FISCHER (FBC & Co.) provides ‘top-tier legal expertise’ to domestic and international clients across a range of high-profile transactional mandates, as well as on ongoing corporate and commercial support. The vastly experienced Avraham Well is particularly skilled at handling complex matters in regulated sectors, while Raz Tepper is very adept at handling large cross-border deals within the healthcare and life sciences spaces. Tepper is also accomplished at advising on hi-tech transactions, as is Eran Yaniv , who has ’great cross-border M&A experience’. Sharon Gazit is another go-to for cross-border transactions, particularly inbound investments. Ron Lehmann handles M&A and PE deals for start-ups, financial sponsors and corporates. Orit Israeli is also recommended and co-heads the team alongside Lehmann; Yaniv; Tepper; and Well.
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Profile
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions; Life Sciences & Health Care; Private Equity; Capital Markets; Hi-Tech, Technology & Venture Capital; Banking & Finance; China Desk 中国业务部
Position
Mr. Tepper is co-head of FBC’s Hi-Tech Department and a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department. Mr. Tepper has a diverse corporate practice, encompassing mergers and acquisitions, securities law, corporate finance, and general corporate matters. He has represented public and private acquirers and target companies, and private equity firms and investment banks in a variety of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructurings, and other corporate matters.
In addition, Mr. Tepper provides day-to-day counseling to the firm's technology clients with a particular focus on life science and medical service providers, playing a key role in advising clients in all stages of their development, from start-up through to public offering.
Mr. Tepper has been involved in the establishment and representation of private investment and private equity funds. In addition, Mr. Tepper has an active practice representing international clients in their business activities in Israel.
Mr. Tepper joined the firm in 1999 and during the years 2001 and 2005, Mr. Tepper was an associate in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he was involved in a number of significant merger and acquisition transactions.
Career
Mr. Tepper joined the firm in 1999 and during the years 2001 and 2005, Mr. Tepper was an associate in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he was involved in a number of significant merger and acquisition transactions.
Languages
Hebrew, English
Memberships
Israel Bar Association, 1998
Education
Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management (International Executive MBA), 2009 Tel Aviv University (LL.B.), 1997
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Testimonials
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- 'What makes them unique, and precisely what we were looking for in legal counsel, is their ability to combine top-tier legal expertise with broad and practical business insight.'
- 'They excel in creative thinking and in developing innovative solutions to complex challenges.'
Key clients
- Qualcomm Incorporated
- Edwards Lifesciences LLC
Work highlights
Representing Israel Discount Bank Ltd. in the highly scrutinised divestiture of its controlling stake in Israel Credit Cards (CAL) Ltd.