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 and Asian clients.
With over USD 8 $B in completed transactions, we have one of the largest Corporate Finance teams in Israel with dedicated experts in the Life Sciences, Technology Media & Telecom, New Mobility, Energy & Industrial, FoodTech & AgriTech and Real Estate industries.
Our Private Equity activities is managed by Catalyst Funds, which ranks among the best performing Israeli private equity funds.
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Cukierman & Co. - The Power of Innovation for more than 28 years
Cukierman & Co. successfully pioneered and executed on highly challenging transactions. Below are some examples:
FIRST IPO of both a VC Fund & an Israeli company in Europe: ASTRA
FIRST IPO of a non-German company in Germany (Neuer Market): Wizcom
FIRST IPO in Europe distributed through the internet: OTI
FIRST IPO of an Israeli company in the UK (Main List) in 2004: Visonic
FIRST European tranche of a Nasdaq Listing for an Israeli company (Nasdaq): Optibase
FIRST IPO of an Israeli/Mongolian company in the UK (main List) in 2005: Metal Tech
FIRST Dual Listing of a company in Israel and in Europe (TASE; Neuer Market): Electronics Line
FIRST Index of Israeli companies traded in Europe: Cukierman 15 (Globes Daily Newspaper)
FIRST Industrial operation for an Israeli Group in Switzerland: Lamina Technologies
FIRST European mutual fund distributed by an Israeli Bank (Bank Hapoalim): Cukierman Europe
FIRST Israeli Investment Bank to complete a major German Insolvency case: Eurobike AG
FIRST Sizeable transaction between French and Israeli groups: Klepierre & Elbit (€773M)
FIRST IPO of a Croatian company on the AIM: Cubus
FIRST Hungarian company traded on the Nasdaq, exclusive advisor for M&A Euroweb
FIRST International Business Conference Organizer in Israel and China: GoforIsrael
FIRST Israeli VC, with Catalyst investing in Mobileye; the largest IPO of an Israeli company on Nasdaq
FIRST Israeli Investment House to open offices in China: Cukierman in Shanghai and Wujin Changzhou
FIRST Catalyst CEL first Israeli fund with a GP partner based in China: China Everbright Limited
FIRST Israeli IPO on the Nasdaq with a majority of Chinese investors: Check-Cap
FIRST Shareholder in Tufin backed by Catalyst. Largest private Israeli cyber company public since NYSE in 2019
FIRST Investment conference between Israel & the UAE
We are Israel’s leading Chinese and European focused investment house. We closed more than USD 8 Billion corporate finance transactions with European and Asian investors including:
Our Team
- Edouard CukiermanChairman, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseEdouard CukiermanChairman, Cukierman & Co. Investment House
Mr. Edouard Cukierman is the Founder and Managing Partner of Catalyst Investments and serves as the Chairman of Cukierman & Co. Investment House. Since its establishment in 1993, Cukierman & Co. Investment House has been engaged in more than € 5.5 billion cross-border transactions across industries. Catalyst was the only Israeli venture fund that invested in Mobileye.
Prior to establishing and managing Catalyst Investments in 2000, Mr. Cukierman was the President and CEO of Astra Technological Investments, a Venture Capital Fund established in 1993, which was the first Israeli company to go public in Continental Europe.
Today, Edouard Cukierman serves as board member of Tufin technologies, a leading Cyber security company in Israel that went public in April 2019 – NYSE (TUFN), and Dori Media Group in Israel.
Edouard Cukierman is the Founder of the GoforIsrael annual conference.
Mr. Cukierman is a board member of Sar-El (Association that brings volunteers from across the world to the IDF in Israel). He is also a director of the China based Asia M&A Council.
Edouard Cukierman together with Dr. Daniel Rouach co-authored the book “Israel Valley Le bouclier technologique de l’innovation” published in June 2013 by Edition Pearson in Paris, translated into Chinese, Italian and in Portuguese (Brazil).
Mr. Cukierman served for many years as a reserve officer in the Crisis & Hostage Negotiation team and in the Spokesperson’s Unit of the IDF.Mr. Cukierman holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and a B.Sc. from the Technion – Israel’s Institute of Technology.
- Luc MullerBoard Member, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseLuc MullerBoard Member, Cukierman & Co. Investment House
Luc Muller is a Singapore/Tel Aviv based turn-around and international growth specialist.
Luc Muller is the Chairman and CEO of Enviro Invest Pte. Ltd, a Singapore-based portfolio company specializing in taking mostly controlling stakes in troubled or underperforming SMEs in the Environment and Sustainability sectors. He currently serves as CEO of Enviro Industries Pte. Ltd in Singapore, a portfolio company active in trading in the Environment and Plastics sectors with operations in Asia. He is also acting President of OTTO Environnement SAS in the Indian Ocean.
Luc Muller is the Chairman of Euro-Asian Management Advisory Pte. Ltd, a management consulting company specializing in helping companies develop their international business or restructure difficult operations. Euro-Asian is exclusively active at the Board level.
In Israel, Luc Muller is an executive Board Member of UBQ Materials Ltd and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Cukierman and Co. Investment House Ltd.
Luc Muller spent 24 years in the OTTO Group, a family-owned globally diversified industrial group and acted as its CEO from 2000 until December 2015. Mr. Muller led market entries, merger and acquisition as well as divestitures transactions and corporate restructurings globally in both manufacturing and services. Through the private equity arm of OTTO, he led various investments in venture capital and private equity in the U.S, Germany, France, Switzerland, Israel and Taiwan.
Luc Muller was a Board Member of Israeli private equity funds Catalyst I and Catalyst II.
He is an avid art supporter and is Vice-Chairman of The Glass Art Fund (non-profit, France).
Mr. Muller's holds an MBA from INSEAD (France / Singapore), and a bachelor's degree in finance and controlling from the European Business School of the University of Strasbourg, France (IECS).
- Yair ShamirFounding & Managing Partner, Catalyst FundYair ShamirFounding & Managing Partner, Catalyst Fund
Yair Shamir is the Founding and Managing Partner of Catalyst. Mr. Shamir was elected Parliament Member and served as Minister of Agriculture of the State of Israel in the 19th Knesset from 2013 until 2015.
Mr. Shamir is now serving as the Chairman of Board of N.T.A - Metropolitan Mass Transit System. He also serves as the Chairman of Board of the Shalem College in Jerusalem and as the Chairman of the General Meeting of Ohalo College. Mr. Shamir served as the Chairman of Israel’s National Roads Company from 2011 until 2012; As the Chairman of IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) from 2005 until 2011; From 2003-2007, Mr. Shamir was the Chairman of Shamir Optical Industry Ltd (NASDAQ: SHMR). From 2004-2005, Mr. Shamir served as the Chairman of EL AL and lead the privatization process of the airline carrier. From 1997- 2006, Mr. Shamir served as the CEO and Chairman of VCON Telecommunications Ltd. Yair was a board member of DSP Group Corporation (NASDAQ: DSPG) from 2005 until 2013. Yair was the CEO of Elite Food Industries, Ltd between the years of 1994 and 1995. He was also the Executive VP of Scitex Corporation and General Manager of Scitex Israel from 1988 until 1993.
Mr. Shamir serves as a Chairman of the Board / Board Member of private hi-tech companies that are part of Catalyst’s investment portfolio such as XJet, SatixFy, Mobileye (largest Israeli IPO in 2014) and more. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Shamir served as Executive Vice President of the Challenge Fund L.P.
Mr. Shamir served in the Israeli Air Force as a pilot and commander from 1963-1988. During his term in the Air Force, Mr. Shamir attained the rank of colonel and served as head of the electronics department, the highest professional electronics position within the Israeli Air Force.
Mr. Shamir served as the Chairman of Gvahim (from 2006 to 2013), a non-profit organization which assists qualified new immigrants from around the world in realizing their professional aspirations in Israel. He was also the Board Member of Mikveh Israel from 2010 until 2013. Mr. Shamir was also a member of the Board of Governors of the Technion University and sat on the executive committee of the Beer Sheva University from 1990 until 2013.
Mr. Shamir holds a B.Sc. Electronics Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
- Roger CukiermanBoard Member, Cukierman & Co. Investment House & Catalyst FundRoger CukiermanBoard Member, Cukierman & Co. Investment House & Catalyst Fund
Mr. Roger Cukierman is vice President of the World Jewish Congress, and vice President of the Alliance Israelite Universelle. He recently joined the Board of ELNET, an organization for the support of Israel. He was previously CEO of the Edmond de Rothschild Group where he spent 36 years. He served also as Chairman of the Israel General Bank, and of several Mutual Funds. His experience includes directorship of many firms or banks such as Club Med, Credit Suisse Asset Management France, and the Association of French Bankers. Mr. Cukierman holds a doctorate degree in economics from the Paris University, a BA in law, and a business administration diploma of ESCP-Europe School of Management. He is also the author of "The Capital in the Japanese Economy" and of "Ni Fiers Ni Dominateurs".
- Haggai RavidCEO, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseHaggai RavidCEO, Cukierman & Co. Investment House
Haggai Ravid, CEO
Mr. Haggi Ravid is the Managing partner of Cukierman & Co.'s Investment Banking activities. Mr. Ravid was engaged in over $1B transactions over the past years, pioneering transactions such as taking the first Croatian company public on AIM, and completing the sale of first Telecom Hungarian based Nasdaq listed company. Prior to joining Cukierman, Mr. Ravid was a partner at MBI, an Investment House which jointly with Israel Industrial and Development Bank, invested in Israeli technology companies.
Mr. Ravid sits on the board of Cukierman and a variety of technology companies. Mr. Ravid graduated Cum Laude from the Hebrew University and has a MBA from Rutgers University. - Yaron YonatiCFO, Catalyst FundYaron YonatiCFO, Catalyst Fund
Yaron Yonati joined Catalyst as a CFO in November 2015 and brings with him extensive experience in accounting, finance, taxes, business management and operations.
Prior to joining Catalyst, Yaron served as CPA in the audit department at Erez Komornik CPA firm for almost 5 years. During his work, he has gathered audit records of large companies and also fill position of financial controller in international company.Before that Yaron worked for Shaham&Co CPA as an intern for 2 years.
Yaron is a CPA and a member of the institution of Certified Public Accountants in Israel (ICPAS).
He holds a Bachelors Degree (B.A) in Business Administration and Accounting from Ono Academic center.
- David AlerhandManaging PartnerDavid AlerhandManaging Partner
- Amir AharoniPartner, Cukierman & Co. TMTAmir AharoniPartner, Cukierman & Co. TMT
Amir Aharoni, Partner, TMT
Chairman and Co-Founder, Elastifile Ltd.
Amir is veteran technology executive with more than 25 years of experience. His track record of success comes from being a founder & CEO of multiple Israeli startups and his consistent no-compromise approach to bringing best-in-class products to the new emerging markets. Amir co-founded and led Elastifile as CEO, with purpose and passion to build a world-wide market leader in Cloud Enterprise class storage. Previously, Amir was the Co-founder, President and CEO of Mobixell Networks, a provider of mobile multimedia and IP data and traffic management (acquired by Flash Networks). Amir formerly served as President and COO at Optibase, where he was responsible for scaling the company’s operations and leading it to a successful NASDAQ IPO.
Prior to Optibase, Amir was Vice President of Engineering and COO of VDOnet, an Internet video streaming and video conferencing company, acquired by Citrix. Amir’s career began as a VLSI engineer at Intel. He was awarded a BSEE/CS in computer engineering, summa cum laude, from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
- Avi MizrahiAdvisory Board Member, Cukierman & Co. TMTAvi MizrahiAdvisory Board Member, Cukierman & Co. TMT
- Dr. Laurent ChoppeManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. Life SciencesDr. Laurent ChoppeManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Laurent leads Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences since 2008 and has been involved in more than 100 medtech and biotech corporate finance transactions and advisory assignments for the Cukierman group. His team works worldwide with venture-backed and middle market companies for fund raising, licensing deals and M&A transactions as well as strategic projects for key life sciences industry players.
Laurent brings an extensive international life sciences experience in managing multifunctional teams and setting up new businesses in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, nutraceuticals, animal health and direct-to-consumer markets.
After a veterinary practice and a new venture management experience, he worked 10 years in Schering-Plough (acquired by Merck & Co.) in marketing positions in dermatology, allergy, respiratory and animal health in France, General Manager in Israel and Vice President, Virology, Oncology and Cardiology in Canada. He then served 4 years as International General Manager at Bellus Health (ex-Neurochem, NASDAQ & TSE, dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease and AA amyloidosis).
Laurent is a board member of Israel Brain Technology (IBT) http://israelbrain.org/, HeroKi Ltd. www.heroki.co and N.E.W.S. Navigation www.newsnavigation.org.
Dr. Choppe is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine of the University Paris XII, laureate of the École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, CES of Veterinary Ophthalmology and earned a MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France). He is married, father of 3 and lives in Lausanne (Switzerland) and Tel Aviv (Israel).
- Daniel CohenBSc , MBA, Partner (Israel)Daniel CohenBSc , MBA, Partner (Israel)
Daniel has been involved with Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences since 2009 in various capabilities focusing Venture Capital & Strategy consulting. In the last 17 years, Daniel has been involved in more than 100 medtech and biotech transactions and consulting assignments.
Daniel serves as board member for several Israeli companies and support on regular basis most of the large Israeli life Sciences investors in Due Diligence and Strategy.
Daniel’s past experience includes Senior Investment Director at Fosun Pharma (close to $400M investment) from 2013 to 2016, Principal at Omnes Capital (fund of funds activity and co-investment) from 2010 – 2013 and Director at Market Bridges (rep office of JMP Securities) from 2004 – 2010. Daniel has a B.Sc in Computer Sciences and an MBA from ESSEC Business School in Paris. He is married, father of 3 and lives in Tel Aviv (Israel) - Dr. Alexandra Vallon-EberhardPartner, Cukierman & Co. Life SciencesDr. Alexandra Vallon-EberhardPartner, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
- Omer VeredManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. TMTOmer VeredManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. TMT
- Michael CoenPartner, Cukierman & Co. TMTMichael CoenPartner, Cukierman & Co. TMT
- Laurence BlazianuPartner, Cukierman & Co. Life SciencesLaurence BlazianuPartner, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
- Shy S. ZymanPartner, Cukierman & Co. Life SciencesShy S. ZymanPartner, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Shy is a senior experienced executive in the Medical and Hi-tech industry, with over 25 years of Business Development, Sales and Management for high technology companies. Prior to joining Cukierman he has been the CEO of PerfAction Technologies, the global SVP sales for Viora Technologies and former CEO of 2 other start-up companies. Shy specialized in Asian markets and have been the co-founder of Yoki-Kal, a leading BD company for the Japanese and Asian markets consulting numerous companies as Motorola, IAI, Orbit, SHL, STI, CTS and more. Very familiar with the Medical Devices market, mainly the emerging Medical Aesthetics arena. Studied Computer Science and Physics at the Technion Talented Youth program, Business Administration at TLV Business College & at the Wales University. Shy is also a retired Lieutenant Commander of the Israeli navy where he graduated the Naval Officers academy.
- Andrew TsaranManaging Partner Cukierman & Co. ShanghaiAndrew TsaranManaging Partner Cukierman & Co. Shanghai
- Mr. Andrew Tsaran is the Managing Partner of the Cukierman Investment House in China.
- Andrew has 20 years of hands-on experience in different hi-tech industries and the financial sector. Over the years, Andrew developed a successful track record in managing and motivating cross-functional international teams, managing manufacturing and supply chain; leading projects and R&D; growing companies through business development, sales and marketing; building, and executing investment strategies; managing central activity of the team to raise cross border funds in China totaling $1 billion .
- In the past, Andrew has held executive management positions at several prominent companies such as Resmed (NYSE: RMD), Flight Medical (TLV:ILX), Curatia, Infinity Equity Funds, MobilEye (acquired by Intel) and Life Watch(SIX: LIFE).
- Lately, Andrew served as General Manager Asia Pacific of Shekel Brainweigh, leading the company through IPO process and turnover.
- Andrew possesses a multi-cultural background with knowledge of four languages, including Chinese. Andrew earned B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering Cum Laude and an M.Sc. in Bio-Medical Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Andrew attended the Business School of ECUST - East China University of Technology, majoring in an MBA. Also Andrew is a retired officer of Elite Technological Unit in IDF.
- Sephora SackmannSenior Associate, Cukierman & Co. Life SciencesSephora SackmannSenior Associate, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
- Julia SolomonJunior AssociateJulia SolomonJunior Associate
Julia Solomon joined Cukierman & Co Investment House in 2018.
Prior to joining Cukierman and Co. Life Sciences, Julia did an internship at Cukierman & Co. Technology, Media and Telecom. She was actively involved in the preparation and execution of many cross-border private placement and M&A transactions.
She worked in Paris as an analyst in a start-up called Faste, a luxury lifestyle concierge, to assist a fundraising of €3M.
Julia founded a non profit organization, named Ohr Torah for a school in Toulouse which suffered from a terrorist shooting attack in March 2012. Each year they raise money with the help of many artists from around the world.
Julia holds a BSc in Business Management from the Royal Holloway University of London.
- Leslie AssoulineAnalystLeslie AssoulineAnalyst
- Jack XuInvestment Associate, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseJack XuInvestment Associate, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseJack joined Cukierman & Co Investment House in 2019. Prior to joining Cukierman and Co. Life Sciences, Jack worked as an Investment Manager at MCG Capital, a Hong Kong-based private fund focusing on blockchain, AI, cloud computing and other sectors. Before this, he worked as a translator in Britain-based Mergermarket Group (now rebranded as Acuris Group) and was responsible for translating documents, research reports, intelligence and analysis reports on cross-border deals. He holds BAs in English Language from Shanghai University and a second BAs in Economics from East China Normal University.
- Itamar TesselAdvisor, Cukierman & Co. TMMItamar TesselAdvisor, Cukierman & Co. TMM
Itamar joined the Cukierman & Co. TMT team as a Principal in 2018.
Prior to joining the Cukierman & Co., Itamar worked for various top employers including the former CEO of Shaldor, Check Point Software Technologies, and the U.S. government.
Itamar has a BA in Economics and Sustainability from the Interdisciplinary Center.
- Arnaud RodriguePartner, Cukierman & Co. Life SciencesArnaud RodriguePartner, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Arnaud joined as Managing Partner of Cukierman & Co. New Mobility and Partner of Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences in October 2018. Arnaud has an extensive experience as investment banker with OSP Partners (Paris and New York), where he handled, as a partner, exclusive mandates for Siemens and Vivendi and more. He left to manage Ingersoll Engineers, an international consulting firm specialized in new product development and project management, that he sold to Orgaconseil (now Sopra Conseil), before moving from Paris to Israel where he lives today.
In Israel, he fulfilled a few dreams, like building a small luxurious hotel in the middle of the desert. He also managed Learni, an Edtech Israeli company and was among the first managers to join Space IL in charge of the organization. Arnaud is also one of three cofounders of Volleto, a leading CRM platform for luxury brands.
As a partner in Cukierman Group, he will be in charge of marketing exclusive life sciences companies toward family offices and non-specialized investors. Arnaud was the youngest Maître de Conference then Professor at HEC Paris. He was also the Co-Founder of the Start Up Jury at Hec Paris and member of the jury of the design engineering department at L’Ecole des Mines de Paris. He holds a PhD degree from the Ehess in Paris.
- Nadav AttiasManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. New MobilityNadav AttiasManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. New Mobility
Nadav Attias
Founder and executive; startup and corporate; transactions of hundreds of millions; teams of dozens of people; urban, mobility, robotics and data; b2c and b2b; morning jog and wind-surfing.
Nadav joined Cukierman Investment House in 2018 to co-establish the New Mobility department handling investments in everything that moves...
Nadav holds a BSc in Information Systems from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) and an Executive MBA from Tel-Aviv University.
- Evan AisenbergAssociate, Cukierman & Co. New MobilityEvan AisenbergAssociate, Cukierman & Co. New Mobility
- Efrat PanCukierman & Co. MunichEfrat PanCukierman & Co. Munich
Efrat Pan is Project Consultant at SCMT, Steinbeis Center of Management and Technology, since 2014. Under this capacity, she is in charge of acquisition of students and partner companies in south Bavaria. She also engages in the development and exchange with international universities and companies for strengthening the relationship between Israel and Germany in the fields of applied research and business. Before relocating to Germany in 2009, Efrat Pan served as Marketing and Investor Relations Manager at VCON Telecommunications Ltd., an Israeli developer of video over IP conferencing systems, from 1997-2005. From 2005-2009, Mrs. Pan was Fund-raising and later, served as Investor Relations Manager, at Catalyst Investments Fund II, an Israeli Private Equity focused on investments in late-stage Israeli technological companies. From 2010-2014, Mrs. Pan was teaching Hebrew and English at a local school in Memmingen and later opened a private lessons school, Horizons, for children of all ages. From 2013-2018, Mrs. Pan served as the chairperson of the German-Israeli Association (Deutsch-Israelische Gesellschaft) in Memmingen, Germany, of which she is still on the board. Efrat holds a BA in Social Science & Psychology and an MSc in Management & Innovation. Mrs. Pan teaches a seminar on Qualitative Research Methods on Steinbeis University and represents Catalyst and Cukierman activities in Germany.
- Adam SalmanManaging Partner Cukierman & Co. CanadaAdam SalmanManaging Partner Cukierman & Co. Canada
Adam is a Canadian-Israeli investor and founder, as well as the investment manager for Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike who have been ranked as the #1 or #2 EDM DJs globally by DJ Mag for the past 5 years consecutively and are also global brand ambassadors for Tomorrowland, the largest music festival in the world. Adam also runs syndicates for other notable investors and has led over 20 investments in companies including FaZe Clan (#1 ranked esports team globally), KarmaCheck, and SimWin Sports among others.
Adam advises some of the world’s top businesspeople, including Eric Ly (co-founder and original CTO of LinkedIn, co-founder and CEO of KarmaCheck), David Ortiz (creator of Madden, IV Poker, and Gretzky Hockey - the best-selling game ever), Zaki Rakib (Chairman of the Board of BioHarvest Sciences), and Greg Gilman (Bird and Dollar Shave Club).
- Fiona Choppe MagalPartner Cukierman, & Co. FoodTech & AgriTechFiona Choppe MagalPartner Cukierman, & Co. FoodTech & AgriTech
- Dr Aviel EvenScientific Advisor Cukierman & Co. FoodTech & AgriTechDr Aviel EvenScientific Advisor Cukierman & Co. FoodTech & AgriTech
- Daniel GabaiPartner & Vice President, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseDaniel GabaiPartner & Vice President, Cukierman & Co. Investment House
Daniel Gabai was born & raised in Antwerp, Belgium and currently resides in Tel Aviv, where he studied for his Bachelors in Business and Economics at the International Disciplinary Centre University. Daniel’s latest experience was working at OSconnections, an independent Real Estate firm working on behalf of a select number of investors to source investment opportunities in various markets. At OSconnections he was in charge of Sales Operations, Partnerships and investors relations mostly focused on the United States and Europe as main market. He was able to expand their network of private investors and investment funds globally.
- Nurit Ze'eviSpecial Advisor Cukierman & Co. FoodTech & AgriTechNurit Ze'eviSpecial Advisor Cukierman & Co. FoodTech & AgriTech
Nurit has over 25 years of experience in food, agriculture and complimentary industries.
Nurit joined CIH after she founded and ran her own investment banking and business development consultancy, providing services to startups, established companies and investment entities, helping them take their business to the next level, both in Israel and California. Clients included Cannasoul Analytics, Frutarom (IFF), IShence Agtech, Cardiacsense, Oplon Pure Science, Adly.com and 21Ventures VC and its portfolio companies in the fields of physical security and clean technologies.
Prior to that Nurit served as the first general manager for JDate.com, building the initial operating infrastructure and establishing the brand worldwide.
Nurit has a proven track record as business manager for leading consumer goods brands, such as Wissotzky Tea and PepsiCo., and as chief food engineer for Yachin Industries and Poseidon Industries.
Nurit served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a food engineer in the Logistics Corps, responsible for supervising food manufacturing for the IDF.
Nurit holds a B.Sc in Food & Biotechnology Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and a M.Sc in Management from Boston University and Ben Gurion University.
- Tal BrodySenior Advisor, Cukierman & Co. Green TechTal BrodySenior Advisor, Cukierman & Co. Green Tech
Tal Brody was an All Big Ten & All-American basketball player at the University of Illinois graduating with a Bachelor’s and Masters Degree in Education. Tal first came to Israel with the USA team to the 1965 Maccabiah Olympic Games and in 1966 decided to take up a challenge and make Aliyah to Israel and became one the most honored new immigrants in Israel’s history receiving at age 34, the highest civilian honor, the Israel Prize.
He was selected to light the torch on Independence Day, he ran with the torch, opening up the 9th Maccabiah Games, Captained Maccabi Tel-Aviv, winning Israel’s first European Basketball Championship, was selected to the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, was chosen as one of the Top Ten immigrants that influenced Israel by the NY Times, and two years ago in a ceremony held in the Israeli Parliament, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Tal also received last February, the annual WIZO’s “Guardian of Israel”Award and in last May received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Bar Ilan University.
Since 2010, Tal officially serves as Israel’s Ambassador of Goodwill speaking throughout the USA & Canada and in September 2018, Tal was awarded by the People’s Republic of China, Shandong Province, their “Ambassdor of Friendship ” Award for contributing to the economic development & friendly relations between China & Israel.
- Paolo SabbadiniManaging Partner, Italian Division MilanoPaolo SabbadiniManaging Partner, Italian Division Milano
Mr. Sabbadini joined Cukierman & Co. Investment House Corporate Finance Division in 2012 and in 2016 he create the CIH Italian Division.
He was previously Senior Adviser in the english investment bank Advicorp plc.In this role, in the M&A division, he advised Israeli investors on the field such as defense security, renewable energy, food and real estate.
In 2008 he was partner in the company MS Group, an Italian-Israeli business and commercial mediation firm, with responsibility for the M&A activity in the field of defence security and real estate.
In 2006, he was a financial agent at the bank Cassa dei Risparmi di Milano e della Lombardia.
In 2002 he was nominated Chief Operating Officer of a notable advertising and new media agency with offices in Turin, Rome, Milan and London.
In 1990 he managed the family business being fourth generation of industrialist specialised in the printing industry.
He studied Industrial Engineering at the "Institute of Production Engineering" in Tel Aviv and obtained a master in business management and control at the UIR and in marketing at the IED in Italy.He is the founder and Vice President of the National Chamber for the Business of Italy and Israel.
He was a member of the boards in the Association of the Printing Industry in Rome, and in the Italian Association of The Young Industrial Entrepreneurs and he was a member in the Commission of the International Relations of Confindustria, the Italian entrepreneurs association.
- Sarah Elkaïmof counsel, Cukierman & Co. ParisSarah Elkaïmof counsel, Cukierman & Co. ParisSarah Elkaïm is CIH’s Of Counsel in France. She is a legal advisor with more than 10 years experience in negotiating and drafting contracts. She has previously worked at CIH’s headquarters in TLV from 2006 to 2009, as an Associate within the M&A activities, handling both legal and technical aspects of transactions.She has worked as well in New York and in Paris as a legal consultant for companies institutions, in various fields of law. Since 2011, she has been lecturing at the University (Paris 1-Sorbonne and Paris Est).Having French and English as mother tongue languages, she is fluent in Spanish, Hebrew and Turkish as well.She regularly does pro-bono work, more specifically in the fields of education and housing.Sarah Elkaïm holds a PhD in private law, master degrees in both Corporate and Comparative Law from the Panthéon Sorbonne University (Paris 1) and an LL.M. in Banking Corporate and Finance Law from Fordham University (NYC, USA).
- Agamemnon KoliatsosInvestment Banker Greece and S.E. Europe, Cukierman & Co. Real EstateAgamemnon KoliatsosInvestment Banker Greece and S.E. Europe, Cukierman & Co. Real Estate
- Jean Maurice HagiageManaging Partner Cukierman & Co. MilanoJean Maurice HagiageManaging Partner Cukierman & Co. Milano
Mr. Jean Maurice Hagiage joined Cukierman and Co after having demonstrated an history of working in the investment management industry within US Investment Banks like Kidder Peabody, DLJ, Credit Suisse and Raymond James.
He started his career in New York as an Institutional US Equity Sales covering Banks, asset Managers, Insurance co in France and Spain .
Back in France, he became top revenue producer in Equity sales and diversified its activity in distributing Hedge fund Manager to institutions. In 1994 he started to work with Private Equity team of DLJ and helped distribute funds to French Spanish,Swiss ,Monaco and Italian institutions and Family offices .
In 2002 he started a More entrepreneurial career in smaller firm, became share holder of a financial Called SV international who was sold to E*Trade, where he works as head of sales and marketing before creating his owned regulated fund distribution Co and finally joined CIH in 2020
- Boaz HarelPresident & Managing Partner, Catalyst FundBoaz HarelPresident & Managing Partner, Catalyst Fund
Mr. Harel brings 20 years of management experience in various industries including hi-tech to the Catalyst management team.
In 1990, he established Mashik-Research & Systems for Business Development Ltd.., A consulting firm Consisting of 40 management consultants and industrial engineers. From 1993 until 1997, Boaz served as President and CEO of Leedan Holdings, a holding company with major stakes in approximately 25 companies. From 1996 until 2001, he worked in Leedans NY office in order to develop these investments.
Boaz Oversaw Acquisitions and new investments, and developed a reputation as a company turn-around specialist. Mr. Harel was also the Chairman of ICTS International - both public companies traded on Nasdaq. Mr. Harel holds a B.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
主席兼高级合伙人 何瑞乐
何瑞乐先生为Catalyst基金的管理团队带来了逾20年的来自众多行业的管理经验。1990年，他创办了 Mashik-Research & Systems for Business Development有限公司。这是一家拥有40个管理咨询顾问和许多工业工程师的咨询公司。 1993年至1997年，何瑞乐担任Leedan股份有限公司的主席兼首席执行官。Leedan集团是一个拥有近25个公司的股份的控股集团。1996年至2001年，何瑞乐在Leedan的纽约办事处工作，以便管理这一部分的投资。
何瑞乐监管和领导过众多企业收并购项目和投资项目，业内称他为能让企业“起死回生”的专家。他还曾是纳斯达克上市企业ICTS国际公司的董事长。
何瑞乐拥有以色列理工学院（Technion, Israel Institute of Technology）授予的Industrial and Management Engineering工业管理工程的学士学位。 - Lisya BaharPartner, Catalyst FundsLisya BaharPartner, Catalyst Funds
Lisya has over 10 years of professional experience in the fields of M&A, post-merger integration and global operations. She has held various managerial positions in global leading corporations including Keter Group (BC Partners), ADAMA and Magna Steyr (Nasdaq: MGA). Prior to joining Catalyst, Lisya led operational due diligence for Keter’s acquisition and managed post acquisition integration. Lisya earned Harvard executive education, MBA from Tel Aviv University and M.Sc from Vienna University of Technology. Lisya is fluent in English, German, Turkish and Hebrew and has a strong international background.
- Jason TayManaging Partner Cukierman & co. SingaporeJason TayManaging Partner Cukierman & co. SingaporeMr. Jason Tay joined Cukierman & Co in Jun 2020,prior to Cukierman, Jason was a First Vice President with Singapore UOB Bank to facilitate foreign direct investment into ASEAN. Jason has worked for Temasek subsidiary, Singapore Technologies Engineering and Senior Manager based in Guangzhou with China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City as one of the pioneer staff to spearhead foreign direct investment from Europe and USA into Guangzhou. Jason also have established Huawei Enterprise Business unit in Singapore and Nasdaq listed technology companies as Regional Director for Asia Pacific.
- Ariel AnatiInvestment Director, Catalyst FundAriel AnatiInvestment Director, Catalyst FundMr. Ariel Anati is an Investment Director at Catalyst. Involved in all aspects of analyzing incoming investment opportunities, exit strategies, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring of portfolio companies. Prior to Catalyst, Mr. Anati was Head of Finance & Operations at Inlight, an innovation advisory firm dedicated to multinational industrial companies. Leading the corporate development activities of the firm in Israel and was involved with dozens of tech-industry investments, collaborations, and joint ventures, including the opening of several innovation labs focusing on industry 4.0 and joint agreements with the Israeli Innovation Authority. Mr. Ariel Anati is a finance lecturer at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya teaching the courses "Financial Thinking for Startups" in the Zell Entrepreneurship program and “Quantitative Methods in Finance” in the Business Administration program. He holds an M.A. in Financial Economics from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, M.A. in Law Studies from Bar-Ilan University and a B.A. in Psychology & Communication, Magna Cum Laude, from the Israel Open University. Fluent in Italian, English and Hebrew and having strong international background, working with countries such as USA, Italy, France, Turkey, and the UAE.
- Annie SalemAnalyst, Catalyst FundAnnie SalemAnalyst, Catalyst Fund
Annie Salem joined the Catalyst team in 2017 as an analyst.
Prior to joining Catalyst, Annie worked as a Research and Teacher Assistant for the Faculty of Communications and Faculty of Business Administration at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel. She co-authored the book "Intercultural Communication as a Clash of Civilizations" and has had other areas of research published in leading journals.
She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Communications and holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), both from the Interdisciplinary Center.
Annie was born in London, England and moved to pursue her higher education studies in Israel, where she now lives.
- Maya GalExecutive Assistant, Catalyst FundMaya GalExecutive Assistant, Catalyst Fund
- Vered Zelekha BreitelExecutive Assistant, Catalyst FundVered Zelekha BreitelExecutive Assistant, Catalyst Fund
行政助理 维雷德∙泽拉卡∙布雷特 女士
- Shengyan FanManaging Director, Catalyst CEL FundShengyan FanManaging Director, Catalyst CEL Fund
Joined CEL in 2009. Oversees the day-to-day operation of Strategic Investment & Development Department, responsible for CEL's new business development in strategic investments and mergers & acquisitions project.
Previously over ten years of experience with increasing responsibility at multinational investment banks.
BA and BS from Tsinghua University (Beijing) and a MA from the University of Oxford.
总经理 樊盛妍
樊盛妍女士于2009年加入光大控股。她掌管战略投资发展部的日常运作，负责光大控股的业务拓展和战略投资项目及企业收并购项目。在此之前，她在跨国投资银行积累了逾十年的经验。
樊盛妍女士在北京清华大学获得理学学士学位（BS）和文学学士学位（BA），并在牛津大学获得硕士学位。
- John ChanManaging Partner, Catalyst CEL FundJohn ChanManaging Partner, Catalyst CEL Fund
- Wang XinleiVice President, Catalyst CEL FundWang XinleiVice President, Catalyst CEL Fund
- Eric ChoiAssociateEric ChoiAssociate
Cukierman Investment House
- Edouard CukiermanChairman, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseEdouard CukiermanChairman, Cukierman & Co. Investment House
Mr. Edouard Cukierman is the Founder and Managing Partner of Catalyst Investments and serves as the Chairman of Cukierman & Co. Investment House. Since its establishment in 1993, Cukierman & Co. Investment House has been engaged in more than € 5.5 billion cross-border transactions across industries. Catalyst was the only Israeli venture fund that invested in Mobileye.
Prior to establishing and managing Catalyst Investments in 2000, Mr. Cukierman was the President and CEO of Astra Technological Investments, a Venture Capital Fund established in 1993, which was the first Israeli company to go public in Continental Europe.
Today, Edouard Cukierman serves as board member of Tufin technologies, a leading Cyber security company in Israel that went public in April 2019 – NYSE (TUFN), and Dori Media Group in Israel.
Edouard Cukierman is the Founder of the GoforIsrael annual conference.
Mr. Cukierman is a board member of Sar-El (Association that brings volunteers from across the world to the IDF in Israel). He is also a director of the China based Asia M&A Council.
Edouard Cukierman together with Dr. Daniel Rouach co-authored the book “Israel Valley Le bouclier technologique de l’innovation” published in June 2013 by Edition Pearson in Paris, translated into Chinese, Italian and in Portuguese (Brazil).
Mr. Cukierman served for many years as a reserve officer in the Crisis & Hostage Negotiation team and in the Spokesperson’s Unit of the IDF.Mr. Cukierman holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and a B.Sc. from the Technion – Israel’s Institute of Technology.
- Haggai RavidCEO, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseHaggai RavidCEO, Cukierman & Co. Investment House
Haggai Ravid, CEO
Mr. Haggi Ravid is the Managing partner of Cukierman & Co.'s Investment Banking activities. Mr. Ravid was engaged in over $1B transactions over the past years, pioneering transactions such as taking the first Croatian company public on AIM, and completing the sale of first Telecom Hungarian based Nasdaq listed company. Prior to joining Cukierman, Mr. Ravid was a partner at MBI, an Investment House which jointly with Israel Industrial and Development Bank, invested in Israeli technology companies.
Mr. Ravid sits on the board of Cukierman and a variety of technology companies. Mr. Ravid graduated Cum Laude from the Hebrew University and has a MBA from Rutgers University. - Luc MullerBoard Member, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseLuc MullerBoard Member, Cukierman & Co. Investment House
Luc Muller is a Singapore/Tel Aviv based turn-around and international growth specialist.
Luc Muller is the Chairman and CEO of Enviro Invest Pte. Ltd, a Singapore-based portfolio company specializing in taking mostly controlling stakes in troubled or underperforming SMEs in the Environment and Sustainability sectors. He currently serves as CEO of Enviro Industries Pte. Ltd in Singapore, a portfolio company active in trading in the Environment and Plastics sectors with operations in Asia. He is also acting President of OTTO Environnement SAS in the Indian Ocean.
Luc Muller is the Chairman of Euro-Asian Management Advisory Pte. Ltd, a management consulting company specializing in helping companies develop their international business or restructure difficult operations. Euro-Asian is exclusively active at the Board level.
In Israel, Luc Muller is an executive Board Member of UBQ Materials Ltd and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Cukierman and Co. Investment House Ltd.
Luc Muller spent 24 years in the OTTO Group, a family-owned globally diversified industrial group and acted as its CEO from 2000 until December 2015. Mr. Muller led market entries, merger and acquisition as well as divestitures transactions and corporate restructurings globally in both manufacturing and services. Through the private equity arm of OTTO, he led various investments in venture capital and private equity in the U.S, Germany, France, Switzerland, Israel and Taiwan.
Luc Muller was a Board Member of Israeli private equity funds Catalyst I and Catalyst II.
He is an avid art supporter and is Vice-Chairman of The Glass Art Fund (non-profit, France).
Mr. Muller's holds an MBA from INSEAD (France / Singapore), and a bachelor's degree in finance and controlling from the European Business School of the University of Strasbourg, France (IECS).
- Roger CukiermanBoard Member, Cukierman & Co. Investment House & Catalyst FundRoger CukiermanBoard Member, Cukierman & Co. Investment House & Catalyst Fund
Mr. Roger Cukierman is vice President of the World Jewish Congress, and vice President of the Alliance Israelite Universelle. He recently joined the Board of ELNET, an organization for the support of Israel. He was previously CEO of the Edmond de Rothschild Group where he spent 36 years. He served also as Chairman of the Israel General Bank, and of several Mutual Funds. His experience includes directorship of many firms or banks such as Club Med, Credit Suisse Asset Management France, and the Association of French Bankers. Mr. Cukierman holds a doctorate degree in economics from the Paris University, a BA in law, and a business administration diploma of ESCP-Europe School of Management. He is also the author of "The Capital in the Japanese Economy" and of "Ni Fiers Ni Dominateurs".
- Yaron YonatiCFO, Catalyst FundYaron YonatiCFO, Catalyst Fund
Yaron Yonati joined Catalyst as a CFO in November 2015 and brings with him extensive experience in accounting, finance, taxes, business management and operations.
Prior to joining Catalyst, Yaron served as CPA in the audit department at Erez Komornik CPA firm for almost 5 years. During his work, he has gathered audit records of large companies and also fill position of financial controller in international company.Before that Yaron worked for Shaham&Co CPA as an intern for 2 years.
Yaron is a CPA and a member of the institution of Certified Public Accountants in Israel (ICPAS).
He holds a Bachelors Degree (B.A) in Business Administration and Accounting from Ono Academic center.
- Dr. Laurent ChoppeManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. Life SciencesDr. Laurent ChoppeManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Laurent leads Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences since 2008 and has been involved in more than 100 medtech and biotech corporate finance transactions and advisory assignments for the Cukierman group. His team works worldwide with venture-backed and middle market companies for fund raising, licensing deals and M&A transactions as well as strategic projects for key life sciences industry players.
Laurent brings an extensive international life sciences experience in managing multifunctional teams and setting up new businesses in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, nutraceuticals, animal health and direct-to-consumer markets.
After a veterinary practice and a new venture management experience, he worked 10 years in Schering-Plough (acquired by Merck & Co.) in marketing positions in dermatology, allergy, respiratory and animal health in France, General Manager in Israel and Vice President, Virology, Oncology and Cardiology in Canada. He then served 4 years as International General Manager at Bellus Health (ex-Neurochem, NASDAQ & TSE, dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease and AA amyloidosis).
Laurent is a board member of Israel Brain Technology (IBT) http://israelbrain.org/, HeroKi Ltd. www.heroki.co and N.E.W.S. Navigation www.newsnavigation.org.
Dr. Choppe is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine of the University Paris XII, laureate of the École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, CES of Veterinary Ophthalmology and earned a MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France). He is married, father of 3 and lives in Lausanne (Switzerland) and Tel Aviv (Israel).
- Arnaud RodriguePartner, Cukierman & Co. Life SciencesArnaud RodriguePartner, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Arnaud joined as Managing Partner of Cukierman & Co. New Mobility and Partner of Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences in October 2018. Arnaud has an extensive experience as investment banker with OSP Partners (Paris and New York), where he handled, as a partner, exclusive mandates for Siemens and Vivendi and more. He left to manage Ingersoll Engineers, an international consulting firm specialized in new product development and project management, that he sold to Orgaconseil (now Sopra Conseil), before moving from Paris to Israel where he lives today.
In Israel, he fulfilled a few dreams, like building a small luxurious hotel in the middle of the desert. He also managed Learni, an Edtech Israeli company and was among the first managers to join Space IL in charge of the organization. Arnaud is also one of three cofounders of Volleto, a leading CRM platform for luxury brands.
As a partner in Cukierman Group, he will be in charge of marketing exclusive life sciences companies toward family offices and non-specialized investors. Arnaud was the youngest Maître de Conference then Professor at HEC Paris. He was also the Co-Founder of the Start Up Jury at Hec Paris and member of the jury of the design engineering department at L’Ecole des Mines de Paris. He holds a PhD degree from the Ehess in Paris.
- Nadav AttiasManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. New MobilityNadav AttiasManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. New Mobility
Nadav Attias
Founder and executive; startup and corporate; transactions of hundreds of millions; teams of dozens of people; urban, mobility, robotics and data; b2c and b2b; morning jog and wind-surfing.
Nadav joined Cukierman Investment House in 2018 to co-establish the New Mobility department handling investments in everything that moves...
Nadav holds a BSc in Information Systems from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) and an Executive MBA from Tel-Aviv University.
- Daniel CohenBSc , MBA, Partner (Israel)Daniel CohenBSc , MBA, Partner (Israel)
Daniel has been involved with Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences since 2009 in various capabilities focusing Venture Capital & Strategy consulting. In the last 17 years, Daniel has been involved in more than 100 medtech and biotech transactions and consulting assignments.
Daniel serves as board member for several Israeli companies and support on regular basis most of the large Israeli life Sciences investors in Due Diligence and Strategy.
Daniel’s past experience includes Senior Investment Director at Fosun Pharma (close to $400M investment) from 2013 to 2016, Principal at Omnes Capital (fund of funds activity and co-investment) from 2010 – 2013 and Director at Market Bridges (rep office of JMP Securities) from 2004 – 2010. Daniel has a B.Sc in Computer Sciences and an MBA from ESSEC Business School in Paris. He is married, father of 3 and lives in Tel Aviv (Israel) - Laurence BlazianuPartner (Switzerland)Laurence BlazianuPartner (Switzerland)
Laurence Blazianu is a healthcare professional with a successful track record in partnerships, fund raising, corporate marketing, and financial analytics addressing the needs from investors & business partners, with over 16 years of experience. Laurence worked in the management of a number of highly innovative start-up companies with Xeltis, Quantis, Kenta Biotech, Shogoo Pharma.
She started her career at Hoffmann-La Roche affiliates (US-UK) and Headquarters where she started in local sales & marketing, and then global marketing and partnering focusing on projects and companies’ valuation, deal structuring, and in-licensing/M&A activities. She moved then to Credit-Suisse Private Banking Headquarters as Analyst for global investments recommendations in the Pharma-Biotech-Medtech sectors.
Laurence is also an executive spoke person and a member of the Chartered Institute for Public Relations (UK). She graduated in international business administration from the French University (Annecy and Clermont-Ferrand), and in Business English from the University of California, San Diego.
- Shy S. ZymanPartner, Cukierman & Co. Life SciencesShy S. ZymanPartner, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Shy is a senior experienced executive in the Medical and Hi-tech industry, with over 25 years of Business Development, Sales and Management for high technology companies. Prior to joining Cukierman he has been the CEO of PerfAction Technologies, the global SVP sales for Viora Technologies and former CEO of 2 other start-up companies. Shy specialized in Asian markets and have been the co-founder of Yoki-Kal, a leading BD company for the Japanese and Asian markets consulting numerous companies as Motorola, IAI, Orbit, SHL, STI, CTS and more. Very familiar with the Medical Devices market, mainly the emerging Medical Aesthetics arena. Studied Computer Science and Physics at the Technion Talented Youth program, Business Administration at TLV Business College & at the Wales University. Shy is also a retired Lieutenant Commander of the Israeli navy where he graduated the Naval Officers academy.
- Omer VeredManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. TMTOmer VeredManaging Partner, Cukierman & Co. TMT
- Michael CoenPartner, Cukierman & Co. TMTMichael CoenPartner, Cukierman & Co. TMT
- Adam SalmanManaging Partner Cukierman & Co. FoodTech & AgriTechAdam SalmanManaging Partner Cukierman & Co. FoodTech & AgriTech
- Fiona Choppe MagalPartner Cukierman, & Co. FoodTech & AgriTechFiona Choppe MagalPartner Cukierman, & Co. FoodTech & AgriTech
- Daniel GabaiPartner & Vice President, Cukierman & Co. Investment HouseDaniel GabaiPartner & Vice President, Cukierman & Co. Investment House
Daniel Gabai was born & raised in Antwerp, Belgium and currently resides in Tel Aviv, where he studied for his Bachelors in Business and Economics at the International Disciplinary Centre University. Daniel’s latest experience was working at OSconnections, an independent Real Estate firm working on behalf of a select number of investors to source investment opportunities in various markets. At OSconnections he was in charge of Sales Operations, Partnerships and investors relations mostly focused on the United States and Europe as main market. He was able to expand their network of private investors and investment funds globally.
- Nurit Ze'eviSpecial Advisor Cukierman & Co. FoodTech & AgriTechNurit Ze'eviSpecial Advisor Cukierman & Co. FoodTech & AgriTech
Nurit has over 25 years of experience in food, agriculture and complimentary industries.
Nurit joined CIH after she founded and ran her own investment banking and business development consultancy, providing services to startups, established companies and investment entities, helping them take their business to the next level, both in Israel and California. Clients included Cannasoul Analytics, Frutarom (IFF), IShence Agtech, Cardiacsense, Oplon Pure Science, Adly.com and 21Ventures VC and its portfolio companies in the fields of physical security and clean technologies.
Prior to that Nurit served as the first general manager for JDate.com, building the initial operating infrastructure and establishing the brand worldwide.
Nurit has a proven track record as business manager for leading consumer goods brands, such as Wissotzky Tea and PepsiCo., and as chief food engineer for Yachin Industries and Poseidon Industries.
Nurit served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a food engineer in the Logistics Corps, responsible for supervising food manufacturing for the IDF.
Nurit holds a B.Sc in Food & Biotechnology Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and a M.Sc in Management from Boston University and Ben Gurion University.
- Dr. Alexandra Vallon-EberhardPartner (Switzerland)Dr. Alexandra Vallon-EberhardPartner (Switzerland)
Alexandra joined Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences in 2009 and brings a comprehensive international experience in R&D, business development and corporate strategy. From 2003 to 2009, she has carried out her PhD in Immunology/Virology at bioMérieux (France) and her post-doctorate at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel). She co-authored more than 15 peer-reviewed international publications and received 6 academic awards. From 2007 to 2012, she served as Associate Partner of Quilt Solutions, a Swiss company customizing business development and market access in Life Sciences. From 2009 to 2010, she served as VP Business Development and then as CEO of Recogene Ltd., a biotech start-up within RAD BioMed Accelerator (Israel), developing innovative systems in gene therapy. Since 2009, she serves as Executive VP Sciences and Executive Director Europe of the Signal Group, the leading provider of ecosystem intelligence solutions for Global 2000 corporate decision makers.
Alexandra is a PhD in Immunology/Virology of the University Claude Bernard Lyon I (France) and earned an International MBA from Bar Ilan University (Israel).
- Amir AharoniPartner, Cukierman & Co. TMTAmir AharoniPartner, Cukierman & Co. TMT
Amir Aharoni, Partner, TMT
Chairman and Co-Founder, Elastifile Ltd.
Amir is veteran technology executive with more than 25 years of experience. His track record of success comes from being a founder & CEO of multiple Israeli startups and his consistent no-compromise approach to bringing best-in-class products to the new emerging markets. Amir co-founded and led Elastifile as CEO, with purpose and passion to build a world-wide market leader in Cloud Enterprise class storage. Previously, Amir was the Co-founder, President and CEO of Mobixell Networks, a provider of mobile multimedia and IP data and traffic management (acquired by Flash Networks). Amir formerly served as President and COO at Optibase, where he was responsible for scaling the company’s operations and leading it to a successful NASDAQ IPO.
Prior to Optibase, Amir was Vice President of Engineering and COO of VDOnet, an Internet video streaming and video conferencing company, acquired by Citrix. Amir’s career began as a VLSI engineer at Intel. He was awarded a BSEE/CS in computer engineering, summa cum laude, from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
- Avi MizrahiAdvisory Board Member, Cukierman & Co. TMTAvi MizrahiAdvisory Board Member, Cukierman & Co. TMT
- Sarah Elkaïmof counsel, Cukierman & Co. ParisSarah Elkaïmof counsel, Cukierman & Co. ParisSarah Elkaïm is CIH’s Of Counsel in France. She is a legal advisor with more than 10 years experience in negotiating and drafting contracts. She has previously worked at CIH’s headquarters in TLV from 2006 to 2009, as an Associate within the M&A activities, handling both legal and technical aspects of transactions.She has worked as well in New York and in Paris as a legal consultant for companies institutions, in various fields of law. Since 2011, she has been lecturing at the University (Paris 1-Sorbonne and Paris Est).Having French and English as mother tongue languages, she is fluent in Spanish, Hebrew and Turkish as well.She regularly does pro-bono work, more specifically in the fields of education and housing.Sarah Elkaïm holds a PhD in private law, master degrees in both Corporate and Comparative Law from the Panthéon Sorbonne University (Paris 1) and an LL.M. in Banking Corporate and Finance Law from Fordham University (NYC, USA).
- Itamar TesselAdvisor, Cukierman & Co. TMMItamar TesselAdvisor, Cukierman & Co. TMM
Itamar joined the Cukierman & Co. TMT team as a Principal in 2018.
Prior to joining the Cukierman & Co., Itamar worked for various top employers including the former CEO of Shaldor, Check Point Software Technologies, and the U.S. government.
Itamar has a BA in Economics and Sustainability from the Interdisciplinary Center.
- Tal BrodySenior Advisor, Cukierman & Co. Green TechTal BrodySenior Advisor, Cukierman & Co. Green Tech
Tal Brody was an All Big Ten & All-American basketball player at the University of Illinois graduating with a Bachelor’s and Masters Degree in Education. Tal first came to Israel with the USA team to the 1965 Maccabiah Olympic Games and in 1966 decided to take up a challenge and make Aliyah to Israel and became one the most honored new immigrants in Israel’s history receiving at age 34, the highest civilian honor, the Israel Prize.
He was selected to light the torch on Independence Day, he ran with the torch, opening up the 9th Maccabiah Games, Captained Maccabi Tel-Aviv, winning Israel’s first European Basketball Championship, was selected to the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, was chosen as one of the Top Ten immigrants that influenced Israel by the NY Times, and two years ago in a ceremony held in the Israeli Parliament, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Tal also received last February, the annual WIZO’s “Guardian of Israel”Award and in last May received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Bar Ilan University.
Since 2010, Tal officially serves as Israel’s Ambassador of Goodwill speaking throughout the USA & Canada and in September 2018, Tal was awarded by the People’s Republic of China, Shandong Province, their “Ambassdor of Friendship ” Award for contributing to the economic development & friendly relations between China & Israel.
- Paolo SabbadiniManaging Partner, Italian Division MilanoPaolo SabbadiniManaging Partner, Italian Division Milano
Mr. Sabbadini joined Cukierman & Co. Investment House Corporate Finance Division in 2012 and in 2016 he create the CIH Italian Division.
He was previously Senior Adviser in the english investment bank Advicorp plc.In this role, in the M&A division, he advised Israeli investors on the field such as defense security, renewable energy, food and real estate.
In 2008 he was partner in the company MS Group, an Italian-Israeli business and commercial mediation firm, with responsibility for the M&A activity in the field of defence security and real estate.
In 2006, he was a financial agent at the bank Cassa dei Risparmi di Milano e della Lombardia.
In 2002 he was nominated Chief Operating Officer of a notable advertising and new media agency with offices in Turin, Rome, Milan and London.
In 1990 he managed the family business being fourth generation of industrialist specialised in the printing industry.
He studied Industrial Engineering at the "Institute of Production Engineering" in Tel Aviv and obtained a master in business management and control at the UIR and in marketing at the IED in Italy.He is the founder and Vice President of the National Chamber for the Business of Italy and Israel.
He was a member of the boards in the Association of the Printing Industry in Rome, and in the Italian Association of The Young Industrial Entrepreneurs and he was a member in the Commission of the International Relations of Confindustria, the Italian entrepreneurs association.
- Sephora SackmannSenior Associate