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February / 2016

Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2016

Clifford Felig, Jonathan Nathan and Yael Weiss, partners at Meitar, are the authors of the Israeli chapter “Shareholder Activism & Engagement” in “Getting The Deal Through” magazine.

The full chapter is available through the PDF icon.

Corporate and SecuritiesCorporate and Securities
January / 2016

IVC – Meitar H1 2015 Exits Report

We are pleased to attach the IVC-Meitar report on exit transactions in the Israeli hi-tech sector in H1 2015, which was released this week by the IVC Research Center and our firm. As the report shows, high-tech exits climbed to $5.29 Billion in the first half of 2015, 76% of the total 2014 amount..
We are especially proud that Meitar has continued its dominant role in this market, representing acquirers or targets, as well as issuers or underwriters, in most of these transactions.

The full report is available through the PDF icon.

Corporate and SecuritiesCorporate and Securities
January / 2016

The new Law to Promote Investments in High-Tech Companies

The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.

Corporate and SecuritiesCorporate and Securities
January / 2015

IVC – Meitar 2014 Exits Report

We are pleased to attach the IVC-Meitar report on exit transactions in the Israeli hi-tech sector in 2014, which was released this week at a joint presentation by the IVC Research Center and our firm. As the report shows, 2014 was a banner year for IPO’s and M&A transactions involving Israeli hi-tech companies.
We are especially proud that Meitar has continued its dominant role in this market, representing acquirers or targets, as well as issuers or underwriters, in most of these transactions.
The full report is available through the PDF icon.

Corporate and SecuritiesCorporate and Securities
June / 2014

Amended Companies Regulations – Foreign-Traded Public Companies

The full update is available through the PDF icon.

Corporate and SecuritiesCorporate and Securities
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 SecuritiesCorporate and Securities
March / 2011

Amendment No. 16 to the Companies Law (Improving Corporate Governance) – 2011

Dan Shamgar and Shira Azran has published a Client update describing Amendment No. 16 to the Companies Law – 1999 enacted on March 8, 2011, which primarily addresses corporate governance rules and incorporates, among others, recommendations of a committee established a few years ago by the Israeli Securities Authority (the Committee for the Review of a Corporate Governance Code, also known as the Goshen Committee).

This Client update summarizes the main provisions of the Amendment and our initial recommendations with respect thereto. The Amendment became effective on May 14, 2011, with certain provisions becoming effective on September 15, 2011.

The full update is available through the PDF icon.

Corporate and SecuritiesCorporate and Securities