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April 13, 2021
Barnea Represents Gnrgy in Sale to O.P.C. Energy
Adv. Yuval Lazi and Adv. Mayer Winkler represented Gnrgy, an electric vehicle charging company, in its ILS 67 million sale to O.P.C. Energy, a public company part of the Idan Ofer Group. We advised on all aspects of the transaction, including antitrust issues.
April 11, 2021
Barnea Represents Project Management Startup in Financing Round
Our firm represented IMGN, a project management startup, in a financing round worth millions of shekels.
March 12, 2021
High-Tech Companies’ IPOs – Meeting of Cultures on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
The corporate regime of public companies in Israel has developed around public protection against the controlling shareholder. These protections are not relevant to most high-tech companies, whose holdings are decentralized. Globes has published an op-ed by Adv. Micky Barnea on the subject.
January 21, 2021
Dentsply Sirona Acquires Datum Dentel Ltd.
We represented Datum BioTech Ltd and its non-wholly owned subsidiary, Datum Dental Ltd, an Israeli company that develops medical devices for the mouth and jaw, in its sale to American company Dentsply Sirona. Adv. Micky Barnea and Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss advised the client throughout the deal.
February 2, 2021
The Effect of China-US Relations on Israeli Companies
Israeli companies that view the US as a relevant market for selling products, receiving investments, or a future sale or merger transaction should be aware of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
January 17, 2021
The Secrets of Successful Fundraising
Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss lectured today to a group of Israeli medtech startups participating in the Hadassah Accelerator, powered by IBM Alpha Zone. She discussed the secrets behind fundraising.
January 5, 2021
Important Agreements for Setting Up a Startup
Adv. Yuval Lazi lectured this morning on founders' and investors' agreements as part of the "From Project to Startup" course at Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Engineering. During the course, students establish and develop a technology startup, with mentors and leading industry professionals guiding them throughout the project. Yuval serves as one of the mentors in the course.
January 5, 2021
Globes Conference: Cyber in 2021
Adv. Anat Even-Chen participated in Globes' Material for Thought conference on the cyber industry. Anat was featured on a panel about the effects of a cyber crisis on an organization, where she discussed how companies should prepare for upcoming challenges in 2021 in this field.
November 1, 2020
Barnea Represents Danel in Acquisition of Manor Medical
Our firm represented Danel in its acquisition of a 51% stake in Manor Medical, an egg donation and surrogacy company, in a transaction valued at up to ILS 140 million. Adv. Micky Barnea and Adv. Ilan Blumenfeld led the representation.
October 26, 2020
Barnea Represents Knorr-Bremse in Acquisition of Additional 19.8% of Rail Vision
Adv. Simon Jaffa and Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss represented Knorr-Bremse, the German global market leader for braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, in its USD 10 million investment in the Israeli railway safety company Rail Vision.
July 27, 2020
Barnea Represents Britannica Knowledge Systems in USD 70 Million Deal with US Army
Adv. Yuval Lazi and Adv. Uri Hillel of our firm represented Britannica Knowledge Systems, a world-leading provider of advanced solutions for training management and professional competence, in a USD 70 million contract for the supply of the FOX system to the United States Army.
September 24, 2020
Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss to Serve as Judge for IBM Alpha Zone Pitch Day
The IBM Accelerator Pitch Day takes place today, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their ideas to a panel of experts. Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss will serve as one of the judges.
September 7, 2020
Cyberattack on Tower Semiconductor: Effect on Activity
Tower detected a cyberattack on its systems and announced that it had taken steps to contain the incident. Adv. Yuval Lazi and Adv. Anat Even Chen, partners at our firm who advise companies responding to cyber breaches, were interviewed by Globes about the incident. They discussed the attack’s impact on the company, its options for responding, and whether and when companies should report a cyberattack.
August 5, 2020
Barnea Represents Topaz Family in Sale of Holdings in Keystone Group
Approximately a year and a half after Accelmed, the investment fund managed by Uri Geiger, announced the merger of its US-based portfolio company, Keystone Group, with Israeli company Paltop, controlled by Shmuel Topaz, Accelmed is acquiring all remaining holdings in Paltop for ILS 100 million. The transaction resolves the dispute between the Paltop and Accelmed investor groups. Our firm represented the Topaz family and Paltop’s investors.
July 30, 2020
Expanding to International Markets – Is Your Business Ready?
Adv. Micky Barnea was invited to be a guest speaker in a webinar held on July 30 presented together with CoWrks Foundry, an India-based accelerator, RIHub, US-based innovation hub, and Brown University. Micky discussed the legal aspects of introducing a startup to the international market.
July 22, 2020
Webinar: How to Make a Difference
The Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center begins today its series of summer lectures. Summer Entrepreneurship is a weekly program that invites four experts to talk about various topics related to entrepreneurship. The opening webinar today will host four experts in the high-tech field in Israel, including Adv. Micky Barnea. Micky will discuss the entrepreneurial relationship and why it is critical to a venture's success.
June 22, 2020
Barnea Represents Cyberx Shareholder in Microsoft Acquisition
We represented Inven Capital, a Czech-based VC fund and a shareholder in Cyberx Israel, an Israeli IoT ICS cybersecurity startup, in Cyberx's sale to Microsoft for USD 165 million. CyberX has gained tremendous customer growth, with a number of leading companies using its IoT security platform to protect their web facilities. Cyberx has raised about USD 48 million since its inception in 2013. This is Microsoft’s eighth acquisition in Israel in the last decade.
June 8, 2020
CardiacSense Signs USD 32M Deal to Sell Watches in India
Our firm advises Cardiac Sense, a startup that has developed a medical watch for remotely monitoring patients’ vital signs and detecting fever and chronic diseases, on all legal matters. We recently assisted the company with an agreement worth more than USD 30 million to supply medical watches to hospitals in India.
May 20, 2020
First Steps for Startups: Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss Lectures at Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss lectured today on founders' agreements and raising initial funding to Faculty of Business and Management students from Ben Gurion University’s Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship Innovation.
May 11, 2020
The Legal Aspects of Building a Startup
As part of our close relationship with AtoB, a professional accelerator in Jerusalem operated by the Azrieli College of Engineering, Adv. Yuval Lazi was invited today to discuss with early-stage entrepreneurs the legal aspects of building a startup.