased 30% of Bizi For Tens of Millions of Shekels

IsraCard has acquired one-third of the shares in the fintech company BIZI, which provides loans to small businesses through a digital platform, at a valuation of 90 million NIS (pre-money). Advs. Ilan Blumenfeld, Daniel Kleinman, and Shahaf Arbely from our firm advised BIZI in this transaction.

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February 26, 2025

Israel Tax Authority updates its guidelines on investments through SAFEs

The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) recently published updated guidelines, regarding tax aspects applying to investments in companies through SAFEs. Such guidelines were published following the previous guidelines published by the ITA during May 2023, and which expired at the end of 2024.

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February 12, 2025

AtoBe Accelerator workshop for young entrepreneurs

As part of our collaboration with AtoBe Accelerator at the Jerusalem College of Technology, which supports tech ventures, we hosted a workshop yesterday for young entrepreneurs. Adv. Yuval Lazie, head of the International Commercial Department, shared his expertise with the entrepreneurs in an engaging lecture. It’s a pleasure to be part of making dreams come true!

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February 5, 2025

Phantom Stock: A Strategic Tool for Equity Incentivization

In the contemporary landscape of talent management, organizations face major challenges in recruiting and retaining top-tier professionals. Equity incentive mechanisms have emerged as a sophisticated strategy to cultivate employee loyalty and align organizational performance with individual motivation.

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December 5, 2024

Unregulated Trust Mechanisms

We tend to think of a “trust” as a regulated contractual mechanism that people create through an agreement, a letter of authorization to a trustee etc. But is it possible to become part of a trust arrangement without it being formally regulated? The (perhaps surprising) answer is unequivocally “yes.”

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November 24, 2024

Barnea: Representation of Coppter Water Technologies in an Investment Deal

Adv. Ken Shaked and Adv. Nir Alter represented Coppter Water Technologies, a startup specializing in swimming pool purification, in an investment of approximately NIS 7.5 million by the public company Pharmocann. Coppter was established in 2022 with the support of the InNegev technology incubator.

September 9, 2024

Barnea: Representation of Qualtero in an acquisition transaction amounting to over 30 million US dollars.

Advs. Yuval Lazi and Nofer Rose David represented Qualtero – a company specializing in IT and consulting services - in its acquisition by Comply365 for over 30 million US dollars.

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August 28, 2024

Tax Benefits to NGOs in Israel and “Public Purposes”

In order to promote the activities of NGOs, and to encourage donors to donate to these public benefit institutions, the State of Israel is granting them unique tax benefits, subject to the fulfillment of defined criteria.

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August 19, 2024

Singapore-based Prytek acquires TipRanks at USD 200 million valuation

Advs. Ariella Dreyfuss and Rahaf Awawdi represented TipRanks in a transaction whereby Prytek acquired an additional 40% stake in TipTanks, becoming its controlling shareholder. In 2021, TipRanks raised $77 million, partially through a secondary offering led by Prytek. This transaction was also handled by the firm, with Adv. Hanna Daher assisting in all tax aspects.

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August 7, 2024

Barnea: Adjudication of the Entrepreneurship Program at Tel Aviv University

Our firm is the legal partner of the Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center, providing support for various programs, including the "Entrepreneurs on Campus" program, which is designed for female students pursuing a second degree or higher for purposes of developing a startup. Yesterday, the program's Pitch Night took place, in which the entrepreneurs presented their ventures. Adv. Inbar Katzir, who supports early-stage startups, served as a judge at the event's finale

August 6, 2024

Barnea: Representing Trivago in an Investment in the Israeli Startup Holisto

Our firm represented Trivago, a leading global hotel search platform, in its strategic investment and call option to acquire Holisto, an Israeli AI-driven travel tech platform that serves as a hotel rate aggregator and white-label booking engine provider. Ariella Dreyfuss and Dean Weinberg represented Trivago.

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August 4, 2024

International Bar Association: Ariella Dreyfuss on Acquiring Startups

Partner Ariella Dreyfuss spoke on an IBA webinar about the key legal considerations of acquiring startups and early-stage companies in India.

August 1, 2024

Conditional Payment (Earn-Out)

An earn-out arrangement involves the seller agreeing to receive only a portion of the consideration at the transactions completion, with the remainder contingent upon the acquired company’s achievement of specified financial or operational milestones during a defined post-completion period.

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July 31, 2024

Entrepreneurship: Tal Freilich Hai Lectured at Tel Aviv University's Entrepreneurship Center

Tal Freilich Hai spoke to participants of Tel Aviv University's "Yazamiyot - Female Entrepreneurs on Campus" program about core legal concepts in the world of entrepreneurship and startups.

July 18, 2024

The Israeli Approach to Anti-Dilution Rights

Investors that want to preserve their holding percentage in a company have two main options: an anti-dilution right or a pre-emptive right. Each has a different significance, but adding both to the investment agreement will fully protect an investor’s holdings. The Israeli Approach to Anti-Dilution Rights

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July 17, 2024

Barnea: Representing Thermo Fisher in its Investment in CytoReason

Our firm represents Thermo Fisher in its participation in an $80 million financing round for CytoReason, alongside notable investors OurCrowd, Nvidia, and Pfizer. CytoReason offers therapeutic leaders molecular-level insights and advanced AI tools to support data-driven decision-making in healthcare and life sciences. Representing Thermo Fisher in this transaction are lawyers Simon Jaffa, Ariella Dreyfuss and Rahaf Awawdi .

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June 20, 2024

Compulsory Online Reporting to the Israeli Registrar of Companies

Pursuant to the Registrar of Companies’ directives, every company incorporated in Israel, whether under local or foreign ownership, must file its reports and applications to the Registrar of Companies solely online, through the Corporations Authority’s website.

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