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Michal Netanyahu

Michal Netanyahu

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Michal Netanyahu

Michal Netanyahu is a partner in the Private Equity group in New York.

She advises public and private companies, private equity sponsors, management teams and portfolio companies on a broad range of complex corporate matters. These include cross-border M&A, controlling and minority investments, restructurings, carve-out transactions, joint ventures, equity compensation arrangements, leveraged recapitalizations and general corporate matters.

  • EQT as lead investor in ReliaQuest’s US$500 million funding round.
  • Keysight Technologies on its sale of Spirent’s High Speed Ethernet and Network Security Testing Business, as part of Keysight’s acquisition of Spirent.
  • CVC on its US$925 million global carve-out acquisition of Therakos from Mallinckrodt.
  • CrowdStrike on its acquisition of Adaptive Shield.
  • Indo-Pacific Partnership for Prosperity (IP3) in leading the formation of a new coalition with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), KKR, and other global investors to accelerate infrastructure investments in the emerging market partner economies of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
  • Zeus Company on its sale to EQT Partners.
  • Ascendant Capital in connection with financing of data center and network services provider DC BLOX.
  • Alpha Dhabi on its:
    - JV with ADNOC to invest in oilfield services technologies and acquisition of an additional equity stake in Gordon Technologies; and 
    -  acquisition of a 25% stake in Gordon Technologies for approximately US$164 million.
  • A multinational technology company in connection with numerous confidential M&A transactions and acquihires.
  • TriNet on its acquisition of Clarus R+D Solutions.
  • London Stock Exchange Group on its acquisition of MayStreet.
  • Rayner Surgical, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners, on its acquisition of the product OMIDRIA® from Omeros Corporation in a transaction valued in excess of US$1 billion.
  • Partners Group on its acquisition of Axia Women’s Health from Audax Private Equity.
  • Leeds Equity Partners on its sale of Barbri to Francisco Partners.
  • Taboola on its US$2.6 billion business combination with SPAC ION Acquisition Corp. 1.
  • NTC Group on its acquisition of The Entwistle Company.
  • The Carlyle Group on its sale of Tilton natural gas-fired power plant to Rockland Power Partners.
  • Ribbon Communications on its acquisition of ECI Telecom Group.
  • Leeds Equity Partners on its acquisition of LRN Corporation.
  • Leonard Green & Partners on a consortium deal to acquire Press Ganey.
  • Ares Management on its sale of Aviator Wind.
  • Energy Capital Partners on its acquisition of Convergent Energy + Power.
  • Amulet Capital Partners on its portfolio company OPEN Health’s merger with Pharmerit International.
  • SS&C Technologies on its acquisition of the Investrack business of Globacom Technologies.
  • Energy Capital Partners on its sale of Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. to Macquarie Infrastracute Partners.

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Career & qualifications

  • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LLB, LLM, magna cum laude) 2012
  • Admitted to the Israel Bar 2014
  • Admitted as Attorney-at-Law in New York 2015
  • Joined Clifford Chance as partner 2026

Awards and citations

  • Recognized in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide, which highlights emerging leaders shaping the future of the legal profession.

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