Ori Yitzhak is a partner at Gornitzky GNY.
Ori is an expert in handling both cross-border and local M&A, financing, and investment transactions.
His area of expertise includes representing Israeli and foreign corporations in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, and complex shareholders’ arrangements. Ori also specializes in representing investment vehicles of all sorts in raising funds, acquisition, financing, and disposal transactions, with a special focus on outbound real estate investment vehicles. He has extensive experience in representing lenders (including major banks and institutional lenders) and borrowers in financing and security transactions of all types, including cross-border transactions and providing advice on regulatory aspects. Additionally, he has experience in hotel operation agreements and other commercial transactions.
Recent matters handled by Ori :
- Representation of the Phoenix Group in a transformational $130,000,000 debt financing for EL AL as part of a spin-off of its customer club activities.
- Representation of Delek Group in the sale of its controlling stake in Phoenix to Centerbridge and Gallatin Point
- Representation of Capricorn Energy PLC in an agreement for a merger transaction with New-Med Energy LP.
- Representation of Fattal Group in the 400 million euro establishment of a new investment venture.
- Representation of Warburg Pincus Fund in the Precedential Acquisition of Leumi Card.
- Representation of Golan Telecom, Electra Consumer Products (1970) and Mr. Gil Sharon in a transaction for the sale of all of the shares of Golan Telecom to Cellcom. The consideration in the transaction (together with a dividend that was distributed a few days before the completion of the transaction) amounts to approximately NIS 648 million.
Representation of Fattal Group in a joint transaction with a Swedish partner that operates 120 hotels in Northern Europe for the acquisition of the management and rental rights of 36 hotels in Jurys Inn in England, Scotland and Ireland for a period of 25 years. The total consideration of the transaction is £ 800 million and Fattal’s share is £ 120 million.
