M. Firon & Co Advocates and Notaries
Praised by one client as ‘the best M&A team in the country’, M. Firon & Co Advocates and Notaries' corporate practice assists both private and public companies from the technology, defence, energy, pharmaceutical, and real estate sectors. Spearheaded by firm head Zvi Firon, the mergers and acquisitions practice is led by ’phenomenal transactional lawyer’ Jacob Enoch, and includes head of the capital markets, corporations, and securities practice Udi Efron, head of the international corporate practice, as well as the firm's internet, gaming, and e-commerce department Jacob Sarov, and international practice lead Eytan Epstein. Associate Sapir Bialistock Franken is also recommended.
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Testimonials
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- 'Extremely professional, well-informed on the subject, quick and out-of-the-box in thinking and providing solutions.'
- 'Jacob Sarov is an extremely competent, capable, responsive and creative partner. Not only within the firm, but also as a client partner, able to provide cutting-edge, thoughtful and above all practical advice.'
- 'An all-star team of professionals. Clearly experts in cross-border M&A, investment and finance.'
- 'Jacob Enoch is a phenomenal transactional lawyer with a wealth of skills and experience that is truly out of the ordinary. My only choice.'
- 'David Yaacobi is a brilliant young partner. Very capable and dedicated. Jacob Enoch is simply the best lawyer in Israel, at all levels of his varied practice.'
- 'The best M&A team in the country.'
- 'The most impressive team we met. They are commercial, responsive and good at what they do. They don't just act as lawyers, they want to offer the client a complete treatment.'
- 'We have been using Firon for almost 10 years and are extremely satisfied with their services. Jacob Sarov has steered us in the right direction several times, understanding our business thoroughly, which makes it easy to handle a professional decision. I believe they are unique in that they bring a deep knowledge of the industry, enthusiasm, high availability, speed of execution and a lot of passion, making them a rare mix of qualities to support the firm.'
Key clients
- IBM
- Shemen
- Psagot
- Elbit Systems
- B.S Katz
- Diplomat
- Epsilon
- Goodpharm
- Ashtrom Group
- C. Mer
- Yanolja
- Novolog
- Mega Or
- MasterCard
- Direct Finance
- Dan Hotels
- Ashdar
- DHL
Work highlights
- Advised Yanolja on the acquisition of Go Global Travel, from Apax Partners, estimated at USD200m.
- Advised Shemen Industries on the merger with JTLV3 estimated at hundreds of NIS millions.
- Advised Diplomat on the acquisitions of Neve Pharma, Bigdam, and Dorot, for over NIS150m.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Zvi Firon, Jacob Enoch, Eytan Epstein