Team
OBV harnesses it’s founders’ long and diversified business experience, vast network and legal capabilities to provide our clients with flexible, responsive and performance-dictated services.
OBV acts as a vital intermediary, assisting qualified investors and emerging technology companies in the process of deploying and raising capital. Our core guideline is to act as a trusted and transparent, yet independent and flexible institution.
We encourage our team of professionals to be creative and prolific dealmakers as demonstrated by our record of successful transactions.
Uniquely, our team is carefully comprised of individuals who have gained substantial commercial experience and expertise and have demonstrated their skills in successfully negotiating and closing a variety of high-profile transactions.
Gil Makov
Until 2005 Gil headed Gil Makov and Co., a law firm specialized in the fields of corporate, banking, commercial, real estate and technology.
As the Chairman of OBV, he is actively involved in structuring financing transactions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
Gil earned his LL.B degree in 1965 from the Hebrew University.
Dan Makov
Dan is a veteran lawyer specialized in the fields of corporate, banking and international commercial law. Dan’s track record holds a substantial volume of M&As, joint ventures, real estate and financing transactions.
Dan earned his LL.B degree from the University of Buckingham, UK in 1991 cum-laude.
Dan also holds an LL.M degree specialized in international banking and finance from the Boston University School of Law (1992), and acts as a visiting attorney with Hogan & Hartson LL.P, Washington DC.
Ariel Makov
Ariel specialized as a lawyer in the fields of corporate, commercial and technology transactions. Ariel previously acted as an adviser to the Constitution, Law & Justice Committee of the Israeli Parliament, the “Knesset” (2003-2004).
Ariel earned his LL.B degree from the University of Reading, UK in 1995, cum-laude.
Ariel also holds an LL.M degree specialized in commercial and corporate law from the New York University School of Law (1996), and acts as a visiting attorney with Hogan & Hartson LL.P, Washington DC. Ariel was admitted as a solicitor to the UK Law Society in 2005.
Professor Moshe Many
1928 – 2015
We will always remember and cherish with love and appreciation the great contribution to our company of Prof. Moshe Many. A true leader, renowned physician, scholar ,an accomplished man and a true friend.
Will his memory be blessed.