Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. Advocates and Notary‘s private fund formation and transaction practice maintains a leading position in the market, representing half of the technology incubators and innovation labs in Israel, as well as a number of real estate and infrastructure clients. The team is led by Maya Issacharov, whose broad practice spans fund formation, fundraising and representation, while co-head of the high-tech and venture capital department Ian Rostowsky is a key contact for venture capital work. Firm president Yonatan Altman stands out for having over 25 years of experience in the technology sector, and Stephen Barak Rozen focuses on the formation of technology incubator funds to invest in start-ups. Highly praised by clients, Tal Tsarfati-Doron is also noted.
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- 'This is one of the most experienced teams in Israel on these issues.'
- 'Maya Issacharov, who heads the practice, is considered the best in Israel in the field.'
- 'We have been working with this firm for over 10 years, both commercially and in fund formation. Both teams have been superb in execution: fast, efficient, smart.'
- 'Excellent service, always attentive and very knowledgeable. '
Key clients
- 12.64 Fund
- Accelmed Growth
- aMoon Growth Fund
- And Ventures
- Canaan Partners Israel
- CanNegev
- Deep Insight Ventures
- F2 Capital
- FinTLV Ventures
- Firstime Ventures
- Forma Fund
- Genesis Partners
- Glilot Capital Partners
- IFF-Frutarom-FoodNxt
- IL Ventures
- Inimiti Ventures
- Israel Infrastructure Fund- IIF
- Klirmark Opportunity Fund
- LionBird
- Marathon Real Estate Fund
- Merlin Fund
- MindUp Ltd.
- Mobilion Ventures
- Moneta Capital and Moneta Seeds
- Nextleap Ventures
- Nielsen Innovate Fund
- RMGP Biopharma Fund
- Shaked Partners
- Sparks Foodtech Food Technologies Limited Partnership
- StageOne Ventures
- Sweetwood Ventures
- Terra Venture Partners, TerraLab
- The Kitchen Hub
- The Time Innovations
- Timora Real Estate Fund
- Vitalife I, SCP Vitalife II
Work highlights
- Handled the formation of Timora Real Estate Fund, which raised approx. $190m.
- Handled the formation of aMoon Growth II, which raised $350m.
- Handled the formation of F2 Select Fund, which raised $85m.
Lawyers
Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Maya Issacharov
Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. Advocates and NotaryPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Maya Issacharov