- Business
- Lapidoth Capital Ltd is an Israel-based holding and investment group that invests in cash-generating businesses across diverse sectors including construction, real estate, mobile communications, international trade, and energy services. Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company, formerly known as Lapidoth Israel Oil Prospectors Corporation Ltd, operates primarily through subsidiaries and focuses on construction and infrastructure contracting for residential, non-residential, and government projects; residential real estate initiation and development; import, distribution, and sale of Samsung mobile phones and accessories; international trade in branded consumer goods such as apparel, sporting goods, footwear, watches, jewelry, and accessories; oil, gas, and water drilling services encompassing onshore exploration, production design and operations, downhole geophysical logging, cementation, perforation, CCTV monitoring, petrophysics, reservoir engineering, logistics, research drilling, soil sampling, and wireline equipment for wells and boreholes; and investments in marketable securities and capital market transactions, with interests in fields like the Heletz oil field in Israel. The company maintains geographic operations in Israel, Romania, the United States, Poland, rest of Europe, and other international locations through its drilling and trade activities, targeting government entities, energy operators, real estate developers, and consumer markets. In recent developments, Lapidoth Capital authorized a share buyback plan in November 2025 to enhance shareholder value; continues to consolidate control from earlier debt settlements including Sunny Electronics in 2015 and Scillex, now driving major revenue from segments like mobile distribution and construction; and reports strong financial performance with fiscal year 2024 revenue of 7.67 billion ILS, net income of 272 million ILS, and ongoing diversification into real estate for steady income amid energy sector cyclicality.