Financial Irregularities

Financial failures were recently discovered in a series of new companies on the stock exchange - right under the noses of the gatekeepers. Now, the Securities Authority is launching an extensive audit focusing on the work of the board of directors and, in particular, on the way directors are classified as having "accounting and financial expertise". A market source: "When you appoint a director...

Less than three months after its IPO, real estate firm Best is forced to correct its financial reports due to the unauthorized financing of the owners' private projects. Market experts anticipate an investigation by the Securities Authority, questioning the oversight provided by auditors and underwriters.

An audit at the Best group revealed that 2.2 million shekels from a subsidiary were used to pay for private property work for controlling shareholders. The company will restate its 2025 and Q1 2026 financial reports.

An internal audit at the Best Group has changed the picture: the amount attributed to the controlling shareholders has tripled compared to the first report. The company will now restate its financial statements for 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, the same reports that were included in the IPO prospectus.

Over the weekend, reports of irregularities emerged in two new companies on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Best and Tomer Mazon. While in one case the funds taken by owners were returned, in the other, the CFO's resignation serves as a significant warning sign.

The real estate group Best, which went public last June, announced an investigation due to concerns about financial irregularities in a subsidiary. According to the announcement, while the company was private, the controlling shareholders and a relative took — they claim by mistake — a sum of up to 1 million shekels from the subsidiary's funds without required approvals. Upon discovery, the amount...