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December 30, 2019

Hagit Ben Moshe Featured in Globes' Real Estate Supplement on Regulation of Land Use

Hagit Ben Moshe published an op-ed in Globes' Real Estate Supplement on a district court ruling about the regulation of agricultural land use. According to Hagit, the ruling indicates a trend of harsher enforcement and signals that all agricultural communities must act without delay to regulate land use.

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December 10, 2019

Lecture on the Historical Real Estate Rights of Kibbutzim

Hagit Ben Moshe lectured today at the Land Management Forum for kibbutz officers. Hagit provided an overview of recent rulings on the historical real estate rights of kibbutzim.

October 2, 2019

What to Do When the Israel Lands Authority Wants to Sign a Renewed Lease

Adv. Hagit Ben Moshe's latest article describes the recent court rulings in favor of agricultural settlements as part of their dispute with the Israel Lands Authority.

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September 3, 2019

The Gap between Increasing the Agricultural Value Chain and Regulation

The solution to the many challenges in the agriculture industry lies in the ability to increase the agricultural value chain. However, the desire to increase the value chain is clouded by regulation in the form of strict statutes, ordinances, and policies.

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August 20, 2019

National Committee as an Aggressive Means to Obtain Agricultural Land Rights

Adv. Hagit Ben Moshe, a partner and our firm's kibbutz sector expert, published an opinion article in Dun's Calcalist on the Law for the Advancement of Construction in Preferred Housing Complexes.

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June 13, 2019

Adv. Hagit Ben Moshe at the Economic Conference of the Kibbutz Industry

Adv. Hagit Ben Moshe, Partner and Head of the Kibbutz Sector at our firm, participated in the Economic Conference of the Kibbutz Industry and lectured on the gap between the desire to increase the agricultural value chain and regulation.

April 26, 2018

Seminar on How TASE Can Spur Growth of Kibbutz Industry

Barnea, BDO Israel, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) are hosting today a seminar on the accounting and legal aspects of issuing collective companies on the TASE.

April 22, 2018

Kibbutz-Owned Companies Prefer the Investment of Private Funds

Micky Barnea, our Managing Partner, was interviewed by Globes on kibbutz-owned companies' transition from launching IPOs on the stock exchange to seeking investments from private equity funds.

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August 19, 2015

Barnea & Co. represented Kibbutz Shefayim

Kibbutz Shefayim filed a request yesterday to the Tel Aviv District Court to declare Yehuda Doron, the former treasurer of Kibbutz Shefayim, as bankrupt, if he does not pay within one week the sum of NIS 14.6 million. This amount represents the majority of the money in respect of which Doron was convicted of theft.

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October 6, 2014

Kibbutz Sector- The Challenges of Becoming a public Company

In recent years many kibbutz enterprises have grown from small manufacturers to international corporations. Echad Ha'am magazine, by Globes, held a roundtable with six experts to discuss the latest changes and developments in the kibbutz sector. (attached, p.21)

December 26, 2010

Barnea & Co. represented Polycad Industries (1989) Ltd.

Barnea represented Polycad Industries (1989) Ltd., a Kibbutz Shefayim company, in the purchase of the activity of a competing manufacturer in consideration for approximately USD 1.5 Million. Polycad Industries (1989) Ltd. is a developer and manufacturer of plastic packaging for the food, cosmetics, toiletry and detergent chemical industries, using HDPE, PET, polypropylene and other special resins.

November 30, 2010

Barnea & Co. represented Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd.

Barnea represented Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd., a public company traded on AIM, in the acquisition of the remaining 50 %. of the issued share capital of its Chinese subsidiary from its local partners in consideration for USD 3 million. Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd. is a producer and global supplier of water filters and filtration systems for the industrial, municipal and irrigation markets.

April 27, 2010

New M&A transaction: Barnea & Co. represented Amiad Water Systems Ltd.

Barnea represented Amiad Water Systems Ltd., a public company traded on AIM, in a USD 22 Million merger and acquisition of Arkal Filtration System. Both Amiad and Arkal are producers and global suppliers of water filters and filtration systems for the industrial, municipal and irrigation markets.

September 27, 2009

Barnea & Co. represented Kibbutz Shefayim

Barnea represented Kibbutz Shefayim, in a NIS 5.2 Million investment in STI Security Technology Integration Ltd. STI is active in the international homeland security market, focusing on detection and prevention of terror activities for strategic facilities world-wide.

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