Corporate Finance

Katzenell Dimant /

KD represents Secdo in the sale of Secdo to Palo Alto Networks for $ 100 million in cash

  KD represented Secdo since its incorporation by the founders, Shai Morag and Gil Barak, and have handled all legal …

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Katzenell Dimant /

רן דימנט ואחיעד הראל בטור אורח בכלכליסט

תזכיר החוק לאיסור חלוקת דיבידנד מרווחי שיערוך הוא החמרת יתר, אשר עלולה לפגוע בזכויות בעלי המניות. רן דימנט ואחיעד הראל …

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Katzenell Dimant /

לחלק את הכסף שאין

לאחרונה עלה לכותרות תזכיר חוק שקידם בעבר צוות ממשרד המשפטים, לאיסור חלוקת דיבידנד מתוך רווחי שיערוך. החוק נועד למנוע חלוקה …

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Katzenell Dimant /

News: KD acknowledged on Yahoo! Finance

Our representation of eyeSight Technologies in its $20M investment from Kuang-Chi was acknowledged on Yahoo! Finance. Once again we are …

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Katzenell Dimant /

KD represents eyeSight on $20M financing deal

We are very proud of our client, eyeSight Mobile Technologies, for closing a $20,000,000 strategic transaction with Kuang-Chi Science, and …

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Katzenell Dimant /

A Founder’s Repurchase Dilemma

While serial entrepreneurs may already be immune, or at the very least indifferent, first-timers often have trouble biting the Repurchase Agreement bullet. How did you feel when your investors told you that reverse-vesting provisions were going to apply to shares that were already yours?

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Einat Katzenell /

Seed and Pre-seed Benefits

When presenting your startup to potential investors, there are two advantages available under Israeli law that you might want to emphasize, which could make investing in your startup much more attractive, particularly at the seed and pre-seed stages.

The first advantage is the tax benefits under the “Angels Law”, and the second is the $1:$1 grant under the “early stage companies” OCS program.

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Katzenell Dimant /

Favorite Option Grant Mistake

Mature companies typically have mechanisms in place designated to monitor and control ESO grants, but when founders are bootstrapping they tend to do things absent-mindedly.

Some classic examples of ESO grant mistakes include: forgetting to set an exercise price; failing to define vesting or exercise periods; omitting an expiry date; committing to specific tax treatment; and – the BIG one you’ve been waiting for, promising a percentage of the company rather than a specific number of shares.

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News: KD recognised for NIS 4.5b in transactional value

KATZENELL DIMANT has been recognized as one of Israel’s top law firms for 2015 by Globes Dun’s 100 in 4 (!) …

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