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Gornitzky & Co.

Gornitzky & Co.

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Israel

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Banking and finance

Gornitzky & Co. covers every aspect of transactional and regulatory banking and finance work, with particularly skill in acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance, and export finance. The practice also assists with credit risk mitigation, factoring and venture lending. Department head Eli Elya acts for large banks, non-bank lenders and corporate borrowers; Dubi Gross is a highly-regarded debt finance expert; and Elite Elkon is a financial regulation specialist. The next line of experienced practitioners includes Inbal Badner, Idan Baki, Ori Yitzhak, Nir Keidar, Ido Malin, and Hana Atias.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • Eli Elya is very pragmatic and has excellent judgment as to what really matters. He also has a good sense of what is needed to get the deal done. Meir Dominitz is a pleasure to work with and does a great job bringing to bear his experience practicing in New York as a finance lawyer. Nir Keidar is a pleasure to work with.
  • All-in approach. They are available 24/7 for you as a client. Not shy about taking on more responsibilities and coming forward to solve complex situations. Knowledgeable and experienced.
  • The team, particularly Eli Elya, is professional and helpful in getting the work done.
  • The team is very professional and knowledgeable. They worked with us closely through all the legal requirements with patience and explained all the steps and processes we will need to follow. They made sure that we will meet the deadlines and invested the needed time that we required.
  • The Gornitzky team is very pragmatic and commercial. They have a good grasp of market norms in both Israel and the US.
  • I would like to share my appreciation for Ido Malin and Lior Zach for being very professional, responsive, knowledgeable, and available for all our questions and support needed.
  • All-in approach. They are available 24/7 for you as a client. Not shy about taking on more responsibilities and coming forward to solve complex situations. Knowledgeable and experienced.
  • Amazing team comprised of great people with great personalities and a very friendly attitude. Very professional, up-to-date on legal matters and changes to the law. A one-stop shop with the ability to provide services, business recommendations, and legal opinions in different practices (Real estate, Tax, privacy, regulations, etc.).
  • Inbal Badner is an amazing person, very professional, always available, and always knows how to find solutions to difficult problems. Also, she has the ability to untie tough resistance from the other side with minimal confrontations.
  • Eli Elya is experienced and professional; he is a pleasure to work with both from a personal point of view and from a professional perspective.

Key clients

  • HSBC Bank (Israel Branch)
  • Bank Hapoalim
  • Mizrahi Tefahot Bank
  • Leumi Bank
  • Altshuler Shaham Investment House
  • Harel Pension and Provident Funds
  • Harel Insurance Company
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Meitav Dash Provident and Pension Funds
  • Phoenix Insurance Company
  • Israel Discount Bank
  • Clal Insurance Company
  • Harel Insurance Company
  • Leumi Partners
  • Extra Public Transportation
  • Bain Capital Credit
  • Menora Mivtachim Group
  • Bridgepoint
  • Fortress Credit CORP
  • HPS Investment Partners

Work highlights

Advised private equity sponsor FTV Capital on the financing for the take-private acquisition of Windward, a maritime AI company.
Advised a private credit lender on the debt financing for the acquisition by US private equity fund AE Industrial Partners of Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions.
Advised insurance company Menora on a financing to provide liquidity to lending platform Yesodot.

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Inbal Badner
Inbal Badner
Practice head

Eli Elya

Other key lawyers

Dubi Gross; Elite Elkon; Inbal Badner; Idan Baki; Ori Yitzhak; Nir Keidar; Ido Malin; Hana Atias; Rafael Shafransky; Oleg Zavurov