The “Israeli Resident” test for a company – guidelines for “Management and Control”
The full update is available through the PDF icon.
Media Center
February / 2014
Taxation
January / 2014
Representation of Covidien in its acquisition of Given Imaging for approximately $1 billion
Meitar represented NYSE-listed Covidien, a US medical device manufacture, in its acquisition of Given Imaging, a medical technology company that develops and manufactures the swallowable imaging capsules for endoscopy, for approximately $1 billion.
January / 2014
Amendment 22 of the Companies Law – New game rules for audit commitee
The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.
Corporate and Securities
January / 2014
The Promotion of Competition and the Reduction of Concentration Act, 2013
The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.
Antitrust / Competition Law
January / 2014
Representation of Conduit
Meitar represented Conduit in its spin-off of ClientConnect, Conduit’s toolbar division, and the subsequent purchase of ClientConnect by Perion Network Ltd., a NASDAQ company, in an all stock transaction. Conduit’s shareholders and option holders received 81% of Perion shares in the transaction, which closed in January 2014.
Globes, December / 2013
“Israel’s accession to international conventions is important to attract foreign investors”
Adv. Renelle Joffe speaks about pending legislation in Israel regarding definition of the country’s Exclusive Economic waters and application of local law in this area, and emphasizes the importance of foreign investors in encouraging competition in the natural gas market.
For the full article (Hebrew), please click here.
November / 2013
Draft guidelines of the Antitrust Authority – Prohibition on monopolies to charge excessive price
The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.
Antitrust / Competition Law 