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Head of Capital Markets & Securities Department
Advocate Eitan Shmueli is the Head of Capital Markets & Securities Department of the firm. Eitan is an expert in legal services provided to public and private companies seeking access to capital markets in Israel and the US.
Advocate Shmueli has almost 40 years of experience as commercial lawyer in accompanying M&As and other commercial transactions from the negotiations stage, through contract drafting, to final implementation – including all relevant financing aspects.
Advocate Shmueli expertise includes prospectus and private placements documents drafting, public corporation mergers & acquisitions and consultation regarding public and private company acquisitions. He is also an expert in the ongoing legalities binding public companies with reporting obligations, whose securities are listed in TASE or US stock exchanges.
Among the public companies to which Advocate Shmueli consults, are Automax Motors Ltd. (TASE: AMX), the largest parallel importer of vehicles to Israel, Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: FRSX), an innovative developer of smart multi-spectral vision systems to automotive market and Raval Ltd. (TASE: RVL), a leading global manufacturer of fuel tank venting systems and innovative, weight-saving solutions for the global automotive industry. Through consulting to those companies Advocate Shmueli gained an extensive experience in the automotive market, on all of its components.
Eitan is recognized as an expert in capital markets and mergers & acquisitions by both Israeli and international ranking guides such as Legal 500 and IFLR1000.
Professional Experience
Partner, Lipa Meir & Co., 2019-present
Partner, Eitan Mehulal Sadot, 2011-2018
Founding Partner, Sadot & Co. 2006-2011
Owner of a private law firm, 1992-2006
Associate at a big commercial law firm specializing in real estate and securities, 1983-1989
Education
University of London, LL.M., 1991
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LL.B., 1983
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, B.A. in Economics, cum laude, 1978
Certification
Israel Bar Association, 1983
Languages
News & Publications
11.12.23
Key Points for Reporting Corporations about Disclosure of the Implications of the “Swords of Iron” War
Newsletter
On November 7, 2023, the Israeli Securities Authority (“ISA”) published guidelines and key points for reporting corporations regarding the required disclosure of the implications of the “Swords of Iron” War (the “War”) when issuing immediate reports and in connection with preparation of the periodical report for the third quarter of 2023. To review ISA’s guidelines […]
21.12.22
Aaron Frenkel exercises option to buy Tamar stake
Globes
Congratulations to our client Aaron Frenkel who has purchased 11% stake in the Tamar gas field from Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Petroleum, for approximately $520 million. Eitan Shmueli, partner and head of our Capital Market and Securities practice, together with Gregory Irgo, partner, advised on the transaction. To read in Globes
26.08.22
Towards better corporate governance of publicly traded companies with no controlling shareholder(s) – The current situation in Israel and the outstanding bill
Legal Business
We are proud to have contributed our insights to a feature in Legal Business examining shareholder activism in publicly traded companies in Israel. While such companies have typically been controlled by a single shareholder or a group of shareholders acting together, legislation and ongoing privatization of governmental companies have led to an increase in the […]
16.04.20
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020 rankings released
Lipa Meir & Co has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 3 practice areas: – Energy – Healthcare and life sciences – Restructuring and insolvency Lipa Meir & Co has also been recommended in the following 13 practice areas: – Banking and finance – Capital markets – Commercial, corporate and M&A – Competition antitrust […]
