Pinhas Rubin
Hall of fameGornitzky & Co.Gornitzky & Co.’s M&A practice is renowned for its expertise in managing complex cross-border and domestic transactions for Israeli and international conglomerates, public corporations, private equity funds, and venture capitalists. Co-head Chaim Friedland specialises in capital raising, while fellow co-head Elite Elkon is recognised for her work on intricate mergers and acquisitions, financial regulatory matters, and financing transactions. Timor Belan is an expert in international compliance and investigations, while Yehonatan Raff specialises in cross-border private M&A and hi-tech venture capital. Firm chairman Pinhas Rubin serves as another key contact in the practice
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Testimonials
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- 'An exceptionally talented and highly commercial team.'
- 'We have worked across from Elite Elkon's team on numerous occasions, particularly in M&A transactions. The team is highly professional, delivers top-tier legal insights, and is a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Elite Elkon is a pleasure to collaborate with, she is extremely responsive, collegial, and focused on getting the deal done efficiently.'
Key clients
- SAP SE
- Priority Software Solutions Ltd
- Workday, Inc
- International Flavors & Fragrances
- Rapyd Financial Network (2016) Ltd
- Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc
- Eitan Medical Ltd
- IKO Group
- Perimeter 81 Ltd
- Affinity Partners
- Delek Group Ltd
- Motive Capital Management LLC
- Delta-v CL, LP
- Clal Insurance Group
- Sapphire Ventures
- Fattal Hotels Ltd
- Keter Group BV
Work highlights
- Represented SAP SE, a German enterprise software company, on its acquisition by means of a reverse triangular merger of WalkMe Ltd. for approximately USD 1.5 billion.
- Represented Priority Software Solutions Ltd. along with its shareholders, on the sale of a majority stake of the company to Blackstone Growth and affiliated funds, at an US$ 800 million company valuation.
- Acted as Israeli counsel to Workday, Inc on its acquisition of HiredScore.
Lawyers
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Practice head
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Chaim Friedland, Elite Elkon