Investment Funds & Private Equity
Yehezkel LLP's is recognised as the leading Israeli law firm in the investment funds industry, providing quality service throughout the entire lifecycle of the investment fund, from fund formation to the day-to-day activities and investment transactions. Since the infancy of the investment funds industry in Israel, Yehezkel LLP's has been a pioneer, using innovative methods to encourage the growth of the investment funds industry in Israel.
Yehezkel LLP's Investment Funds Department is one of the core practices of the firm. Clients include the most active, leading domestic and foreign investment funds operating in Israel, as well as institutional and private investors and investment managers in a variety of investment fields. The practice is split into two areas: a dedicated team dealing with fund formation, on-going representation of the funds in their day to day operations, and representation of institutional investors and high net worth individuals in their investments in funds; while fund transactions are dealt with by other leading departments at YEHEZKEL LLP, including M&A, Hi-Tech, Capital Markets, Real Estate, Project Finance and Tax.
With this approach Yehezkel LLP's offers its fund clients a full range of services at all stages of the fund's life cycle, from the formation of the investment fund through to fund transactions.
Our services
- Advising on all aspects of fund formation, such as on the structuring (e.g. suitability of limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities in the Israeli and/or global market, master/feeder structures, parallel funds, blockers, alternative investment vehicles, co-investment vehicles etc.), capitalisation, organisation, fundraising, and all other legal, administrative and operational aspects
- Drafting all fund documents, including PPM, LPA, subscription documents, side letters and investment management agreements
- Negotiating with fund investors
- Drafting placement agent agreements and negotiating with the placement agents
- Submission of applications and negotiation with governmental authorities (such as the Israeli Tax Authority and the Israeli VAT Authority)
- Negotiation between fund managers and drafting partners/shareholders agreements for general partners and management companies and services agreements for the fund managers
- Drafting, advising and negotiating investment, loan, sale and merger transactions for and opposite investment funds and advising on appropriate terms for each circumstance
- Assisting with the fund's ongoing day to day activities, including writing legal opinions, amendments of the fund documents, opening bank accounts, transfer of interests in the partnership, various tax matters, co-investments, agreements between the fund managers and negotiating the terms of borrowing from banks or other financial institutions (including capital call facilities)
- Preparing exit strategies for private equity/growth investments, including providing, tax, regulatory, environmental and other related advice in this regard
Fund specializations
Private Equity Funds
Growth Funds
Venture Capital Funds
Impact Investment Funds
Hedge Funds
Infrastructure Funds
Real Estate Funds
Secondary Funds
P2P Funds
Cryptocurrency Funds
Private Debt Funds
Fund of Funds