Israel

Meitar Law Offices is one of the largest law firms in Israel. The firm’s offices are located in Ramat Gan. 

Highlights

The firm has depth and experience across all areas covered by the ranking tables. The firm works on matters involving securities regulators and the securities exchanges in the US and UK. They represent issuers and underwriters in structuring and executing securities transactions and disclosure matters in all the world’s major financial markets.

The firm has worked in projects, and energy practices, consistently recognized as a top-tier department for project finance and infrastructure. With over two decades of experience, the firm thrives on handling complex projects.

The firm specializes in guiding clients through the intricate landscape of financial distress, insolvency, and corporate restructuring.

In the capital markets area the firm is experienced and active on the debt and equity side. On the debt side it frequently represents banks as issuers, including on regulatory capital issues. On the equity side it has recently worked for Israeli companies that have undertaken IPOs abroad and in addition to some headline local deals.   

The firm has an active, highly regarded funds team experienced in advising managers and sponsors on forming real estate, private equity and VC funds.    

In M&A the firm maintains a track record of working on a good share of Israel’s largest deals and is generally at the top of annual deal value and volume charts. The high-tech sector is an industry where the firm boasts considerable expertise.  

The firm’s project team’s is one Israel’s strongest in both finance and construction contract and permitting advice. The team has worked for the state or the private sector on large infrastructure PPPs and had roles on host of large power projects. On the finance side the firm has experience advising syndicates of local and international banks funding infrastructure builds.   

Key clients 

Key clients include Bank Leumi, Bank Hapoalim, Israel Discount Bank, Mizrahi Tefahot, Bank of Jerusalem Ltd, Similarweb, Amdocs, AudioCodes, Cellebrite  CyberArk, Evogene, Formula Systems, Galmed, Kornit Digital, Magic Software, Medigus, Mediwound, hosla Ventures, Vaizra Investments, Disruptive Capital Finance, Amadeus Capital, 83 North, Vector Capital, Accel, Arts Alliance, Applied Materials, Benchmark, Canaan, Carmel, Cedar Fund, Evergreen Venture Partners, Infinity, Stratasys, Salesforce,  Baidu, Nice, Verint,  CyberArk, Fiverr, Philip Morris, Global E and Mudabula.