Gav-Yam
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| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| BYSD [1] | |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Founder | Economic Society for the Land of Israel |
| Headquarters | Haifa |
Key people | Eldad Fresher Chairman Avi Jacobovitz CEO |
| Website | https://www.gav-yam.co.il/ |
Gav-Yam (Hebrew: גב-ים), sometimes referred to as Bayside Land Corporation in English, is an Israeli real estate company.[1]
The Company went public in 1978 and is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange market.[2] Gav-Yam share is part of the Tel Aviv 125 index.
Some properties associated with Gav-Yam include Totzeret HaAretz Towers, Matam in Haifa, and the Haifa International Convention Center.[3]
History
Gav-Yam was founded in June 1928 by the Economic Society for the Land of Israel, a company founded by Judge Louis Brandeis's party.[4] The Economic Society established Gav-Yam to develop 5,000 dunams (12,355 acres) purchased in Haifa Bay from the Haifa Bay Training Company.
In 1939, Gav-Yam began building a residential neighborhood in Kiryat Yam (initially called Gav-Yam), which later became a city.[citation needed] In partnership with another company, Gav-Yam established a residential neighborhood that includes a commercial center in Kiryat Eliezer in Haifa. Gav-Yam was also responsible for projects in the Carmel.
The Company participated in the Jewish land purchase in Palestine. The land in Haifa Bay was bought with the Jewish National Fund. In this project, Gav-Yam planned the gulf area's construction, paved roads and established industrial infrastructure.
The company encouraged establishing factories on its lands in Haifa Bay and provided financial assistance to various factories to build and develop an industrial area. Among the assisted companies were Vulcan Automotive, Phoenicia, Telma and the Company for Cables and Wires.
With the founding of Israel in 1948, Gav-Yam was involved in developing industrial areas in various places in the country, leased land from the Israel Lands Administration and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and continued to build industrial and commercial buildings for rent.
Between 1954 and 1968, Gav-Yam participated in the construction and management of the Kishon Port and provided the port with many land reserves that the company owned.
In 2021, Gav-Yam's ToHa Tower in Tel Aviv won award for best skyscraper in the Middle East.[5][6][7][8]
Ownership
In 1970, PCB (Property and Building Corporation, part of the IDB Group) became the sole owner of Gav-Yam. In June 1978, the company first published a financial prospectus for an IPO, and its shares were registered for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
On July 1, 2019, the assets holding rates and the company's issued capital decreased from 51.7% to 40.0%. Today,[when?] the holding rate of properties and a building is about 29.9%.
At 2020-2021, Equity Finance Corporation, owned by Aaron Frenkel, acquired control of the company.[9][10][11]
References
- ^ "About". גב-ים. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "דירוג חברות - המקיף והאמין ביותר בישראל". BDI. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Investor Relations". גב-ים. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "History". גב-ים. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Tel Aviv's ToHa Tower wins award for best skyscraper in the Middle East". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Tel Aviv skyscraper wins international design award". ISRAEL21c. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Meet ToHA: The most talked about new building in Israel". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Tel Aviv skyscraper wins international design award". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Aaron Frenkel eyes Bayside takeover". Globes. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ "Aaron Frenkel builds Bayside position". Globes. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ Gav-Yam. "Gav Yam Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.