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James Raanan

James Raanan

Partner Hi-tech & Venture Capital, Head of Telecoms at APM Law Firm

James’ primary experience has been in the telecommunications and Fintech/Payments industries, working with traditional and disruptive businesses. Since graduating in law from the University of Manchester in 1996, James has accumulated over 20 years of legal experience across a diverse landscape. Prior to his position at IDT, James worked at the prominent Israeli law firm, Yigal Arnon & Co., where he developed expertise in venture capital financing, US securities, and M&A during years 1998 to 2003. James is a member of the bar in New York and Israel. He can be found around the internet, and reached at James@parnesraaanan.com.

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Posts by James Raanan

Contract Teardown

Determining Accurate Purchase Prices in Mergers & Acquisitions

When a business sells shares, there’s an interesting space between when a deal is agreed upon and when it finally goes through. In that time, there can be significant changes in working capital and the overall valuation of the business.
Contract Teardown

Can Elon Musk Escape His Twitter Deal?

Elon Musk made headlines when he offered to buy Twitter in April 2022. Not long after, he implied publicly that he wanted out of the deal. Then, his lawyers claimed Musk could opt out of the Agreement and Plan of Merger because Twitter wouldn’t disclose its true number of active users. According to their interpretation, this constituted a breach of contract.
Contract Teardown

Stockholder's Agreement from Ultrasonic Medical Mapping

International commercial attorney James Raanan tears down a shareholders agreement from Ultrasonic Medical Mapping. James notes the unique context of a shareholders agreement where many of the interested parties aren’t even signing the agreement. He walks through how fiduciary duties change the risks, the complexity of “fairness” in a document like this, and a bit of clumsy math.