Lipa Meir & Co’s banking and finance practice is distinguished by its strong expertise in credit facilities, project financing, and real estate finance. The firm advises a broad spectrum of clients, including major banks, insurance groups, and credit card companies, on complex transactions. The team is led by real estate finance expert Yariv Shalom and includes Yoni Shtinmatz, whose wide-ranging practice encompasses finance transactions, investments, syndications, and banking regulations.
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Key clients
- ServerFarm
- Hapoalim Ltd. (TASE: POLI)
- Bank Leumi Le Israel BM (TASE: LUMI)
- Israel Discount Bank Ltd. (TASE: DSCT)
- Harel Insurance Inv. & Fin. Services Ltd. (TASE: HARL)
- Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd (TASE: MGDL)
- The Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd.
- MAX IT FINANCE LTD
- Menorah Mivtachim Insurance Ltd.
- ICIC - The Israeli Credit Insurance Company
- Shikun & Binui Ltd.
- David Lubinski Ltd.
- Netafim
- Ayalon Insurance Company Ltd.
- Bareket Financing Ltd.
- Astral Hotels
- Hachshara Insurance Company Ltd.
- S. SHLOMO INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
- Sufrin Holdings Ltd. (TASE: SFRN)
- Allied Group Limited (HKG: 0373)
- Weiss Group and several companies in its control (Including Pandom Ltd.)
- Top Capital – SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENTREPRENEUR LTD
- Crego Business and Finance Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised ServerFarm, a global leader in the server farm sector, providing comprehensive legal counsel for its Israeli branch, ServerFarm 2007 Limited Partnership, in collaboration with the Israel Infrastructure Fund (YIF), focusing on real estate and financing for advanced data centre services, with projects including a server farm in Moshav Bnei Zion and several upcoming facilities, valued at approximately USD 75.2 million and hundreds of millions of NIS.
- Advised Bank Leumi on a range of legal services, including financial syndication, loan and guarantee contracts, True Sale Options under US-GAAP (FAS-166), short-term financing insurance, and commercial export financing involving negotiations with Coface, with the total scope of these activities exceeding NIS 3 billion.
- Acted as chief legal counsel for Bituach Haklai to facilitate a NIS 21 million financing deal to support Giza Singer Even Ltd. in acquiring franchise ownership of student dormitories at Bar Ilan University, a complex transaction successfully concluded in January 2024.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Yariv Shalom