Shibolet & Co
is a corporate law firm based in Tel Aviv. The firm also has offices in New York and Shanghai.
The firm has a focus on banking,
debt and equity capital markets. The firm advises clients on a wide spectrum of matters including acquisition financing, re-financings, asset-based loans, bridge loans, cash flow loans, leveraged financings, multi-currency financings, secured and syndicated loans, project finance, debt restructuring, insolvency, regulatory and real estate finance.
Among the clients of the firm are Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Silicon Valley Bank in Israel, Electra Group,
Ceragon Networks Ltd, NICE-Systems Ltd.,
Camtek Ltd,
Compugen, El Al Israel Airlines,
the Trendlines Group,
Takwin Venture Partners,
Top Capital Leader,
theDock Innovation,
Aviv Funds, Dorman Products, Searchlight,
Solegreen, Siemens, Fishman Family Properties, AG and Baidu.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
During the research period, the banking team primarily
provided advice to borrowers and lenders. The activity included advice
on
insurance, energy and financial services.
Capital markets work for the firm included debt and equity transactions. On the equity side the team represented clients in IPO’s, private placements and secondary offerings. The team also
assisted clients in bond issues, and the issue of hybrid and convertible bonds.
The M&A team and investment funds was active in complex and innovative transactions, including a
formation of a variable capital company incorporated in the Republic of Singapore. Other work included public, private
equity and strategic acquisitions.
Project development work included transportation infrastructure and energy projects. The team was involved
on PPP/BOT projects and tenders, including renewable energy, transportation, desalination, and construction.
Project finance projects included cross-border deals within the energy,
transportation and
energy sectors.
In terms of restructuring and insolvency work, the team represented insolvent entities,
shareholders and bidders.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Aluma Infrastructure Fund $22 million acquisition finance
Gama Management & Clearing $85 million bond
issue
Delek the Israel Fuel Corporation $ 200 million IPO
i3 Partners II $ 75 million fund formation
Ping Identity $ 2.8 billion private acquisition
Ayalon Highway $ several billion-project
development
Fu-Gen $ 108 million project finance
Central Bus Station in Tel-Aviv $ 293 million administration and insolvency proceedings
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
“Experienced, devoted, unbelievable local and global network.”
“Great team, professional.”
“Professional very updated, smart and creative thinking, strong financial and market understanding, and the work is done very down to the detail.”
“Excellent team with really great lawyers across the board.”
“Amazing negotiation skills: taking care of my interests while
maintaining great relations with the other parties. Extraordinary understanding of the subject matter down to the most specific details. Outstanding service: the team was at our disposal day and night, quickly answering our questions and solving our problems.”
“They were very helpful in constructing the deal and assisted in the negotiation.”
“Ofer led our team's legal activities. Ofer's skills are incomparable to the industry standards. During negotiations, Ofer advanced our interests assertively while keeping a professional and positive atmosphere. Internally, despite being extremely busy, he was always at our disposal and his grasp of the discussion areas was always exceptional. He was a pillar of stability in the most stressful moments. A true and amazing leader.”
“Yossi
operates at a different level to other lawyers.
He understands his cases so well and thinks deeply about how to achieve for the client what others can only imagine.”
“Shelly is very responsive and understands the matter at hand very quickly. “
“Ivor is very accessible and has a good response time.”
“Kind, strong, resilient, assertive, hard-working, reliable, honest, practical, responsible, very creative, capable, quick, patient, shows initiative, motivated, versatile.”
Adi Zaltzman
“Smart, creative, updated.”
