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Law Firms - Capital Market Law
Shimonov & Co.
Shimonov & Co. is one of Israel’s most
experienced leading law firms special-
izing in capital markets, public & pri-
vate offerings and corporate law. For over two
decades, Shimonov & Co. has led hundreds of
prospectuses and public offerings (IPOs and sec-
ondary market offerings), some of which among
the most significant and publicized in their field.
Shimonov & Co. have also led ground-breaking
stock offerings such as leading all the stock of-
ferings of American real estate firms in Israel,
which nowadays form the bulk of the stock offer-
ings taking place in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Furthermore, Shimonov & Co. has facilitated hun-
dreds of private stock offerings totaling tens of
billions of Israeli Shekels. Our team of lawyers
is the largest of all the law firms in the country
specializing in stock offerings and the stockmar-
ket in general.
In 2014 Shimonov & Co. has led the highest
number of offerings and prospectuses for
offerings in Israel.
Practice Areas
Prospectuses and Public Offerings
Since its establishment, the firm has prepared
hundreds of prospectuses and supported hun-
dreds of public offerings (IPOs and secondary
offerings) as well as hundreds of private place-
ments raising tens of billions of NIS.
Unique Specialization Acting for Foreign
Companies in Israel
Shimonov & Co. has a unique specialization rep-
resenting foreign companies wishing to offer se-
curities to the Israeli public. The firm represents
the vast majority of US real estate companies in
Israeli public offerings. Most of these are Ameri-
can companies, most of which are among the
largest and most prominent in their respective
(real estate) markets in the USA, which offer se-
curities (bonds in Israel). Shimonov & Co. firm is
proud to have led the majority of these offerings
and to have developed this type of activity in
Israel. We have emerged as the leading expert on
flotations of American companies in Israel with a
reputation all over New York and North America.
We are proud to represent all of the American
companies that have raised bonds in Israel.
Routine Support for Public Companies and
reported entities
Shimonov & Co. regularly supports leading pub-
licly traded companies in Israel on all matters
related to their conduct as reporting corporations.
Our impressive portfolio of clients and our long-
term relationships with them have enabled us to
become highly specialized in supporting these
companies’ legal needs.
This highly specialized representation includes
assistance in preparing immediate reports,
reports of transactions with controlling share-
holders and private placements, assistance in
preparing annual reports (Barnea), and par-
ticipating in meetings at corporate institutions
(boards of directors and committees). The firm
also assists its clients in preparing professional
opinions, petitions to the IsraelSecurities Author-
ity, issues of employee compensation policy and
options allocation outlines.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As)
The firm handles M&A deals, stressing public
companies. Over the years, the firmhas handled
over 100 M&As of Israeli public companies and
many dozens of types of offers to purchase and
complex reorganization proceedings, such as:
complex reverse triangular mergers, carve-outs,
tender offers, stock acquisitions and many other
transaction structures which are especially ad-
justed to our clients’ needs. The firm has par-
ticipated in supporting most of the large and
important takeovers in Israel’s capital market
over the past 20 years.
Capital Market Regulation
In view of the prominent position our Firmand its
head occupy in the field of Israeli capital markets
and securities, we have grown over the years to
become a large, renowned expert firm in the field
of regulation of the Israel capital market. We are
constantly called upon to advise on regulation
and enforcement.
The Firm’s Clients
The firm’s clients include dozens of public com-
panies whose securities are traded on the Tel
AvivStockExchange (TASE). These clients include
Israel’s largest and leading groups, leading for-
eign companies and many Israeli and overseas
controlling owners and businesspeople. The
firm’s clients also include corporations operat-
ing in a broad range of activities including Israeli
and foreign real estate, hotels, aviation, medical
devices, retail, fuel and oil, investments and fi-
nance, biomed, high-tech, venture capital, leas-
ing and more.
The Firm’s Staff
Shimonov & Co. has a skilled and experienced
team of lawyers that provide clients with the
highest professional service. The firm succeeds
in combining strict professional quality,
exceptional creative thinking and deep business
understanding. All of the firm’s partners andmost
associates began within the firm as interns.
Israel Shimonov
Israel Shimonov, one of Israel’s leading
practitioners in the capital market sector,
is ranked as a leader in the field of leading
Israeli and international listings. Due to his rich
experience and unique knowhow, Shimonov
is considered a Top Expert in his field and has
won a unique place of honor and esteem given
to few. Shimonov began his legal career in 1990
as an intern in the office of Prof. Joseph Gross. In
August 1993, he founded Shimonov & Co., and
has over 20 years experience as a commercial
lawyer specializing in Israeli securities law,
companies law, company financing and M&As.
He is renowned as an authority in his field, and
advises clients on a wide range of topics in
corporate law, and securities law, and represents
them before the Israel Securities Authority
and TASE. Shimonov is personally involved in
every case handled by the firm. Over the years,
Shimonov has participated in many precedent-
setting proceedings and breakthrough deals
in the Israeli capital market such as the most
complex M&As by public companies, and has
taken part in themost important control struggles
in Israel’s capital market in the past 20 years.
Esta b l i s h e d
1993
L i n e o f B u s i n ess
Law Firm
Israel Shimonov
Founding Partner *
Jonathan Robinson
Partner
Oren Elkabetz
Partner
Rogovin Tidhar Tower, 11 Menachem Begin
St., Ramat Gan 5268104
Tel: 972-3-6111000
Fax: 972-3-6133355
Dudi Berland
Partner
Nir Cohen Sasson
Partner
* See Top Executives Profiles - Page 582