Israel overview

Nabarro has represented Israeli clients looking to do business overseas, and in the UK in particular, for over 25 years. Our dedicated Israel Group has acted for a wide range of household names in Israel including companies listed on TASE, provident funds and insurance companies as well as high net worth individuals. Our team has a wide range of contacts in the Israeli business community and travels regularly to Israel.

Nabarro has assisted our Israeli client base on a wide range of matters including:

  • Private and public fund raising in the UK;
  • Mergers and acquisitions;
  • Real Estate investment, development and joint venture;
  • Operational infrastructure businesses;
  • Dispute resolution; and
  • IT and IP matters.

The numbers are truly impressive. Since 2005 alone, our team has assisted Israeli clients on acquisitions, fundraisings and joint ventures with aggregate enterprise values in excess of £2.5 billion.

Nabarro is one of the most highly regarded law firms in the UK business community. We have developed a strong reputation in a number of sectors:

REAL ESTATE

The Legal 500 2010 ranks us in Tier One; which includes only 4 law firms. Ranked as one of the best commercial real estate firms in the UK, we are described as ‘well resourced’, ‘highly responsive’ and ‘superior to most firms’.

FUNDS

Our Funds and Indirect Real Estate team is acknowledged as a leader in its sector, establishing and advising on corporate vehicles, funds and corporate wrapped transactions, including:

  • UK and International fund establishments;
  • Joint ventures;
  • Investment into global, pan-European and UK funds;
  • M&A and listings;
  • Corporate wrapped real estate acquisitions and disposals including those using offshore structures; and
  • Tax led structuring.

CORPORATE

The Legal 500 ranks us as one of the best mergers and acquisition firms in the UK. Our corporate team has an excellent track record of advising Israel-based companies on M&A transactions and IPOs. We also advise clients on many other corporate-related matters, such as private equity transactions, joint ventures and commercial contracts. The London-based Corporate Group advises a wide range of clients, from small organisations to global corporations who require cross-jurisdictional teams incorporating our associated international firms.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Our Financial Services Regulatory group combines varied legal expertise with in-depth knowledge of the financial services industry to provide comprehensive legal advice to financial institutions. The high level of regulation in this industry and the need to protect hard-won reputations means that clear, high quality advice is essential for our clients.

Our team focuses on legal advice in key areas of the industry, particularly:

  • Funds;
  • Financial services regulation;
  • Equity capital markets;
  • Debt trading; and
  • Financial services dispute resolution.

HEALTHCARE

Our experienced solicitors have advised numerous private and public sector clients on many aspects of the fast-changing healthcare sector. In the private sector, we advise on corporate finance, banking and M&A activities, commercial contracts, regulatory, site acquisition and development compliance and risk management issues and relationships with the public sector. We provide our public sector clients with access to the experience we have gained from acting for NHS and social services clients for a number of years.

CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY

Our climate change and energy group specialises in sustainable energy, electricity, coal, upstream oil and gas, on-site generation and off-site purchase of low carbon energy. Clients span the entire energy market – public agencies, electricity generators producing low emission power and property developers. This, combined with the depth of our real estate and corporate expertise, has allowed us to create of the UK’s leading practices for the delivery of low carbon energy and utility solutions to property developers and investors.

For further information about our Israel group services and news updates on legal issues affecting Israel related business please email Warren Taylor.

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