WeWork has changed its operating model in Israel to a franchise. Herzog represented WeWork in the transaction to transfer all of its assets and operations in Israel (including 14 locations) to AMPA group, which will operate those assets under a license, in consideration for royalty payments.
This was a complicated deal that required participation of multiple departments within the firm, including Corporate (
Ron Ben-Menachem,
Mohammad Mawasi, and Shira Knebel), Employment (
Liat Shaked-Katz and
Keren Assaf), Tax (
Yuval Navot, Dr.
Ehab Farah, and
Tali Azriel), and Competition Law (
Iris Achmon).
The transaction is subject to closing conditions, including the approval of the Israeli Competition Authority.
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