Global
Practice Areas
A leading capital markets and investment funds attorney since 2005, Ronen is one of the most creative and accomplished attorneys in this field. Consistently ranked, Ronen enjoys a successful track record that has seen him set up hedge and investment funds, such as debt funds, real estate funds, P2P funds (crowdfunding loans), and family wealth funds as well as unique leading first-of-their-kind investment funds in Israel, such as Israel’s first hedge fund-of-funds, P2P fund (consumer credit), insurance linked securities fund, Real Estate Loans fund and more.
Among his clients are the Israeli Association of Provident and Pension Funds, represented before the regulator and the Israeli Parliament’s Finance Committee. In this capacity, he assisted in the drafting of the regulations applicable to institutional entities investing in investment funds.
He lectures at the Israeli Finance Institute (IFI) on Alternative Investments, Bonds and Debt investments, mainly to a crowd of directors and investments committee members.
Experience
Ronen has extensive experience advising institutional investors, fund managers and financial institutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment strategies.
He regularly assists clients in establishing, structuring and operating investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, credit funds, real estate funds and family wealth structures.
Ronen has played a central role in the development of innovative investment vehicles in Israel and has been involved in structuring several first-of-their-kind funds in the Israeli market, including:
Israel’s first hedge fund-of-funds
Consumer credit P2P lending fund
Insurance-linked securities investment fund
Real estate loan investment funds
His practice also includes advising institutional investors on infrastructure financing, private credit investments, venture capital and private equity transactions, as well as investments in domestic and international investment platforms.
Clients
Ronen advises a broad range of sophisticated clients operating across the investment ecosystem, including:
Insurance companies
Pension and provident funds
Investment houses
Asset managers
Private investment funds
Family offices
Financial institutions
International investment platforms
Work Highlights
Vinograd & Co. regularly advises institutional investors on significant investment transactions in Israel and abroad, including infrastructure financing, private credit transactions and fund investments.
The firm has also advised on the establishment of complex investment structures involving Israeli institutional capital and international investment platforms.
Career
Before founding Vinograd & Co., Ronen was a partner and head of the capital markets department at Arnon Segev & Co.
Languages Spoken
Hebrew, English
Education
LL.B. and a B.A. in Business Administration from IDC Herzliya