Amendment No. 25 To The Israeli Companies Law

A new legislative revision of the Israeli Companies Law which entered into force on February 6 2015, deals among other things with the procedure at the meetings of the Audit Committee of a Public Company. On August 6, 2014 Amendment No. 25 to the Companies Law 5759- 1999 (the “Amendment” and the “Law”, respectively) was published in the Official Gazette.

The Amendment adds new restrictions on the attendance of employees and officers at meetings of […]

By | January 14th, 2019 ||

Switzerland: Private Equity Q&A

What proportion of transactions have involved a financial sponsor as a buyer or seller in the jurisdiction over the last 24 months?In Switzerland, private equity investors remain very active on the market and were involved in 36 per cent of all transactions amounting to 50 recorded deals in the first half of 2018 (compared to 28 per cent in the first half 2017). The involvement of financial sponsors in Switzerland has increased over […]

By | January 14th, 2019 ||

Private Equity In Malta – Q&As

What proportion of transactions have involved a financial sponsor as a buyer or seller in the jurisdiction over the last 24 months?
There are no official statistics issued by any Maltese authority in respect of merger and acquisition transactionor private equity transactions taking place in Malta or involving Maltese companies. However, much of the merger and acquisition activity that we deal with tend to be strategic transactions intended to increase market share or expand into a […]

By | January 13th, 2019 ||