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Profile
Roy heads the hi-tech department and co-heads the firm’s corporate and M&A departments. Roy’s practice is focused on cross-border M&A of all types, private equity transactions, and investment transactions, with a particular emphasis on technology-driven transactions. Roy often represents foreign acquirers and investors, as well as Israeli targets, in acquisitions, investments, and divestitures, in Israel and abroad, in connection with companies in a wide array of technology sectors, including cyber, big data, Fintech, AI, gaming, IOT, software and internet and medical devices, with unique expertise in the cyber area. In recent years, Roy has represented multi-billion PE funds, global corporations, Israeli and international VC funds, and well-known local and foreign investors in high-profile, complex, and innovative transactions. In addition, Roy has substantial experience in representing start-up companies in raising capital in Israel and in a wide range of commercial arrangements in Israel and abroad, including licensing and joint venture agreements. Roy provides his clients with high-value advice, strategy, business acumen, and unparalleled professionalism in their everyday needs.
Representative Experience
Representing various start-up and technology companies in diverse industries, such as Guesty, Anecdotes, NSO, Digital Owl, Blue White Robotics, Datagen, SupPlant, HyperGuest, Mediterenean Food Club, Oriient, Moodify and numerous others.
Representing numerous VC funds in their investments in Israel and abroad, including Vertex Ventures, TLV Partners, Amiti, Hitachi Ventures, Emerge Fund, Hetz Ventures, Magma, Pitango, Motorola Ventures, 10D, Revaia, IBI Tech, Red Dot Capital, Claridge, Maor Investments, F2 and many more.
M&A and Private Equity
- Representation of Walmart in its acquisitions in Israel, including of Aspectiva and Zeekit.
- Representation of Surgical Science in its acquisition of Simbionix for $305M.
- Representation of Hellman & Friedman in the acquisition of Checkmarx, a software security solutions company, for $1.15b.
- Representation of Permira in the sale of Netafim, a manufacturer of precision irrigation solutions for sustainable agriculture, at a company valuation of $1.895b.
- Representation of Motorola in its M&A transactions in Israel.
- Representation of Permira in the $40M investment in, and the acquisition of control of, BioCatch, at a company valuation of $1.3b.
- Representation of Emerge, Insight Partners, Square Pegg ad Fort Ross in the sale of DeciAi to Nvidia, for $270M.
- Representation of Amiti, Singtel and Amdocs Ventures in the sale of Flow to CrowdStrike, for approximately $150M.
- Representation of BeyodTrust, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, in the acquisition of Entitle, for approximately $80M.
- Representation of IAI and Elta in numerous acquisitions.
Investments and Hi-Tech
- Representation of Motorola in the formation of a private incubator that invests in various seed stage technology companies, together with Our Crowd and Reliance.
- Representation of Pitango Growth, as a lead investor in a $25M Series C investment in Signals Analytics.
- Representation of Guesty Inc. in a $20M Series B funding round by, inter alia, TLV Partners and Magma Ventures.
- Representation of TLV Partners, as a lead investor in a $10M Series C investment in Scylla DB.
- Representation of Tyson Ventures, S2G and Agri-innovation, in their investment in Future Meat.
- Representation of Motorola’s venture investment arm (MSVC) in numerous investments in Israeli companies.
- Representation of the Founders Group in numerous investments in Israeli companies.
- Representation of well known angel investors in numerous investments in Israeli companies.
- Representation of Horizons Ventures in numerous investments in Israeli companies.
Biography
Bar Admissions
Israel, 1997
New York, 2001
Education
LL.B. (magna cum laude), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1996.
LL.M. (Tax), New York University, U.S.A., 2000.
Prior Experience
Associate, Herzog, Fox & Neeman, Law Office, 2004 – 2005.
Associate, the Tax Department of Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, 2000 – 2004.
Languages
Hebrew, English
