Ezra Gross is a leading partner in the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice, with deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, banking and finance, high-tech and life sciences.
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data-scheme-color=”@33004E,,” data-usefontface=”true” data-contrast=”none”>Ezra represents Israeli and international private equity and venture capital funds, angel investors, entrepreneurs, emerging growth companies, and multinational corporations. He has significant experience advising foreign clients on their investment activity in Israel, as well as guiding Israeli companies through complex cross-border transactions.
With a particular focus on domestic and international M&A, corporate financings, and sophisticated commercial transactions, Ezra serves as trusted corporate counsel to privately held companies at all stages of growth, as well as to publicly traded and multinational corporations on ongoing commercial, governance, compliance, reporting, and general corporate matters.
Ezra is recognized by The Legal 500 and IFLR1000 for his work in M&A, banking and finance, and private equity, reflecting his reputation for advising on some of the most significant transactions in the Israeli market.
His experience spans major M&A transactions involving both private and public companies, high-tech exits, complex joint ventures, real estate transactions, and management agreements for global groups. He also advises high-tech companies on all aspects of their day-to-day corporate needs and has represented numerous clients from inception through successful M&A exits.
Ezra is a member of the firm’s High-Tech, Real Estate, Family Wealth Management, and Nonprofits Departments. He advises private clients on venture investments, international estates, probate, trusts, and complex real estate matters, and represents high-net-worth individuals, Israelis and foreign residents, in managing their family wealth and cross-border assets. He also co-leads the firm’s Automotive Practice, counseling startups and established companies in the automotive and mobility sectors.
He also holds rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and holds the rank of captain in the Israel Defense Forces. He joined the firm in 2007 and became a partner in 2015.
He is fluent in Hebrew and English.
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
- Represented Intel Corporation in its acquisition of numerous Israeli companies, including:
- Its $15.3 billion acquisition of advanced driver-assistance systems developer, Mobileye – the largest M&A transaction to take place in Israel.
- Its $5.4 billion acquisition of Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Nasdaq: TSEM)
- Its $2 billion acquisition of the Tel Aviv-based artificial intelligence chip developer, Habana Labs Ltd.
- Its $1 billion acquisition Moovit, a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions company.
- Represented Alcon in the acquisition of Belkin Vision for $81 million with potential for up to $385 million in payments.
- Represented Zscaler, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed cloud security company, in the acquisition of Canonic Security, for an estimated $20 million and Israeli cloud company Trustdome.
- Represented Intuit in the acquisition of imVision, for $50 million.
- Represented HelpSystems in the acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity company, Beyond Security.
- Represented an international publicly-traded manufacturer of gases and chemicals in its acquisition of an Israeli company, for NIS 575 million.
- Represented an Israeli social gaming company in its $200 million sale to a multinational online gaming corporation.
- Represented Navasota Resources Inc., in a reverse takeover with Israeli medical cannabis operator IMC, after which IMC became the first Israeli medical cannabis operator to list its shares in Canada.
- Represented online video editor Magisto Ltd. in its acquisition by video platform Vimeo, Inc. for a reported $165 million.
- Represented Medtronic in its acquisition of Nutrino and other Israeli med-tech companies.
- Represented ZOOZ Mobile in its acquisition by PayU Global B.V., a payments division of Naspers.
- Represented Belmont Instrument, LLC, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, in its acquisition of MTRE Advanced Technologies.
- Represented Groupon, Inc. in the sale of its interest in the Israeli subsidiary Grouper Social Shopping Ltd.
- Represented Forcepoint (a Raytheon subsidiary) in its acquisition of the assets of Skyfence (a subsidiary of Imperva, Inc.).
- Represented KONE Corporation in its acquisition of Isralift Industries Ltd.
- Represented Jabil Circuit Inc. in its acquisitions of S.M.R. Metal Ltd. and Shemer Motion Ltd.
- Represented Rogue Wave Inc. in its acquisition of Zend Technologies Ltd.
- Represented Unilever Ventures Holdings in its joint venture with Syneron Medical.
- Represented Unilever Overseas Holdings in its acquisition of Glidat Strauss.
- Represented Crosswise Ltd. in its acquisition by Oracle Corporation.
- Represented EssilorLuxottica in the acquisition of 50% of Shamir Optical for over $500 million
- Represented S.I.S. Resources (Green Smoke) in its sale to Altria Group.
- Represented Greif Inc. in its asset acquisition of Pachmas Industries.
Recognition
Hi-Tech and Start-Ups
M&A
COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE AND M&A
M&A
legal500
“Corporate partner Ezra Gross stands out. In addition to his corporate expertise, he does an incredible job quarterbacking transactions, managing his experts and associates and ensuring that everything happens on time.”
Education
2006
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | LLB
Admission
2007
Israel
Additional roles
Rabbinic Ordination
NEWS
Ezra S. Gross
Partner
132 Begin Road, Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 6702101, Israel
