Commercial Law & Mergers and Acquisitions

Yossi Levy & Co. has extensive experience in providing advice regarding complex commercial matters in Israel and abroad, including complex transactions, mergers and acquisitions, ongoing counsel to Israeli and international public and private entities, establishing joint ventures, and assisting start-up companies, as well as advising on issues related to capital raising and financing transactions.

Representative Experience in Commercial Law and Mergers and Acquisitions:
We continue to assist Elco Holdings and Electra Consumer Products in a long line of transactions, including the acquisition of the Hofree Hasharon Group, the acquisition of the Zom Elevators, and the purchase of shares of FK Generators. We have represented Electra Consumer Products in its acquisition of the Machsanei Chashmal chain, the acquisition of the Ace retil chain and its sale to the Kedma Capital private equity fund, the acquisition of the Daikin and Huawei franchises in Israel, the acquisition of the Breville franchise in Israel, the acquisition of Nekuda Aduma Marketing, and the sale of the activities of Electra Bar. The firm represented the shareholders of the DSNR Group in the sale of their holdings and Elco Systems and Services in the acquisition of the holdings of Compex International (93), as well as their acquisition of the operations of AFSK Industries. We have also assisted Tradomatics, which works in the field of algo-trading, in numerous transactions. Additionally, our firm represents the controlling purchasers in the Modgal Metal, and regularly assists the Ya’acobi Brothers Group and Afcon Group in various commercial transactions. We recently assisted Partner Communications in its attempt to acquire Leumi Card as part of Israel’s reform in the banking sector, which calls for the separation of credit card companies from the banks. Currently, we represent Partner Communications in its dealings for the acquisition of a controlling interest in Leumi Card from Bank Leumi. The firm represented Ein Tal, the largest eye hospital in Israel, in a JV between Ein Tal and the Eye Department of HAdassah Hospital for the establishment of a new eye clinic in Israel. Furthermore, the firm represented Electra in large contracts for the provision of facility management services in Israel and cooperation agreements with worldwide leading companies in this field.

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He has extensive experience in the fields of tenders law, large-scale projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors, antitrust law, and international trade. He provides counsel to the firm’s clients both in specific legal cases and in matters relating to broad-based legislation and regulation processes.

Yossi deals with civil and criminal aspects of antitrust law and represents the firm’s clients before the relevant bodies and courts, such the Antitrust Commissioner, the Antitrust Court, the District Courts and the Supreme Court. For example, he has handled cases of claims of a cartel for the marketing of pipes, a cartel for marketing gas, a cartel for marketing envelopes, a cartel for marketing frozen vegetables, and a cartel for textbooks.

Yossi is considered one of the foremost experts in Israel in the field of antitrust and competition law. He advises the firm’s clients in this field, including manufacturers and suppliers of food and consumer goods, banks, supermarket chains, leading players in the energy industry, tourism service providers, and communications providers, including television and cellular telecommunications and professional associations. Furthermore, in the area of legislation and regulation, Yossi represents significant Israeli and international players, providing counsel for all their legal needs regarding international trade. In particular, Yossi represents our clients before the Industrial Cooperation Authority at the Ministry of Economy and Industry, which oversees government procurement in accordance with Israel's obligations under treaties relating to government procurement as part of the World Trade Organization, as well as proceedings regarding levies and duties, before the relevant authorities and courts.

He provides legal counsel to companies that frequently participate in complex Israeli and international tenders, such as Hewlett-Packard, General Electric, Alstom, Von Roll, Electra Group, Elco Group, Afcon Group, Ya’Acobi Brothers Group, and Partner Communications.

Yossi has many years of experience in providing counsel to government tenders committees, such as those of the Israel Airports Authority, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources, the Ministry of the Environment, and the Ministry of Transport. He also has extensive experience in advising private entities and financing parties which have participated in some of the largest and most significant projects in Israel.
Significant mergers that Yossi has overseen include Electra Consumer Products joint venture with YNET and Electra Consumer Products acquisition of the ACE retail chain. He has also represented Lageen and Caniel, manufacturers of canned goods, in a petition before the Supreme Court regarding the decision of the Antitrust Commissioner and the decision of the Antitrust Tribunal to prevent the merger of the two companies.

Furthermore, Yossi represented Electra Consumer Products before the Antitrust Tribunal concerning the merger request in the field of water bars, between Electra Consumer Products and Eden Springs. He also represented Visa Europe before the Israel Antitrust Authority, the Antitrust Tribunal, and the Supreme Court, in the matter of the cross-clearing arrangement and the cross-commission. He also represented Tnuva, as part of its process in obtaining a declaratory order regarding the dairies in the Golan Heights.
Additionally, he represented one of the largest global conglomerates before the Israel Antitrust Tribunal and the District Court in connection with claims regarding the company's involvement in an international cartel in the field of electricity. This case is the largest restrictive procedure in the history of the State of Israel.

As part of his job providing legal counsel for numerous commercial bodies, Yossi has been involved in legislation of many Knesset committees proceedings, giving him unique insight into Israel's legislative processes, particularly regarding the interplay of these processes with the business world. Yossi was involved in legislating the Mandatory Tenders Law and regulations, the amendments to the Restrictive Trade Practices Law regarding class action suits, the Products and Services Regulation Law, the Toll Roads Law, the Standards Law, the Non-Profit Organizations Law, the Banking Law on Credit Cards, the Concentration Law, and many other regulations and laws.

Between 1981 and 1983, Yossi served as the Deputy pf the Minister of Economy at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC. As part of his work, Yossi regularly took part in negotiations on behalf of the State of Israel vis-à-vis US government agencies and private American companies, including negotiations between the Israeli government and the US government regarding the Free Trade Area Agreement between the two countries, as well as Israel's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). He took part in formulating the memorandum of understanding between the US Department of Defense and the Israeli Ministry of Defense regarding security and procurement tenders.
Yossi has also dealt with a number of commercial and legal matters relating to American military assistance to Israel. For example, he was involved in negotiations and agreements for the conversion of US military assistance to Israel from loans to grants, as well as in the leasing and sale of Kfir fighter jets to the US Navy. During this period, Yossi dealt with many aspects of the financing and insurance of American exports to Israel via the Export–Import Bank of the United States and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Between 1983 to 1986, Yossi worked at the New York branch of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, where he was involved in large-scale international transactions, including Transmerica-Sedgwick (worth over $3 billion) and in various transactions related to the field of transportation.

Yossi’s achievements in the field of antitrust and competition law, as well as in project finance, energy, and infrastructure have been recognized by Chambers Global and Legal 500 numerous times. [post_title] => Yossi Levy [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => %d7%99%d7%95%d7%a1%d7%99-%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%99 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-05-19 08:47:56 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-05-19 05:47:56 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://ljlaw.co.il/team/%d7%99%d7%95%d7%a1%d7%99-%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%99/ [menu_order] => 10 [post_type] => team [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [1] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2151 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2019-10-30 03:11:01 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-30 01:11:01 [post_content] => Yaron is involved in commercial law, mergers and acquisitions.

His specializations include commercial, corporate, and contract law. Yaron provides counsel to our clients on a wide range of commercial transactions, including purchase and service agreements in a variety of fields, retail distribution contracts, tenders, subcontracting, and concession and franchise agreements.

He also advises clients on numerous issues related to commercial law, including consumer protection, complex commercial matters, and regulatory compliance. In this framework, Yaron handles drafting opinion letters in the field of commercial regulation applicable to our clients’ activities, including in connection with compliance of the provisions and regulations of the Consumer Protection Law, conducting operations and bids, and assisting with primary and secondary legislation efforts.

Before joining us, Yaron worked in commercial and corporate law at one of the largest Israeli law firms. [post_title] => Yaron Drukarch [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => yaron-drukarch [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-01-19 14:07:57 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-01-19 12:07:57 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://ljlaw.co.il/team/yaron-drukarch/ [menu_order] => 70 [post_type] => team [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2505 [post_author] => 4 [post_date] => 2020-03-16 14:46:18 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-03-16 12:46:18 [post_content] => Arik Dubinsky is a partner at Yossi Levy & Co.  Arik specializes in major infrastructure projects, particularly in transportation, conventional and renewable energy and utilities sectors. Arik has domestic as well as international experience in advising clients throughout the development of an infrastructure project, from tendering, main contract drafting and negotiation, procurement structuring, subcontracting, through to strategic advice during construction and on related claims. Arik represents developers, project companies, contractors, consultants and suppliers in BOT, EPC, DB, BOO projects for toll roads, rail and metro, thermosolar power plants, photovoltaic plants, combined cycle power plants, desalination and water treatment facilities and transmission lines. He also has experience in construction of hospitals and technology buildings, such as data center facilities and logistic centers. Prior to joining Yossi Levy & Co, Arik served as a legal counsel for global energy and desalination companies, supporting the entire lifecycle of multiple energy assets, from the initiation process, through to the financing, construction, operation, maintenance and ultimately their transfer or sale. Arik also leads firm’s Spain Practice. He represents Spanish companies executing projects for energy, industrial, oil and gas sectors, suppliers of specialized services for industrial projects and manufacturers of goods. Arik also leads several commercial ventures and investments of Israeli companies in Spain. He is a member of Israel Spain Chamber of Commerce. 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In addition, Roni practices with expertise in health law, which includes ongoing support and advice to various health corporations.   [post_title] => Roni Sheves [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => roni-sheves [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-03-16 16:45:08 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-03-16 14:45:08 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://ljlaw.co.il/?post_type=team&p=3678 [menu_order] => 125 [post_type] => team [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [4] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3708 [post_author] => 7 [post_date] => 2023-03-26 22:00:05 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-03-26 19:00:05 [post_content] => Sandra is a Partner in the Commercial Department of our Firm. Sandra specializes in a variety of areas of commercial and corporate law, including company law and securities law, retail, insurance-finance, blockchain (crypto), medical cannabis, accompanying and providing legal services to Israeli and international companies in a variety of fields, including M&A transactions, SPA's, joint ventures (JV), Investment Funds, Partnerships, Agency agreements and laws, as well as other complex transactions in Israel and abroad while representing and accompanying leading/governmental entities both in the Israeli economy and in Europe and the USA. Sandra provides on-going legal advice on client's day-to-day commercial activities, cross board in a wide range of legal issues, complex real estate transactions. Over the years Sandra gained professional experience accompanying leading local and international companies for international tenders (Metro-Israel). Until today Sandra has handled and accompanied transactions in hundreds of billions of Shekels. She also gained legal experience in litigation proceedings - insolvency - and has the chance to take part in creating precedents in cross boarder liquidation proceedings. 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Between 2002 and 2009 resided in Palo Alto, California and practiced law, as a qualified California attorney, at the preeminent Silicon Valley form, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati (www.wsgr.com). While working at the commercial department, handled all professional aspects of client files in commercial, securities, white-collar crime, VC, and M&A; representing client such as Acxiom, Alvarion, Amdocs, BEA, Broadcom, Corio,  Epicor, Facebook, Genentech, and Google. Upon returning to Israel, Merav specialized mainly in regulatory and compliance issues as Legal Counsel at the Association of Banks in Israel and at the Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority . 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Inbar is an associate of our Tenders and Commercial Department.

She specializes in tenders and other competitive proceedings, advising clients on related issues at all stages of the process, including drafting tender documents, ongoing accompaniment throughout the process, submitting bids, preparing engagement contracts and managing the tender proceedings.

In addition, Inbar is involved in various fields of commercial law, advising companies on contracting agreements, service, sales and distribution agreements, accompanying project execution, representing clients in consumer protection cases, accompanying clients in establishing companies, performing due diligence preparing legal opinions, incorporation documents, reports and company resolutions as well as formualting regulations for special offers, publications and commercial contests.

During her studies, Inbar participated in a student exchange program and studied law, majoring in corporate and company law at Kassel University in Germany. She also took part in the academic externship program, “Halacha Lemaaseh”, in which she served as assistant to a senior registrar at the Tel Aviv Magistrate Court, specializing in tort law and providing ongoing assistance, participating in deliberations, reaching decisions and preparing rulings.

Inbar interned at our firm and upon being admitted to the Israel Bar Association, she joined us in a full-time capacity.

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