Striving To Go Private: Going Private Transaction

Introduction

A lot has been said about the great advantages of an IPO of a private company: the possibility of significant fundraising, unlocking the value of the company securities, better possibilities for advertising the company and forming reputation, and much more. However, there is a variety of reasons according to which, making a public company private actually embodies significant advantages, and holders of controlling interests invest great financial and managerial resources in order to make public companies private, while purchasing the public holdings in such companies.

In this article we will review the main ways to turn a public company into a private one (Going Private), among others in the most significant and comprehensive judgment in the case of Atzmon vs. Osem Investments Ltd.¹ which was recently received at the District Court in Tel-Aviv (Economic Division).