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February 5, 2017
Doing Business in Israel – Practical Law
Doing business in Israel? A QA guide to doing business in Israel written by Barnea was published by Practical Law. The guide provides an overview of the legal system, foreign investment, regulation, and other issues pertaining to Israel.
September 30, 2016
Barnea Represents IGP in Investment in Jacada
Barnea represented Israel Growth Partners (IGP), a private equity fund, in an agreement to buy 300,000 Jacada shares, 7% of the company's share capital, from Robert (Bob) Ashton's investment firm Kinetic Catalyst Partners.
October 5, 2016
Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions 2016 – Virtual Roundtable
Corporate LiveWire held a cross-border MA roundtable featuring experts from around the world, including Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss. Participants discussed regulatory changes, legislative precedents, challenges and opportunities, as well as key trends and recent developments.
June 28, 2016
To Be or Not to Be a Director?
Investors, whether angels, venture capitals, or corporates, typically demand a seat on the board of directors of their target company in return for their investment. For the full article by Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, click here.
June 23, 2016
Fear of Extended Uncertainty Underlies Israeli Brexit Concerns
A moment before the votes for Brexit are cast, Adv. Simon Jaffa, one of our firm's founding partners, was interviewed by The Jerusalem Post on the vote's possible implications on Israeli companies with a presence in the UK.
May 3, 2016
Barnea Represents Azrieli Group
Barnea represented Azrieli Group in its ILS 70 million acquisition of the e-commerce platform and operations of Buy 2 Networks Inc., a company listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The platform enables consumers to purchase a wide range of products. Adv. Micky Barnea represented Azrieli in the transaction.
April 11, 2016
China's Fosun to Buy Dead Sea Cosmetics
The signing ceremony for the share purchase agreement to sell Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories Ltd. to China’s Fosun for approximately ILS 290 million took place yesterday in Jerusalem. Adv. Micky Barnea, Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, and Adv. Itay Gura of our firm represented Kibbutz Mitzpe Shalem, one of the selling shareholders.
April 3, 2016
Adv. Yuval Lazi Participates in Student Entrepreneurship Program
Adv. Yuval Lazi, who specializes in advising entrepreneurs, will serve as a mentor at an evening event for 40 participants in Tel Aviv University’s student entrepreneurship program. The event will take place at the university on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at 6:00 PM.
March 27, 2016
Barnea Represents Continuity Software
Barnea represented Continuity Software, a leading provider of service availability risk management solutions, in its sale to Kedma Capital for ILS 160 million. Adv. Micky Barnea and Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss represented Continuity Software, while Adv. Yuval Lazi represented Kedma Capital.
February 28, 2016
How Share Options Help Grow Your Startup
Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem and the AtoBe Startup Accelerator, in partnership with Barnea and Excellence, will host an event titled “How Share Options Help Grow Your Startup” on March 16, 2016. Adv. Micky Barnea will speak about share options for startup partners and employees.
February 24, 2016
Angel Investor Workshop
As part of our collaboration with the MIT Enterprise Forum of Israel, our firm will participate in a six-session workshop for angel investors. Adv. Micky Barnea, Adv. Yuval Lazi, and Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss will deliver lectures during the workshop.
February 14, 2016
Barnea Represents Covercy
Adv. Simon Jaffa, Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, Adv. Itay Gura, and Adv. Karin Kashi represented Covercy, a fintech startup in the foreign exchange and remittance sector, in a financing round led by SGVC.
January 12, 2016
Barnea Represents Johnson & Johnson in USD 28M Investment Round
V-Wave, a privately held company with offices in Israel and the U.S., completed a USD 28 million Series B financing round. The round was led by Johnson Johnson Innovation, JJDC Inc., represented by Barnea. Other investors included TriVentures, Pura Vida and BioStar Ventures, alongside existing shareholders BRM, the fund of Eli and Nir Barkat, Pontifax, and Edwards Lifesciences.
January 4, 2016
Crowdfunding Comes to Israel
Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss published an article in The Lawyer, a leading UK legal publication, examining new Israeli legislation on alternative fundraising methods. The law aims to help small Israeli companies raise capital through crowdfunding and facilitate the establishment of high-tech funds to be traded on a new index on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
January 1, 2016
Barnea Appoints New Partners
Effective January 1, 2016, Barnea appointed three new partners: Adv. Ilan Blumenfeld, who specializes in antitrust law, the kibbutz sector, and corporate matters; Adv. Liat Keisary, who advises private clients and specializes in real estate law; and Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, who advises technology companies and specializes in MA transactions.
December 14, 2015
Israeli private and public companies may submit documents to the Companies’ registrar in English
In an article published in The Lawyer and Lexology, Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss and Adv. Asaf Shalev explain that a new draft bill, published at the beginning of the month, proposes that Israeli private and public companies should be able to submit documents to the Israeli Companies Registrar in English. The aim of the bill is to ease the process for foreign parties interested in investing in Israeli business and participating in Israel’s high tech story.
October 6, 2015
Barnea & Co. represented Bruker Nano
Barnea represented Bruker Nano, an American company, traded on Nasdaq, in its acquisition of Jordan Valley Semiconductors for $53m.
The acquisition uniquely positions Bruker to offer unmatched solutions for advanced problems in nanotechnology research and semiconductor metrology.
Adv. Simon Jaffa and Adv. Daniel Lorber represented the client.
September 2, 2015
New business in ancient lands
As an MA expert who is highly experienced in multi-jurisdictional transactions, Simon Jaffa was interviewed for the August edition of the China Business Law Journal. The article deals with China’s interests in the Middle East. Simon was selected by the Journal to represent Israel in its section on the Middle East on the strength of his prominence in Israel as an expert in the above field. To read the full article, please click here (p.109)
July 12, 2015
Barnea & Co represented Blender
Israeli startup Blender announced today that it had raised $5 million from Blumberg Capital. The company has raised $3.5 million since it was founded, not including the current round.
January 29, 2015
Mergers & Acquisition 2015 – Virtual Roundtable
Corporate Live Wire hosted an MA roundtable featuring five experts from around the world, including Adv. Simon Jaffa. The participants examined recent legal and market developments in their respective jurisdictions. The roundtable offered an in-depth analysis of current MA trends, including the key risks and challenges of cross-border transactions, tax considerations, and the resilience of technology-driven investment in Israel.