Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co scores highly with sources for its ‘strong business acumen’, which marks it as a solid choice to represent private-sector clients on infrastructure-related matters. The practice strikes a balance between lender and borrower-side mandates, with banks, financial institutions, construction groups and energy companies all on the team’s books. Uri Mandel spearheads the energy, infrastructure and project finance department, while Yaron Cohen leads the tenders and project development team. Oren Tal is a talented senior associate.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is very professional with strong business acumen.’

  • ‘The individuals are highly responsive and really promote our business interests.’

  • ‘The team is highly professional and available. Lawyers are reliable and are able to suggest complex and simple solutions.’

  • ‘There is good communication, which helps to prioritize the various tasks and to find solutions even for topics where the team is less familiar/strong. The practice has built its abilities to provide a one-stop-shop related to the activities of the company I manage.’

  • ‘I have a close working relationship with the partner who leads the team, Uri Mandel, who makes an effort to provide proper service in every matter for our company, in as short a time as possible.’

Key clients

  • Acciona Agua
  • Afcon Construction
  • Afcon Holdings
  • Allied Infrastructure
  • Alon Blue Square Israel
  • Bank Hapoalim
  • Edeltech Group
  • Electra
  • Harel Insurance Company
  • Migdal Insurance Company
  • InfraRed Capital Partners
  • Logisticare
  • Mizrahi Tefahot Bank
  • Phoenix Insurance Company
  • PSP Investments
  • Ramat Hovav Power Plant Limited Partnership (a single purpose entity held by Shikun & Binui and Edeltech)
  • East Hagit Power Plant Limited Partnership (a single purpose entity held by Shikun & Binui and Edeltech)
  • Shikun & Binui
  • Synergy C.P Capital Partners.
  • Denya Cebus

Work highlights

  • Representing Mizrahi Tefahot Bank and Phoenix Insurance Company, as lenders, on a $800m project finance transaction with Shapir Engineering and Generation Capital.
  • Representing Shikun & Binui in a transaction for the sale of its holdings in the concessionaire of a seawater desalination facility in Hadera.
  • Representing Electra, and its subsidiaries, on a project for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of fast lanes to Tel Aviv.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Uri Mandel, Yaron Cohen

Other key lawyers

Oren Tal