Capital Markets
Global Guide 2024 : Israel
Band 1
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Provided by Meitar | Law Offices
Meitar’s capital markets practice has two focuses – domestic transactions on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in which we have consistently been ranked by the local financial press as the market leader, led by Yoav Nahir, and international transactions involving offerings by Israeli companies abroad, led by Dr. Shachar Hadar.
In the case of foreign offerings by Israeli companies, our competitive advantage is based on the significant U.S. capital markets experience of many of our partners and senior attorneys before joining our firm. This allows our firm to take the role of lead counsel in U.S. and London offerings by Israeli issuers, rather than simply serving as local advisor to a U.S. or English firm who runs the deal. We are able to complete the deal, therefore, at a much lower cost to the client. Another unique characteristic of our capital markets practice is our unsurpassed experience in debt offerings.
Since the beginning of 2014, Meitar represented either issuers or underwriters in the vast majority of all offerings by Israeli companies in the U.S. market, far more than any other Israeli law firm.
Our firm consistently ranks as elite/top tier for capital markets practice in all league tables, with strong showings as both issuer's and underwriter's counsel in all types of transactions, including debt and equity securities issued in international markets.
Chambers Review
Meitar is a market-leading law firm with extensive capital markets expertise and a deep bench of lawyers specialising in this area. The team can list a number of major banking institutions as clients, as well as corporations active in sectors such as real estate, technology and telecoms. It has an accomplished track record of handling mandates relating to the private and public placement of bonds and equity. The group is especially noted for its wealth of expertise assisting Israeli companies with NYSE and Nasdaq listings and underwriting cross-border public offerings.
Work Highlights
- Meitar assisted Bank Hapoalim with a ILS4.155 billion issue of bonds and contingent convertible (COCO) bonds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are amazing, they provide world-class service with an Israeli perspective and have good knowledge of US law."
"Meitar has very strong ability in outside-the-box thinking."
"Meitar fields a great team with great knowledge of capital markets."
"They are amazing, they provide world-class service with an Israeli perspective and have good knowledge of US law."
"Meitar has very strong ability in outside-the-box thinking."
"Meitar fields a great team with great knowledge of capital markets."
Notable Practitioners
Clifford Felig is one of the best-known capital markets lawyers in Israel. His work includes representing leading financial institutions in their capacity as underwriters.
Shachar Hadar is notable for his work on technology and life sciences deals and bond issues by leading banks, as well as for his notable focus on US-listed companies. He possesses vast experience advising Israeli clients on equity offerings and IPOs on Nasdaq.
"Shachar is always available and responds quickly to queries. He has experience of how to handle different complex issues."
"Shachar is very instrumental in negotiations on major deals."
Dan Shamgar is a highly respected capital markets lawyer whose work includes acting on public offerings in the USA.
David Glatt has a wealth of debt and equity capital markets experience advising Israeli issuers. An accomplished lawyer in this space, he acts on matters such as IPOs and secondary market offerings.
Major banks and financial institutions number among Yael Weiss's clients. Her capital markets experience includes advising on convertible capital and bond issues.
Ranked Lawyers at
Meitar | Law Offices
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Members
Provided by Meitar | Law Offices
Dan Geva
Jonathan Atha
Jonathan Nathan
Shaul Hayoun
Shira Azran
Tali Menashe
Tomer Sela
Yael Weiss
Yoav Nahir