Max Karpel advises public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate law matters. Max represents hedge funds in connection with corporate and securities transactions and shareholder activism. He represents purchasers and sellers of hedge fund management companies. He also is involved in structuring hedge funds and drafting and negotiating investment management, ownership and joint venture agreements. In addition, he has extensive experience representing public companies and investment banks in connection with public offerings of debt and equity. Max also represents U.S. and international investors in Israeli high-tech ventures and Israeli clients raising capital and making investments in the United States and Europe.
Recent representations include:
• Paulson & Co. Inc., on behalf of the several investment funds and accounts managed by it, in connection with its investment in Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
• Paulson & Co. Inc., on behalf of the several investment funds and accounts managed by it, in connection with its investments in Conseco, Inc.
• Elliott Associates, L.P. in connection with Elliott’s credit bid with other lenders to acquire certain Delphi assets
• Elliott Associates, L.P. in connection with its bid to acquire the assets of SemMaterials, L.P. under §363 of the Bankruptcy Code
• Bank Hapoalim B.M., one of Israel's largest banks, in connection with its agreement to acquire 50.01% of NuVerse Advisors LLC, a New York-based investment manager
• Elliott Associates, L.P. in a proxy contest resulting in the open-ending of The Salomon Brothers Fund, Inc., the oldest and largest closed-end fund in the Citigroup family of funds
• Invensys plc in its divestment of its shares in Foxboro NMR Ltd.
• StyleCaster Media Group LLC in connection with its Series A round of financing led by Dan Gilbert
BAR ADMISSION:
2000, New York
EDUCATION:
New York University School of Law (J.D., 1999)
Staff Editor, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics
Yale University (B.A., 1996)
LANGUAGES:
Hebrew
MEMBER:
New York City Bar Association (Corporation Law Committee, 2009-)
American Bar Association
