0001193125-12-164770.txt : 20120416 0001193125-12-164770.hdr.sgml : 20120416 20120416172625 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-164770 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120416 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120416 GROUP MEMBERS: JACOB GOTTLIEB GROUP MEMBERS: JG ASSET, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: VISIUM BALANCED MASTER FUND, LTD. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Syneron Medical Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001291361 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-80182 FILM NUMBER: 12762075 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 972-4-909-6200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: INDUSTRIAL ZONE STREET 2: P.O.B. 550 CITY: YOKNEAM ILLIT STATE: L3 ZIP: 20692 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Visium Asset Management, LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001377452 IRS NUMBER: 203313013 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 950 THIRD AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 646 840 5800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 950 THIRD AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Visium Asset Management LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20061004 SC 13G 1 d335798dsc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G Schedule 13G

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

Syneron Medical Ltd

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK, $.001 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

M87245102

(CUSIP Number)

 

April 5, 2012

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


 

CUSIP No. M87245102

 

   

 

Page 2 of 13 Pages

 

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)

 

Visium Balanced Master Fund, Ltd.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    None (see Item 4)

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    1,795,417 (See Item 4)

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    None (See Item 4)

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    1,795,417 (See Item 4)

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    1,795,417 (See Item 4)

10

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

    5.08 %

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

    CO

 


 

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Page 3 of 13 Pages

 

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)

 

Visium Asset Management, LP

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    None (See Item 4)

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    1,870,110 (See Item 4)

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    None (See Item 4)

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    1,870,110 (See Item 4)

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    1,870,110 (See Item 4)

10

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

    5.29 %

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

    IA

 


 

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Page 4 of 13 Pages

 

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)

 

JG Asset, LLC

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    None (See Item 4)

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    1,870,110 (See Item 4)

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    None (See Item 4)

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    1,870,110 (See Item 4)

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    1,870,110 (See Item 4)

10

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

    5.29 %

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

    HC

 


 

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Page 5 of 13 Pages

 

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)

 

Jacob Gottlieb

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    None (See Item 4)

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    1,870,110 (See Item 4)

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    None (See Item 4)

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    1,870,110 (See Item 4)

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    1,870,110 (See Item 4)

10

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

    5.29 %

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

    HC, IN

 


 

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Item 1

   (a)    Name of Issuer:
      Syneron Medical Ltd.
   (b)    Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
     

Industrial Zone POB 550 Israel

Yokneam Illit, 20692, Israel

Item 2

   (a) – (c)   

This statement is filed on behalf of the following:

 

  (1) Visium Balanced Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (“VBMF”), with its principal business office at c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

 

  (2) Visium Asset Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“VAM”), with its principal business office at Visium Asset Management, LP, 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

 

  (3) JG Asset, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JG Asset”), with its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. JG Asset is the General Partner of VAM.

 

  (4) Jacob Gottlieb (“Gottlieb”), a natural person, with his principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Gottlieb is the Managing Member of JG Asset.

 

   (d)    Title of Class of Securities:
      Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share
   (e)    CUSIP Number:
      M87245102


 

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Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 

¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

 

x An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

x A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

¨ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

¨ Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


 

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Item 4 Ownership:

VBMF

 

  (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

1,795,107

 

  (b) Percent of Class:

5.08 %

 

  (c) Number of Shares as to which person has:

 

  (i) sole power to vote or to direct vote:

None

 

  (ii) shared power to vote or to direct vote:

1,795,107 shares

 

  (iii) sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:

None

 

  (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:

1,795,107 shares


 

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VAM

 

  (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

By virtue of its position as investment manager to pooled investment funds and investment adviser to separately managed accounts, VAM may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,870,110 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by the pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

 

  (b) Percent of Class:

5.29 %

 

  (c) Number of Shares as to which person has:

 

  (i) sole power to vote or to direct vote:

None

 

  (ii) shared power to vote or to direct vote:

1,870,110 shares

 

  (iii) sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:

None

 

  (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:

1,870,110 shares


 

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JG Asset

 

  (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

By virtue of its position as General Partner to VAM, JG Asset may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,870,110 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by VAM.

 

  (b) Percent of Class:

5.29 %

 

  (c) Number of Shares as to which person has:

 

  (i) sole power to vote or to direct vote:

None

 

  (ii) shared power to vote or to direct vote:

1,870,110 shares

 

  (iii) sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:

None

 

  (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:

1,870,110 shares


 

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Jacob Gottlieb

 

  (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

By virtue of his position as the Managing Member of JG Asset, Gottlieb may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,870,110 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by JG Asset.

 

  (b) Percent of Class:

5.29 %

 

  (c) Number of Shares as to which person has:

 

  (i) sole power to vote or to direct vote:

None

 

  (ii) shared power to vote or to direct vote:

1,870,110 shares

 

  (iii) sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:

None

 

  (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:

1,870,110 shares

VAM, JG Asset and Gottlieb disclaim beneficial ownership as to the Securities, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interests therein. Neither the filing of this Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of the other individual officers and members of VBMF, VAM, or JG Asset is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the Securities.


 

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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

Not Applicable

 

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

The securities reported in this Schedule 13G, which are beneficially owned by VAM, JG Asset and Gottlieb, are owned by advisory clients of VAM, none of whom, with the exception of VBMF, owns more than 5% of the class.

 

Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

Not Applicable

 

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

Not Applicable

 

Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Not Applicable

 

Item 10 Certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: April 16, 2012

 

VISIUM BALANCED MASTER FUND, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Mark Gottlieb

  Mark Gottlieb
  Authorized Signatory
VISIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP
By:  

/s/ Mark Gottlieb

  Mark Gottlieb
  Authorized Signatory
JG ASSET, LLC
By:  

/s/ Mark Gottlieb

  Mark Gottlieb
  Authorized Signatory
JACOB GOTTLIEB
By:  

/s/ Mark Gottlieb

  Mark Gottlieb
  Authorized Signatory