While Israel’s politicians try to negotiate the country towards a coalition government, there are plenty of negotiations for Israeli businesses this past week. Israeli startups raised a record USD 2.8 billion in March 2021, almost doubling the previous monthly record of USD 1.44 billion, set in January. Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co. represented More [...]
While the Israeli election remains uncertain, there is no doubt that the trend of SPAC transactions shows no sign of slowing. This past week, we saw Meitar and Erdinast Ben Nathan Toledano & Co. continue to advise on SPACs. Meitar advising ironSource on its SPAC merger, valuing the merged company at a whopping USD 11 billion, EBN acted for [...]
As we step towards Passover, it has been a SPACtastic week again in Israel. While Herzog, Fox & Neeman acted for PLAYSTUDIOS in huge SPACmerger in mobile gaming sector, Meitar advised Israeli fintech company, eToro on a record-breaking merger via another SPAC by FinTech Acquisition Corp. V represented by Gornitzky & Co. While their valuations surged [...]
As we race into March and hope springs up, yet another Israeli company joined the Unicorn Club –Axonius, which recently completed a USD 100 million Series D funding round, giving the company a valuation of over USD 1 Billion. Both Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Goldfarb Seligman advised. There were twin acquisitions for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP to [...]
ALB Middle East Law Awards, published by Thomson Reuters, revealed the shortlist for the inaugural Israel Law Firm of the Year award. Nominees are: Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co. Advocates Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co - FBC Greenberg Traurig, LLP Lipa Meir & Co. Advocates Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. Tadmor Levy [...]
The much-anticipated Chambers Global launched yesterday, and hot off the press, the Israel chapter looking as follows: There were 16 law firms who moved up the rankings, with 21 individuals also climbing in the rankings. With Chambers looking to reflect the current market and keep the guides fresh and relevant, there were 9 new law [...]
Last Friday (February 19th), President Biden recommitted theUnitedStates to the Paris Climate Agreement. Climate change and renewable energy are firmly back on the map. With UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looking to “turn Britain into the Saudi Arabia of wind” and Israel building some of the most cutting-edge solar farms in the world, we explore the current state of play [...]
The 2021 edition of World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, featuring Israel, has been published. The WTR 1000 research directory, which focuses exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners, has firmly established itself as the definitive ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking world-class legal trademark expertise. WTR ranks the following: enforcement litigation, prosecution and [...]
As we head towards Valentine’s Day, there is a lot of love still in the air for the SPAC. Israeli digital payments company Payoneer is set for a $3.3B value SPAC merger, with Meitar acting as Israeli counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Paul Hastings as regulatory counsel, while Morgan, Lewis & Bockius represented FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp. There were key sales in [...]
We bring you the 2021 submission and publication dates for the upcoming 2021 Israel related submissions. Some of the dates are not finalised or confirmed , so we will update throughout the year, continuously, via our blog, social media and email marketing. Please sign up to download the 2021 submissions calendar and to receive reminders [...]
