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Ariel Aminetzah is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Group and the practice group co-leader of the firm’s Israeli Corporate and Securities department.

Ariel regularly advises major corporations in Israel, such as Gazit Globe, Tnuva Group, Leumi Partners in the corporate purchases and sales of the Leumi Group, and various local and international corporations that are active in Israel.
Prior to joining Meitar in October 2012, Ariel served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Tnuva, Israel’s leading food supplier (2008-2012). Ariel served as a close advisor to the Chairperson and CEO of Tnuva on various legal and corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining Tnuva, Ariel was a partner in a leading Israeli law firm (2006-2008) and was a corporate associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York (2000-2006).

Ariel teaches the course “Advanced Corporate Law” at the Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Law.

Ariel is ranked by Chambers & Partners as a leading lawyer in the Corporate/M&A field.

• Representation of Leumi Partners and the Phoenix Group in their acquisition of 17.5% each of Simplivia Healthcare from Fimi for $47 million.
• Representation of Kibbutz Afikim and Fortissimo fund in a sale of 50% of Afimilk to LIC of New Zealand for $70 million (transaction not completed).
• Representation of Leumi Partners in its investment of NIS 66 million for 10.1% of Retailors (of the Fox group) and an option to increase the stake to 20%.
• Representation of Leumi Partners and the Phoenix Group in their acquisition of 10% each of Supergas from Elco (by way of a convertible loan) for NIS 91 million.
• Representation of Leumi Partners and the Phoenix Group in their acquisition of 20% each of Taavura from Clal Industries for NIS 501 million.
• Representation of Kofax Holdings in the Israeli aspects of the acquisition of Top Image Systems (Nasdaq listed), by way of a merger, valued at $16 million.
• Representation of Olik Technologies in the Israeli aspects of the acquisition of Attunity (Nasdaq listed), by way of a merger, valued at $560 million.
• Representation of Thoma Bravo in the Israeli aspects of the acquisition of Imperva (Nasdaq listed), by way of a merger, valued at $2.1 billion.
• Representation of Gazit-Globe, the controlling shareholder of Equity One (NYSE listed). In the merger of Equity One with and into Regency Centers, valued after the merger at $11.7 billion.
• Representation of Leumi Partners in the purchase of 20% of the cooperative society Plazit Industries from Tene Fund for NIS 550 million.
• Representation of the Katz Family and Shamrock Fund in their sale of 49% of Bon Tour to Generation Capital for NIS105 million.
• Representation of El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sun D’or International Airlines Ltd. in a transaction for the purchase of the entire share capital of Israir Airlines & Tourism Ltd. (transaction not completed).
• Representation of Uster Technologies AG in an acquisition of Elbit Vision Systems Ltd., by way of a merger, valued at approximately USD 33 million.
• Representation of Leumi Partners, the Phoenix Group and M. Arkin Ltd. in a proposed purchase of 20% of Direct Insurance – Financial Investments Ltd as part of DIFI’s going private transaction valued at NIS 1.55 billion.
• Representation of private investors in the purchase of 100% of Shovael Project Tel Aviv Ltd. from Electra, Solel ve-Boneh and Shikun ve-Binui.
• Representation of Elco Ltd. in the acquisition of the movie theater chain, Globus Max, for NIS 144 million.
• Representation of Leumi Partners in its sale of approximately 10% of Derech Eretz (Route No. 6 Highway) to institutional investors for NIS 355 million.
• Representation of Leumi Partners in its purchase of 20% of Nilit for USD 45 million.
• Representation of Lumenis in its acquisition by XIO Group for $510 million.
• Representation of Red Bend in its acquisition by Harman International for $200 million.
• Representation of ConvertMedia Ltd. in its purchase by Taboola.com Ltd.
• Advising Tnuva, in the control sale transaction from Apax Fund to Bright Food of China at a company valuation of NIS 8.6 billion.
• Representation of Leumi Partners and Hachshara Insurance Company in their purchase of 40% of Cinema City at a company valuation of NIS 525 million.
• Representation of Leumi Partners in its purchase of 20% of the Distillation Plant Derech Hayam at a company valuation of NIS 429 million.
• Representation of Bon Tour in its purchase of Tour Bus, including its stake in Metropoline Public Transportation.
• Representation of Orad Hi-Tech Systems in its acquisition by Avid Technology, Ltd. for USD 70 million.
• Representation of Endemol Group in the purchase of 33% of Reshet TV channel for NIS 100 million.
• Representation of Stratasys in its purchase of Harvest Technologies Inc.
• Representation of Biosensors International Group Ltd. in the purchase of the assets of Spectrum Dynamics LLC for USD 51 million.