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Delaware versus Israel: where are the biggest and easiest exits?12/12/2007. Source: IVCJ (Israel Venture Capital & Private Equity Journal). Barry Levenfeld, Yigal Arnon & Co.
 In this IVCJ article, Barry Levenfeld, partner at Israeli law firm Yigal Arnon & Co., takes issue with those who oppose incorporating in Israel. He discusses how both tax and exit circumstances have changed in recent years, making company incorporation in Israel less problematic and - in some ways - more advantageous than ever before.
Conventional wisdom, blindly supported by many US and some Israel venture capital funds, holds that it is preferable to incorporate "Israeli" companies in Delaware, not Israel. We are told that exits from Delaware incorporations are easier, and that Delaware corporations attract more investors and higher valuations. The time has come to challenge the conventional wisdom.
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This article appeared in the Israel Venture Capital & Private Equity Journal (IVCJ). IVC Research Center publishes the Israel Venture Capital & Private Equity Journal, a quarterly review of trends and developments in the Israeli-related venture capital industry. IVCJ, distributed worldwide, is dedicated to provide wide-range coverage of Israel's venture capital industry. For more information please visit www.ivc-online.com.
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