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Eliran Furman

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Mergers and Acquisitions Banking and Finance Projects, Infrastructure and Energy High-Tech Asia Practice

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Eliran Furman specializes in mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate and project financing. He represents Israeli and foreign companies, both private and public, is a member of the firm’s Asia practice group, and co-leads the firm’s Japan Practice Eliran also represents startup companies at various stages of their journey.

As a result of the experience he has acquired over the course of his career (which has included working as an attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York), Eliran is known for his proficiency in handling complex international transactions, and his ability to smoothly navigate cultural differences inherent in cross-border transactions.

As part of his M&A practice, Eliran represents large corporations and international conglomerates in high-profile acquisitions and cross-border transactions, including transactional, commercial and ongoing corporate counselling.

Eliran also specializes in corporate finance, and has proven to be highly effective in managing large, multifaceted transactions. He has represented some of Israel’s leading financial institutions, international banks and companies, including in project finance transactions, a complex practice that involves numerous parties with different agendas and myriad interests.

Eliran received his law degree (cum laude) from Haifa University in 2000, a B.A. in Economics from Haifa University in 2001 and an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law in 2005. He has been a partner of the firm since 2011.

Eliran is fluent in English and Hebrew.

Represented Kaneka Corporation in its $100 million acquisition of a 96.8% stake in EndoStream Medical Ltd.
Represented Primo Water and Mey Eden Ltd. in the sale of 100% equity interest in Mey Eden to a purchaser group in a transaction valued at over NIS 200 million.
Represented Planck Resolutions Ltd. in its sale to Applied Systems for $300 million.
Represented PowerInbox Ltd. (aka Jeeng) in its sale to OpenWeb, for $100 million.
Represented Bausch + Lomb in a strategic agreement with Sanoculis Ltd., including a $14 million financing, and an option agreement to purchase the company.
Represented Shapir Civil and Marine Engineering Ltd. and Orian S.M. in receiving syndicated funding in the amount of NIS 2 billion, for the establishment of the IDF logistics project.
Represented Shapir Engineering and Industry in its acquisition of 53% of the Ad120 Sheltered Housing Network, for NIS 845 million.
Represented Israel Infrastructure Fund in acquiring, together with Cellcom Israel Ltd., 70% of the Israel Broadband Company.
Represented Israel Broadband Company in its acquisition of Cellcom Israel’s fiber optic infrastructure network and first-of-its-kind IRU agreement.
Represented Amimon Ltd. in its sale to UK-based VITEC Group, for $55 million.
Represented Mentor Graphics, a subsidiary of Siemens, in the sale of all of its holdings in Frontline PCB to Orbotech, for a total of $95 million.
Represented Siemens A.G. in its acquisition of Solel Solar Systems, for $420 million.
Represented SteadyMed in its merger with United Therapeutics Corporation, Inc., for approximately $216 million.
Represented magicJack Vocaltec Ltd. in its merger with B. Riley Financial, Inc., for approximately $143 million.
Represented Dentsply Sirona in its acquisition of MIS Implants Technologies, for approximately $375 million.
Represented TowerJazz in its acquisition of Integrated Products, wafer manufacturing plant of Maxim, a semiconductor foundry in Texas, USA, for $40 million.
Represented TowerJazz in a joint venture with Panasonic Corporation.
Represented TowerJazz in its acquisition of a Japan-based fabrication facility from Micron Technology, for $140 million.
Represented the Azrieli Group and Granite Hacarmel Investments in its sale of Sonol Israel to Israel Oil and Gas Fund LP, for approximately NIS 400 million.
Represented the Azrieli Group and Granite Hacarmel Investments in its Sale of Tambour Ltd. to the Singaporean Kusto Group, for NIS 500 million.
Represented Bank Hapoalim in its financing of the Palmachim desalination plant, including transfer of 100% of the ownership in the Palmachim Plant from Granite Hacarmel to a partnership led by the Israeli Infrastructure Fund.