Goodwin remains a destination firm for cross-border transactions involving Israeli companies, founders, investors, and funds. In 2025, the practice continued its reign as a leading deals advisor and advised on several notable mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and early- and late-stage financings for Israel-based or Israeli-founded companies across some of the most innovative and disruptive sectors of the global economy.
The Chambers Global 2026 guide highly ranked Goodwin for its Corporate M&A work in Israel, noting the firm’s “significant expertise advising clients in the technology and life sciences sectors.” Chambers also named partner Mayan Katz as “a leader in the firm’s Israel practice and a key point of contact.”
Representative transactions in 2025 included:
- Goodwin Advises Melio on $2.5 Billion Acquisition by Xero to Accelerate Global SMB Bill Pay Capabilities
- Palo Alto Networks Enters Agreement to Acquire CyberArk for Approximately $25 Billion
- Wix Prices Upsized $1.15 Billion Convertible Senior Notes Offering with Capped Call
- Nova Closes Upsized $750 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering with Capped Call
- CyberArk Closes Upsized $1.25 Billion Convertible Notes Offering with Capped Call
- Goodwin Advises Third Rock Ventures, Co-Lead Investor on the $165 Million Series A Financing to Launch Syremis Therapeutics
- LevelBlue to Acquire Cybereason, Expanding Global Leadership in Managed Detection and Response, XDR, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence
- Goodwin Advised Sole Placement Agent Chardan on ZOOZ’s $159 million Private Placement and $1 Billion ATM Program
- Lifeward Announces Closing of $5 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
- Menlo Security Acquires Votiro to Deliver Easy, AI-driven Data Security to Enterprises
Goodwin’s Israel practice provides solutions and produces results for Israeli companies and founders operating globally, private equity and venture capital firms investing in Israeli enterprises, companies doing business in Israel, and investors interested in investment and transactional opportunities in the region by leveraging the experience of lawyers working across the firm’s practices areas and global office locations, including Israeli trained and qualified lawyers. The practice specializes in high-impact transactions, including strategic mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and early- and late-stage financings. Learn more about Goodwin’s Israel practice.