Shikun & Binui: Naty Saidoff's Israeli Infrastructure Conglomerate

Shikun & Binui is one of Israel's oldest and largest construction, infrastructure, and residential development companies — historically a national-scale operator with major projects across Africa, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and Israel. The company is controlled by Naty Saidoff, the American-Israeli diamond businessman and Los Angeles philanthropist who acquired control after the company's prior parent, Africa-Israel Investments, restructured. TASE ticker: SKBN.

Shikun & Binui in one paragraph

Shikun & Binui carries decades of Israeli national-project history — public housing, highway, rail, water, and power-generation construction inside Israel, alongside one of the more globally extended footprints of any Israeli contractor. The company has built roads in Africa, transmission infrastructure in Eastern Europe, and residential and commercial developments across multiple emerging markets. The Israeli residential business — Shikun & Binui Real Estate — remains a meaningful force in the local housing market.

The Saidoff control

Naty Saidoff — Israeli-American, Los Angeles-based, with a fortune built in the diamond and real-estate industries — acquired the controlling stake in Shikun & Binui from the Africa-Israel Investments group after Lev Leviev's vehicle exited the position. Saidoff is publicly identified with significant philanthropic activity in Los Angeles and Israel, but his commercial profile is far less covered in English than its scale warrants.

Why the global footprint matters

Shikun & Binui is one of the few Israeli companies with an established, multi-decade infrastructure construction footprint outside Israel. The Africa exposure, in particular, predates the more recent wave of Israeli technology and security exports to the continent and represents a different category of presence — physical, on-the-ground, multi-year project execution. The conglomerate is therefore one of the better case studies for how an Israeli industrial company expresses globalization through delivery, not just sales.

FAQ

Who controls Shikun & Binui?

Naty Saidoff, the Israeli-American diamond and real-estate businessman based in Los Angeles, who acquired the controlling stake following the restructuring of Africa-Israel Investments.

What does Shikun & Binui do?

Construction, civil infrastructure, residential and commercial real-estate development, water and energy projects, in Israel and across Africa, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe.

Is Shikun & Binui publicly traded?

Yes. Shikun & Binui trades on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker SKBN.

Who previously controlled Shikun & Binui?

The company was previously held within the Africa-Israel Investments group, controlled by Lev Leviev, before Saidoff acquired the controlling position.

בעברית

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