Two Free Webinars – Valuable Insights for German and Israeli Investors

Explore new perspectives for your business activities: Our free webinars offer in-depth insights into selected and practical aspects of the business environment for German and Israeli investors.

Israel – Opportunities for German Investors
Israel is a dynamic and innovative economy with a strong global presence. Close economic cooperation with the EU offers significant opportunities for German SMEs, especially in emerging technology sectors.

Germany – Opportunities for Israeli Investors
Germany is Israel's most important economic partner within the EU. The country serves as a hub for Israeli companies, offering opportunities in areas such as e-mobility, chip manufacturing, green energy, and funding programs.

Your Experts
Grant Thornton Germany and Grant Thornton Israel deliver practical knowledge on taxation, financing, M&A opportunities, and legal frameworks. In addition, two selected guest speakers will share valuable practical insights from the field.

Webinar 1: Focus on Germany | March 18, 2025

(The webinar has already taken place)

Agenda:

1. Legal options to enter the German market (Mathias Reif)
The legal pros & cons and the corporate & commercial aspects of different entry options to the German market from the perspective of a foreign investor. 

2. German tax regime (Matthias Lowa)
The general tax regime in Germany from the perspective of an inbound investors. What tax pitfalls are there for foreigners that should be taken into account when investing in Germany.

3. Funding opportunities (Thorsten Schneider / Tom Winter)
German funding landscape: An overview of different types of debt lenders and current trends in the financing environment.

4. M&A opportunities for Israel corporates and PEs (Hanno Hepke)
Investment opportunities in Germany with a focus on technology and private equity.

Our guest speaker: Yaniv Tessel (Head of Economic and Trade Mission Embassy of Israel in Berlin)

Webinar 2: Focus on Israel | April 2, 2025

1. Israel's outlook for 2025 (Mickey Blumenthal)
General opening notes including introduction to Israel-Germany desk in GT

2. M&A in Israel and opportunities (Shlomi Bartov)
Over the last decade more than 160 transactions involved German investors (investing/buying Israeli companies). In 2024, SAP completed the purchase of an Israeli tech company for a consideration of 1.5 billion dollars.

3. Germany-Israel tax regime and benefits/opportunities (Shay Moyal)
The general tax regime in Israel from the perspective of an inbound investor. What tax pitfalls are there for foreigners that should be taken into account when investing in Israel.

4. Funding opportunities in Israel (Michael Halin)
Funding of technology and IIA + industry 4.0 incentive plans + revival plans and rehabilitation for the north/south regions in Israel 

5.  Practical experience - guest speaker (Orna Kleinman, Managing Director SAP Labs Israel)
Bridging the cultural gap in business

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