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Gornitzky & Co.
Vitania Tel-Aviv Tower
20 Haharash St. TLV Israel 6761310
Israel
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Work Department

Capital Markets & Securities; Corporate; Commercial; Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

Partner

Career

Yair Shiloni is a partner at Gornitzky & Co.

Yair represents public and private companies vis-à-vis the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Israel Securities Authority and various underwriters. His areas of expertise include:

  • Public Offerings – The drafting and issuance of prospectuses on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, some of which are considered ‘mega’ prospectuses (large scale offerings), for offerings of both bonds and stocks.
  • Private Placements in the institutional market.
  • Mergers & Acquisitions – Representation of public and private Israeli companies in the sale and purchase of assets and securities.

In addition, Yair provides on-going representation to public companies and legal counsel concerning tender offers, immediate reports, related party transactions and other transactions.

Recent notable representations include:

  • Representation of one of the largest shopping mall groups in Israel in a public offering of a series of bonds to finance a shopping mall in the Tel Aviv area in July 2009.
  • Representation of one of one of Israel’s largest and leading car leasing companies, in several public offerings of securitized series of bonds during 2008-2011.
  • Involvement in Osem Group’s acquisition of “Materna.”

Further to his legal practice, Yair frequently lectures at legal conferences and conventions on various legal matters.

Languages

Hebrew and English.

Memberships

2003, Israel Bar Association; Member of the Israel Bar Association’s Securities and Capital Markets Committee

Education

LL.B., Bar-Ilan University (2002).

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Capital markets

Gornitzky & Co.‘s team of capital markets experts routinely advises both Israeli and international issuers, banks, investors and underwriters on the full spectrum of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, large IPOs, as well as listing securities on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Spearheaded by Chaim Friedland, who is the go-to lawyer for issuers and underwriters on outbound transactions, the team also includes Yair Shiloni, who is highly praised by clients for his expertise in public offerings, capital raisings and bond issuances. Domestic capital markets and securities practice head Sharon Werker-Sagy specialises in IPOs and follow-on offerings, while global equity and debt offerings expert Ari Fried, Uri Heller, and corporate and local capital markets practice head Lior Porat are also recommended.