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February 26, 2025
Israel Tax Authority Updates 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.
February 12, 2025
AtoBe Accelerator Workshop for Young Entrepreneurs
As part of our collaboration with the AtoBe Accelerator at the Jerusalem College of Technology, which supports tech ventures, we hosted a workshop yesterday for young entrepreneurs. Adv. Yuval Lazi, 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!
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.
January 30, 2025
Represented Vaalon Capital in $72 Million Transaction
Our firm represented Vaalon Capital, through its SPV IWS, in the sale of its entire stake in Prodalim to Israel Corporation, the country’s leading publicly traded holding company, in a transaction valued at $72 million. The sale was part of an initial investment and two secondary transactions, through which Israel Corporation acquired a significant minority stake (~27%) for a total consideration of $116 million.
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.”
November 24, 2024
Barnea: Representing 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 approximately ILS 7.5 million investment by the public company Pharmocann. Coppter was established in 2022 with the support of the InNegev technology incubator.
September 9, 2024
Barnea: Representing Qualtero in USD 30 Million Acquisition Transaction
Advs. Yuval Lazi and Nofar Rose David represented Qualtero, a company specializing in IT and consulting services, in its acquisition by Comply365 for over USD 30 million.
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.
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 USD 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.
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.
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.
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
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 .
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.
June 16, 2024
Israeli Law Prevails Over Foreign Jurisdiction Clauses in Consumer Contracts
A new Israeli Supreme Court ruling states that, in particular instances, Israeli law will apply to engagements and agreements, even if those agreements stipulate that foreign law applies to them. In its decision, the court also issued several significant rulings that could affect commercial relations, in instances when cogent provisions of law apply.
June 10, 2024
Corporations in Israel Must Have an Official Digital Address
Companies that did not report their digital address to the Registrar of Companies as part of their 2023 annual reports must report them in the 2024 reports. If they fail to do so, they may face fines and sanctions.
May 29, 2024
Step-by-Step of Voluntary Liquidation in Israel
In Israel, voluntary liquidation is an orderly procedure that begins with the preparation and submission of a solvency statement by a company's directors. This is followed by the shareholders' approval of the liquidation, delivery of notices to the company's creditors and the Registrar of Companies, and finally the company's liquidation. It is crucial to conduct the procedure in an orderly manner to avoid exposures, fines, and debts.