Fischer, Behar, Chen, Well, Orion & Co.
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| Partnership (Israel) | |
| Industry | Law |
| Founded | Tel Aviv, Israel (1958) |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Key people |
Reuven Behar, Partner Amir Chen, Partner Avraham Well, Partner Dr. Gil Orion, Partner |
| Products | Legal advice |
Number of employees | 320 (200 Attorneys) |
| Website | www.fbclawyers.com |
Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co. ("FBC"), founded in 1958, is amongst the largest and the leading law firms in Israel. The firm represents local and international clients in a wide variety of business and industrial sectors (including: automotive; aviation and aerospace; banking; communications; construction; energy; financial institutions; food and beverage; gaming; government; infrastructure; insurance; investment funds; life sciences and healthcare; manufacturing; media, entertainment and sports; professional services; real estate; retail; technology; transportation) and is constantly involved in a wide range of matters at the heart of Israel’s legal-economic agenda.
History
Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co ("FBC") was founded in 1958 by the late Mr. Isachar Fischer (1929-2013), and is one of Israel’s premier full service law firms.
FBC offers its clients professional excellence and personal attention across the spectrum of multidisciplinary business legal services, and is involved in a wide range of representations at the forefront of Israel’s legal-economic agenda.
Since 2000, FBC has been Israel’s fastest growing law firm, and is repeatedly ranked by international and domestic indices among Israel’s leading law firms. FBC was awarded the 2015 Israel Law Firm of the Year by IFLR.
Representative Matters
- Representation of Perrigo in its rejection of Mylan's $30 billion unsolicited offer to acquire its entire issued share capital in what became Israel's largest hostile takeover attempt to date.
- Bright Food, in its acquisition of the controlling interest in Tnuva at a company value of NIS 8.6 billion.
- Fosun International and Fujian Yango Group, in their proposed acquisition of The Phoenix Holdings Ltd., one of Israel's leading insurance companies, for $462 million and $500 million, respectively.
- Representation of Goldman Sachs in the issuance of $250 million of notes by the Israel Electric Corporation.
- Representation of J.P. Morgan & Co., as a lead syndicate, in a $280 million financing transaction with respect to Mellanox Technologies acquisition of EZ Chip Semiconductor for $811 million.
- The State of Israel, in the privatization of its holdings in Israel’s leading banks, including, recently, the NIS 840 million sale of holdings in Israel Discount Bank to Citigroup and the NIS 1.3 billion sale of holdings in Bank Leumi to UBS.
- Ness Technologies in its acquisition by Citi Venture Capital International (CVCI), Citi's private equity arm, for $307 million.
- Representation of Qualcomm in the acquisitions of Wilocity for approximately $400 million, of DesignArt for $144 million and of CSR’s imaging unit for approximately $45 million.
- Bondholders of Zim Integrated Shipping Services in its $3 billion debt restructuring.
- Clal Insurance, in the sale of the Guard Insurance Group to the Berkshire Hathaway group for a total transaction consideration of approximately $270 million.
- Representation of Stratasys in its $3 billion dollar merger with Objet.
- Representation of Bank Hapoalim, in a $150 million acquisition financing with respect to Oaktree Capital Management buyout of Veolia's Israeli activity for approximately $450 million.
- Representation of B Communications, in a unique and innovative $800 million international high yield note offering, the first ever international offering of notes listed on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange.
- Representing The State of Israel, in its claim for approximately NIS 2 billion in royalties from Dead Sea Works, a subsidiary of Israel Chemicals.
- J.P. Morgan & Co., as the underwriter of the $57 million NASDAQ offering of Mediamind Technologies, and the $73 million initial NASDAQ offering and $186 million secondary public offering of Caesarstone Sdot-Yam.
- Och-Ziff Capital Management in its acquisition of a 28% stake in Mey Eden, reflecting a company value of €218 million.
- Representation of the Eurocom Group, Israel’s largest private telecommunication’s company, in the $1.8 billion acquisition of the controlling stake in Bezeq, Israel’s largest telecommunication provider, and in the related series of complex financing transactions, which involved the largest financing agreement in Israel’s history, valued at $1.3 billion and the divestment of its long distance business for $300 million.
Community
FBC believes in promoting social endeavors in the community, and is involved in numerous projects aimed at the education of disadvantaged youth and the provision of legal assistance to senior citizens and Holocaust survivors.
One of our notable projects is the ‘Senior Citizen Support and Social Facilitation Clinic’, operated by FBC in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. Since the project began in 2011, tens of outstanding law students have gained practical experience while assisting hundreds of senior citizens and Holocaust survivors in realizing their rights.
FBC also affords its attorneys with the necessary resources and support, enabling them to engage in pro bono projects in areas that are important to them, and is awarded annually by the Israel Bar, Dun & Bradstreet and BDI for its many pro bono activities.
FBC supports and is closely involved with many non-profit organizations and ad-hoc activities which support the community, such as the bi-annual distribution of food baskets to families in need. In addition, in a quest to advance environmental matters, FBC has engaged in a number of activities to increase employee awareness, particularly in the area of recycling.
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