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ERM represented the Sigma-Andbank Group, an Israeli investment group, in its purchase of the entire portfolio management activity of Tamir Fishman, an Israeli based investment house.

The transaction follows our team previously acting for Andbank in their acquisition of a controlling stake in Sigma, and can be seen as part of the overall strategy of growing the Israeli firm into a global entity through acquisitions.

The purchase required our team to navigate Israel’s complex and stringent regulations and obtain approval from the national securities regulator, The Israel Securities Authority (ISA). Adding to the complexities were the adjustment payments used in the transaction as well as the numerous employment issues that arose due to the integration of Tamir Fishman into the Sigma-Andbank Group.

The acquisition is significant for the Sigma-Andbank Group as it substantially increases the amount of assets managed by them.

Corporate and M&A practice                                 

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s corporate practice is widely renowned for its cross-border M&A expertise and it regularly advises leading Israeli and international clients on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel or by Israeli companies abroad. Please click here to read more about our corporate and M&A practice.

For further information, please contact Lior Aharon or another member of our team.

ERM represented Maverick Ventures, a venture capital fund which provides funding for tech start-up companies by high value investors from around the world, on its recent A-round investment in the cybersecurity start-up SafeBreach.

SafeBreach, which was founded in Israel but is now headquartered in Delaware, in the U.S. simulates hacks on companies’ systems to help them identify holes.

Maverick Ventures, together with Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Hewlett Packard Pathfinder joined existing investors Sequoia Capital and Shlomo Kramer in the A-round that raised $15 million for the start-up.

The closing has received widespread press attention, including a mention in The Marker [article in Hebrew] and Geektime [article in English].

High-Tech and Start-Ups and Corporate and M&A practices

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s Technology Practice and Corporate and M&A practice are widely renowned for their cross-border expertise and ERM regularly advises leading Israeli and international clients on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel or by Israeli companies abroad. Please click here to read more about our high-tech and start-ups and corporate and M&A practice.

For further information on this transaction and our technology practice, please contact Natalie Noy.

ERM has recently been appointed as lead advisors to NTA, operators of the mass underground/above-ground transit system in Tel Aviv, widely considered to be the largest and most complex transportation project ever executed in Israel.

NTA was founded in 1997 to provide solutions to Tel Aviv’s transport problems and as a governmental body, it is required to conduct a full and comprehensive tendering process in accordance with Israel law. We will be managing the entire tender process and will be advising on several projects including the development and construction of a number of projects including the Red Line, Purple Line and Green Line.

Amnon Epstein, head of our finance and projects practices commented, “We are delighted to be appointed to such a high profile and transformational infrastructure project. We believe our appointment is testament to our capabilities in acting on large scale and complex infrastructure projects for high profile governmental bodies both domestically and internationally.”

Other members of the team include: partners Asaf Rimon and Lior Aharon; associates Naama Irony, Chen Weiss and Rona Richman.

Please click here for a PDF version of the project details.

Energy and infrastructure

ERM’s renewable energy and infrastructure practice has rich experience in the representation of international and leading clients in all matters relating to complex energy and infrastructure projects worldwide. For more information on the firm’s renewable energy and infrastructure practice, click here.
For more information, please contact Amnon Epstein or another member of our team.

Lior Aharon, a partner in ERM’s projects and corporate and M&A practices, moderated a panel of leading figures in the renewable energy sector at the 2nd Energy and Economy Conference.

The panel focused on the policy for producing electricity from renewable energy in Israel as well as how the policy should be implemented by Israeli regulators.

Panelists were Mr. Yuval Zohar, Head of Renewable Energies, the Electricity Authority, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources; Mr. Eran Litvak , CEO of Arava Energy; Mr. Zafrir Yoeli , Co-Founder and VP, Enlight; Mr. Yaron Szilas , CEO of Shikun & Binui Renewable Energy; Mr. Asi Levinger, CEO of Energix – Renewable Energies Ltd. and Mr. Nadav Barkan, Legal Counsel, EDF EN Israel.


Credit: Ezra Levi

The conference addressed policy and regulation in the Israeli energy sector with MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Energy and MK Eitan Cabel, Chairman of the Economic Committee, among those opening the conference.

For further details of the conference, please click here for the event flyer [in Hebrew].
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ERM is considered a market leader in the renewable energy market, regularly acting for many of the leading Israeli and international owners, developers, EPC contractors and financiers in this sector.

For more information, please contact Lior Aharon or another member of our team.

Amnon Epstein, Head of ERM’s projects and finance practices, moderated a panel of leading international legal figures in the energy sector at the 3rd Foreign Law Firms Conference.

The conference, which was attended, amongst others, by representatives from leading international law firms, covered a range of topics from energy and renewable energy to medical devices and international litigation.

The energy and international energy panel discussed the domestic and international energy markets addressing prominent issues in areas such as solar and gas.

Panelists were partners Gal Oren from Barnea & Co, Mark Levy from  Allen & Overy, Todd Alexander from Chadbourne & Parke, Dan Hacohen from Agmon & Co as well as the Head of Legal at Ormat Technologies Inc, Lynn Alster.

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ERM is considered a market leader in the renewable energy market, regularly acting for many of the leading Israeli and international owners, developers, EPC contractors and financiers in this sector.

For more information, please contact Amnon Epstein or another member of our team.

ERM was delighted to sponsor “Your Start-Up Road Map” event which provided entrepreneurs with skills, tips, and know-how for their first 12 months.

The event, hosted by Bank Hapoalim, featured a variety of speakers including Hagai Patt from Poalim Tech; Shlomi Zedkia from SZ Shvarts Zedkia; Lilach Danewitz from I-angels and Gabi Waisman from Meitav Dash Benefits.

Natalie Noy, a partner in our Technology and Corporate and M&A practices, provided an overview of the main phases which a start-up undergoes during its first year of operations, and the main legal considerations which need to be taken into account.

Technology practice

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s Technology practice regularly provides legal advice to leading Israeli and international clients from pre-incorporation through to exit, as well as on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel and abroad. Our cross-border focus, effective approach, cohesive partnership and strong team of excellent individuals are widely acknowledged by leading international and Israeli technology companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors and major legal directories.

For more information on the event or our Technology practice, please contact Natalie Noy.

Hundreds gathered on the ERM rooftop as we welcomed the Kuang-Chi delegation from China. The event, which we co-hosted with clients Indigo, showcased the best of Israeli high tech as well as foreign investment opportunities in Israel.

The evening concluded a week-long trip in Israel for Kuang-Chi, a Chinese based technology conglomerate focused on dramatic innovation in the fields of aviation, robotics, material science, photonics and satellite technologies.

Introducing the evening was partner Amnon Epstein, head of our projects and finance practices with Dr. Liu Ruopeng, Founder of Kuang-Chi also addressing the attendees.

Among those that attended were Knesset minister Ayoob Kara and David Keyes, Foreign Media Advisor to the Prime Minister.

Pictures from the event can been viewed by clicking here.

Technology practice

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s Technology practice regularly provides legal advice to leading Israeli and international clients from pre-incorporation through to exit, as well as on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel and abroad. Our cross-border focus, effective approach, cohesive partnership and strong team of excellent individuals are widely acknowledged by leading international and Israeli technology companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors and major legal directories.

ERM was delighted to host a round table discussion that explored a number of areas that medical device companies need to consider when operating or planning to operate in China. Topics ranged from the regulatory environment in China, to changes and developments within the Chinese medical device industry.

Introducing the discussion was partner Simon Marks who heads our technology practice together with Gadi Ginot, founder and CEO of Physio-Logic Ltd.

Speakers included: Edwards You LYU (CEO & Co-Founder, Vadi Ventures); Eliran Elimelech (YR-IS, Former Israeli Commercial Attaché in Beijing); Ofer Ben Zvi (Regulatory Affairs – China, Physio-logic Ltd.); Roy S. Melzer (Patent Attorney, Adv. Ehrlich & Fenster); and Carice Witte (Founder, SIGNAL).

High-Tech and Start-Ups practice

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s high-tech and start-ups practice regularly provides legal advice to leading Israeli and international clients from pre-incorporation through to exit, as well as on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel and abroad. Our cross-border focus, effective approach, cohesive partnership and strong team of excellent individuals are widely acknowledged by leading international and Israeli technology companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors and major legal directories.

For more information, please contact Simon Marks.

Physio-Logic

Physio-Logic is a vendor offering an integrated, full service solution for managing medical device Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Affairs (RA) and Clinical Research (CRO). Physio-Logic’s team of 30 experts -senior highly experienced, with a vast international experience with large corporates and start-ups – has a track record of successful execution of global regulatory strategies including: FDA submissions, post FDA inspection remediation programs, CE marking, AMAR registration, CFDA submissions; of  ISO 13485 certification, QMS and design V&V programs and international first-in-man and pivotal clinical trials for all device classes. Physio-Logic serves start-ups, the top global medical device manufacturers and Israel’s most reputable serial entrepreneurs. www.physio-logic.co.il.

ERM is thrilled that our position as a leading firm in our core practice areas has again been recognised in the latest Legal500 rankings. Our Finance and Banking, Energy and Infrastructure, Corporate and M&A, Technology and Dispute Resolution groups have all received strong praise. This is testament to some of the excellent mandates on which we have been honoured to receive instructions in the last year.

We are equally proud that Amnon Epstein was noted as a leader in his field and every single partner of the firm has been mentioned, demonstrating our breadth of service.

We look forward to continuing to serve our international and Israeli clients on their most complex transactions.

For more information about some of recent assignments please visit our Media page or contact one of our Team.

ERM was extremely proud to sponsor, for the second time, an LGBTech event, hosted by British Ambassador David Quarrey and aimed at promoting opportunities for Israeli tech companies in the UK. ERM has a wealth of experience advising on matters with a UK link and several of our lawyers are qualified to advise on English law.

The networking event, which was co-organised by ERM’s Jeremy Seeff, saw 130 senior tech figures meet to hear from the Ambassador as well as a panel moderated by Dan Yalon (Executive VP Business Development at Stratasys) and consisting of Assaf Rappaport (Founder & CEO of Adallom), Moran Leshem Bar (CEO of Geektime) & Naomi Krieger Carmy (Director of UK Israel Tech Hub).

The event raised 5000 NIS for Maavarim, an organisation that helps members of the transgender community into the workplace.

Jeremy Seeff is an associate in our high-tech and start-ups and corporate and M&A practices.

High-Tech and Start-Ups and Corporate and M&A practices

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s high-tech and start-ups and corporate and M&A practices are widely renowned for their cross-border expertise and ERM regularly advises leading Israeli and international clients on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel or by Israeli companies abroad.

Please click here to read more about our Technology practice and Corporate and M&A practice.