Laurence Elbaz-Avisar
FISCHER (FBC & Co.)FISCHER (FBC & Co.) houses a full-service infrastructure practice that secures key roles in major projects in the road, rail, water, energy, defence and social infrastructure spheres, among others. Well-positioned to advise on all stages of a project — from bidding processes through to development, financings and corporate transactions — the group is mainly active on behalf of sponsors, lenders, construction companies and investors. Gilad Winkler is widely recognised for his project finance prowess and heads a department that also draws on the senior experience of Hezi Kattan, whose practice spans project finance, infrastructure and energy. Newly promoted partner Reut Maor Kartowsky and associate Laurence Elbaz-Avisar are also recommended.
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‘The team is deal-oriented.’
‘What sets FBC apart for me is the team's very high availability. Additionally. lawyers provide very thorough and professional work, while getting to know a variety of fields in depth and creating synergy between these fields.’
‘The lawyers I worked with were very professional and business-like and also knew how to offer creative solutions.’
‘Gilad Winkler has a unique "let's go forward" approach. He always offers a solution that will benefit the transaction. He is very familiar with the banks and financial institutions' regulations, dynamics, people, and considerations which makes him the perfect fit to lead negotiations involving institutional investors.’
Key clients
- Allied Infrastructure
- COMSA SSA
- IDE Water Assets; IDE Water Technologies
- China Railway Construction Corporation (International)
- CRCC Hong Kong
- EDF Group
- OPC Energy
- AFI Group
- Bank Hapoalim; Poalim Equity
- Israel Discount Bank
- Bank Leumi
- Bank Mizrahi Tefahot
- JP Morgan Securities
- Clal Insurance Group
- Harel Insurance
- Migdal Insurance Company
- The Phoenix Group
- Menora Mivtahim Insurance
- Meitav Dash Investments
- Colmobil
- Shikun & Binui Energy; Shikun & Binui Etgal Partnership
- Ormat Systems
- SMS Galili
- Dan Public Transportation Company
- Danya Cebus
- VID Desalination Company
- TiL Group (Subsidiary of MSC Shipping Company)
- Generation Capital
- Hadarom Container Terminal
- Lapidoth Capital
- Negev Ecology
- Quadro National Infrastructures
- Starplast Industries (1987)
- Sunflower
- Urbanix
- Zabar Solar
- El-Mor Electric Installations & Services (1986)
- SolarEdge
- Solegreen
- Electra
- Afikim Advanced Transport Services
- Amitim Pension Fund
Work highlights
- Representing Discount Bank, Harel Insurance, Menora Mivtachim Holdings and Amitim Pension Fund, as senior lenders, in an infrastructure project for the construction of a military facility, valued at NIS6bn.
- Advising a consortium in a bid for the design, construction, operation, and financing of the Blue Line of the Jerusalem Light Rail Transit Network, valued at NIS10.7bn.
- Representing a consortium of local infrastructure, transportation and PPP companies in a rail PPP bid in the northern part of Israel, valued at $1.5bn.
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Practice head
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Gilad Winkler