About Us
Founded in 1993, Cukierman & Co. Investment House Ltd. is the leading Israeli investment house, providing a full array of services including M&A, Private Placements, Public Offerings, Family Office and Consulting Services to Israeli, European, American and Asian clients.
Our Story
Leading Israeli Corporate Finance Investment House
With over USD $11.5B in completed transactions value, we have one of the largest Corporate Finance teams in Israel with dedicated experts in the Life Sciences, High Tech, and Real Estate industries.
Catalyst Funds is Cukierman & Co.’s Private Equity branch, investing in mature Israeli technology companies and ranking among the best-performing Israeli private equity funds since 1999.
In 2026, Cukierman & Co. celebrates its 33rd anniversary and is excited to host GoforIsrael for the very first time in the US Having hosted 32 events, we’ve brought together 15,500 investors to connect with over 2,500 Israeli companies and facilitated more than 19,500 one-on-one meetings. After another successful year of cross-border deals, we are delighted to bring the conference to Miami, where we will connect investors with a curated list of leading Israeli technology companies.
Corporate
Finance
-
Mergers & Aquisitions
-
Private Placements
-
Initial Public Offerings
-
Secondary Market
Catalyst Private Equity Funds
-
Investment in Israeli Mature Technology Companies
-
Investors’ Club Deal Platform
Wealth Management & Investor Events
-
Family Office
-
GoforIsrael Conferences
Corporate
Finance
-
Mergers & Aquisitions
-
Private Placements
-
Initial Public Offerings
Catalyst Private Equity Funds
-
Investment in Israeli Mature Technology Companies
-
Investors’ Club Deal Platform
Wealth Management & Investor Events
-
Family Office
-
GoforIsrael Conferences
Cukierman & Co.
The Power of INNOVATION for more than 30 years
Cukierman & Co. successfully initiated, pioneered and closed transactions to be the first to:
IPO of both a VC Fund & an Israeli company in Europe in 1997: ASTRA
IPO of a non-German company in Germany (Neuer Market) in 1999: Wizcom
IPO in Europe distributed through the internet in 1999: OTI
European tranche of a Nasdaq listing for an Israeli company (Nasdaq) in 1999: Optibase
Dual listing of a company in Israel and in Europe (TASE; Neuer Market) in 2000: Electronics Line
Index of Israeli companies traded in Europe in 2000: Cukierman 15 (Globes Daily Newspaper)
Industrial operation for an Israeli Group in Switzerland in 2002: Lamina Technologies
European mutual fund distributed by an Israeli Bank (Bank Hapoalim) in 2002: Cukierman Europe
Israeli Investment Bank to complete a major German insolvency case in 2003: Eurobike AG (€650M)
IPO of an Israeli company in the UK (Main List) in 2004: Visonic
IPO of an Israeli/Mongolian company in the UK (Main List) in 2005: Metal Tech
Sizeable transaction between French and Israeli groups in 2005: Klepierre & Elbit (€773M)
IPO of a Croatian company on the AIM in 2006: Cubus
Hungarian company traded on the Nasdaq, exclusive advisor for M&A in 2006: Euroweb
Israeli listing sponsor on NYSE Euronext in 2007
Israeli VC (Catalyst) investing in Mobileye, the largest Israeli IPO on Nasdaq and first M&A in 2011
International Business Conference Organizer in Israel and China from 2012: GoforIsrael
Israeli CEL fund with a GP partner based in China in 2014: China Everbright Limited
Israeli Investment House to open offices in China in 2015: Cukierman Shanghai
Israeli IPO on the Nasdaq with a majority of Chinese investors in 2015: Check-Cap
Shareholders in Tufin, 50% backed by Catalyst. The company went public on NYSE in 2019: TUFN
Investment conference between Israel & the UAE in 2021
Investment by a Kuwaiti investor in an Israeli AgriTech Company in 2021
European M&A transaction in terms of size, led by an Israeli firm: Mestex acquired by Gruenenthal
Israeli fund in terms of IPO ratio, 4 out of 8 portfolio companies of Catalyst CEL went public in the US
Online investing platform that leverages Investment Banking, Private Equity and conferences: Catalyst Investors’ Club in 2023
US GoforIsrael Conference bringing the broadest investor base to Israel’s top private companies in 2026
Meet Our Team
Edouard Cukierman
Chairman & CEO
Cukierman & Co.
Yair Shamir
Managing Partner
Catalyst Fund
Luc Muller
Vice-Chairman
Cukierman & Co.
Liat Soffer
Chief Financial Officer
Cukierman & Co.
Roger Cukierman
Board Member
Cukierman & Co.
Dr. Laurent Choppe
Managing Partner & Country Manager
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences & Lausanne
Motti Kushnir
Managing Partner
Cukierman & Co. High Tech
Joseph Kronfli
Managing Partner & Country Manager
Cukierman & Co. IT Services & Dusseldorf
Gustavo De Lio
Managing Partner & Country Manager
Cukierman & Co. Real Estate & Buenos Aires
Aron Pacifici
Marketing Manager
Cukierman & Co., Catalyst Investors’ Club & GoforIsrael Conference
Dr. Sarah Amouyal
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Dr. Marcia de Souza Lima
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Daniel Cohen, Bsc., MBA
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Shy S. Zyman, MBA
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Arnaud Rodrigue, PhD
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Dr. Rotem Kopel
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Ilanit Kabessa
Venture Partner
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Michael Cukierman
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Defense
Ronen Heldman
Country Manager
Cukierman & Co. Taipei
Paolo Sabbadini
Country Manager
Cukierman & Co. Dubai
Felipe Holzhacker Alves
Country Manager
Catalyst Fund São Paulo
Agamemnon Koliatsos
Country Manager
Cukierman & Co. Athens
Ariel Anati
Partner
Catalyst Fund
Efrat Pan
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Munich
Jean Maurice Hagiage
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Milan
Joseph Chang
Partner
Cukierman & Co. Taipei
Jason Tay
Senior Advisor
Cukierman & Co. Singapore
Dror Garti
Senior Advisor
Cukierman & Co. High Tech
Dr. Gerhard Blechinger
Senior Advisor
Cukierman & Co. IT Services
Sara Elkayam
Advisor
Cukierman & Co. France
Sephora Sackmann, Msc.
Vice President
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Pola Cejko
Vice President
Cukierman & Co. High Tech
Julia Solomon, Bsc
Senior Associate
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Daniel Elfen
COO & Business Development
Catalyst Investors' Club
Yael Rubinson
Content Director
Catalyst Investors’ Club
Jacob Cordas
Investment Associate
Catalyst Fund
Daniella Gross
Private Assistant
Cukierman & Co. Investment House & Catalyst Fund
Anouchka Hadjadj
Executive Assistant
Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Vered Zelekha Breitel
Executive Assistant
Catalyst Fund
Margalit Bar
Office Manager
Cukierman & Co. Investment House & Catalyst Fund