Dror Toren

Advocate Dror Toren is a partner and head of the Commercial and International Law Department at Weksler Bregman & Co.

Dror joined the firm as a partner, in 2002.

Dror specializes in all aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions, commercial transactions and commercial law and has represented some of Israel’s largest companies for many years.

His uniqueness in Israel’s legal community has not been overlooked by local and international ratings companies. In a survey conducted by the prestigious “Forbes” magazine, he was nominated as one of the country’s ten most promising commercial lawyers.

Dror has a wealth of experience in representing companies in all areas of their activity, from their day-to-day activities up to and including the strategic events that occur in a firm’s life, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial agreements of all types, the capital market, partnerships, antitrust, franchising and intellectual property. His expertise and extensive know-how in guiding and representing clients in international transactions around the world is unique, and he has worked as a legal advisor to leading companies in the Israeli and international markets, for many years.

Inter alia Dror has represented the following entities:

• One of the leading group of companies engaged in the development of optical recognition and advanced image-processing solutions, in the creation of an international joint venture which constitutes the world’s leading supplier of automatic solutions for shipping ports.
• Africa-Israel USA is in the sale of its holdings in the Clock Building in New York to Marriott Worldwide for US$165,000,000.
• One of Israel’s largest and most dynamic group of real estate and holdings companies, in selling its holdings in Route 6, which was one of the most complex BOT projects in Israel, for approximately US$125,000,000.
• The sellers in the acquisition of Investec (Israel) Ltd. (now U-Bank Ltd.) for over US$100 million.
• One of Israel’s largest insurance companies, in acquiring a holding in an investment portfolio that includes an income-generating property in Germany, in a transaction of €85,000,000.
• The owners of control in the Russian-language TV station – Channel 9, in a transaction in which the control was sold in a series of transactions, for a total consideration of US$12,500,000.
• One of the largest electronics companies in the world in negotiating a new franchise agreement for cellular phones in Israel and the transfer of the franchise from the previous franchisee.
• The sellers in the transaction in which all control in Controp Precision Technologies Ltd. was sold to Aeronautics Ltd. and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., 2 leading Israeli companies engaged in the internal security industry. The transaction entailed a total value for Controp Precision Technologies Ltd. in excess of NIS.300,000,000.
• A subsidiary of Africa-Israel Industries Ltd., in a transaction in which a substantial steel operation was acquired from the Yacovi Steel Group, for approximately NIS.141,000,000.
• Gottex Models Ltd. in acquiring all the holdings in the two corporations which own the franchise for the global brand “Gap”, for NIS.40,000,000.
• The owner of a leading home-design chain in acquiring the balance of rights in the chain, for a consideration of approximately NIS.7,500,000.
• One of Israel’s largest and most dynamic group of real estate and holdings companies, in its international business and real estate operations, primarily in Europe and the United States.
• One of Israel’s largest and most dynamic group of real estate and holdings companies, in the sale of its holding in the Gottex group (a global manufacturer of swimwear and underwear, and the owner of the Israeli franchise for the “Zara”, “Pull & Bear”, and “Massimo Dotti” brands) to Canadian investors.
• The buyers in the transaction to acquire the Zara and Pull & Bear operations in Israel; a transaction which was accompanied by the implementation of new franchise agreements with the international fashion corporation – INDITEX S.A.
• One of the largest accountancy firms in Israel, in a merger with Deloitte (Israel).
• One of the two lead companies in a complicated transaction in which two entities were jointly established in order to carry out a large number of commercial activities in the European real estate market and in the European car market.
• The buyers in a transaction to acquire Klil Beauty in Israel, in which the buyers acquired exclusive rights with respect to a number of leading brands in the Israeli swimwear fashion industry – “Pilpel”, “Gideon Oberson” and “Turquiz”.
• The sellers in the sale of the Tadiran Telecom’s marketing and support department to the Berenbaum Group.
• A high-tech company in an investment in the company by the American venture capital fund, Pegasus.
• The purchasers in a transaction to acquire control in another leading Israeli steel and ceramic manufacturer.
• The buyers in a transaction acquire the holding in Anglo-Saxon – one of the Israel’s leading real estate brokers.
• The acquisition of 50% of the holdings in Lev David Hotels (owner of the Olive Tree Hotel in Jerusalem).
• The sale of the operations of a financing and brokerage company in Israel to one of Israel’s leading financial services groups.

Adv. Toren’s legal services are distinguished by the close personal relationship he establishes with his clients, which, together with his consummate professionalism, ensure that they realize the fulfillment of their complex and large-scale projects in the most successful way.

Education

• LL.B. Tel Aviv University, 1993.
• MBA with distinction, Tel Aviv University, 1998.

Accreditation

• Admitted to the Israel Bar Association, 1994.