Shira Azran Partner
Contact Information
16 Abba Hillel Silver Rd.Ramat Gan 5250608, Israel
Tel: 972 3 614 8893 Fax: 972 3 610 3718
Email: sazran@meitar.com
Biography
‘Shira Azran is a superstar. I have worked with her for years, and she is my number one M&A advisor, even for Delaware companies. She is practical and honest, always letting me know if my expectations are unreasonable or if I am about to make a tactical mistake. She is also great at getting feedback; she understands my point of view and what is most important to us and adjusts accordingly.’
The Legal 500
‘Shira is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. She is extremely sharp, pragmatic and has a very strong business sense.“ “Shira Azran is an experienced corporate lawyer in Meitar’s Tel Aviv office who frequently advises clients on securities and M&A transactions.’
Chambers and Partners
‘The partner that stands out the most, 10 times more than anyone else, is our corporate law partner, Shira Azran. Shira is very knowledgeable about the Israeli tech industry and has seen everything in the market over the last 20 years, from investment to exits/IPOs — a huge advantage in all stages of the company.’
The Legal 500
Shira Azran is a partner in Meitar’s Corporate and Securities Group.
Shira represents clients in a wide range of corporate transactions, focusing on equity financings, venture capital investments and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Shira provides ongoing legal advice to clients on corporate and commercial matters, with an emphasis on the tech sector. Shira works closely with entrepreneurs and investors in startups in their early stages and growth phase, providing support and assistance through their corporate and strategic decision-making processes, fundraising and structural changes.
Shira is recognized by Chambers and Partners and ranked in the Corporate/M&A: Technology guide.
She is also recognized by Legal 500 and ranked in their Commercial, Corporate and M&A guide.
Representative Experience
- Representation of Hi-tech Companies from their inception, through their fundraising and in their ongoing legal affairs, including Atera, Cyera, Classiq, Alterya, One Step, Aim Security, Cyberint and Rythm.
- Representation of Growth Funds and PE in their investments, including PSG, Francisco Partners, Bain Capital, Viola Growth, IGP, Highland Capital.
- Representation of Venture Capital Funds in their investments, including Team8 Capital in all of its initial and follow-on investments.
- Representation in M&A, both buy-side and sell-side, including Francisco Partners in its acquisition of MyHeritage; Samanage acquired by SolarWinds; Equivio by Microsoft; Primesense by Apple; Oracle in the acquisitions of RavelloSystems and Crosswise; Cognyte (formerly, Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT)) in its acquisitions and investments in Israel; CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR) in its initial and follow-on public offerings, as well as its investments and acquisitions; Amdocs (NYSE: DOX) in its numerous acquisitions worldwide.