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Davis Media NY LLC

Davis Media NY LLC is the only entity in our investigation with DUAL foreign funding sources — Havas Media Germany GmbH AND L.D.R.S Group LTD (Tel Aviv).

Parent Company
Yoav Davis
Ultimate Owner
N/A — Privately held
USA / Israel
Headquarters
New York, NY

Corporate History

Davis Media NY LLC registered under FARA on October 12, 2025. Its registration statement names Yoav Davis as "Sole owner and CEO" and gives a New York address. The agreements attached to its two Exhibit ABs are older than the registration: the Exhibit AB for the Government of Israel through Havas Media Group Germany gives a contract date of January 16, 2024, and the one for the Government of Israel through L.D.R.S Group LTD gives February 25, 2024.

Davis Media is unique among the entities in this investigation because it has DUAL foreign funding sources — both Havas Media Germany GmbH and L.D.R.S Group LTD, a Tel Aviv-based entity. This dual-funding structure means Davis Media receives direction and compensation from two separate foreign-connected entities simultaneously.

The primary documented activity is a "hostage awareness campaign" — ostensibly designed to raise awareness of hostages held in Gaza. However, the campaign also serves as a vehicle for broader pro-Israel public relations messaging in the United States.

The dual-funding structure raises questions about the scope of foreign influence. While other entities in the Havas pipeline receive funding from a single intermediary, Davis Media's connection to both Havas Germany and a direct Tel Aviv entity suggests a more complex operational relationship.

Limited public information is available about Yoav Davis's background. The Exhibit ABs give contract terms, not payments: a Havas Media Germany order dated February 29, 2024 (client "LAPAM - Israel Government Advertising Agency", campaign "Swords of Iron") books $8,000 for social media promotion from January 16 to 31, 2024, and the L.D.R.S agreement pays $10,000 per month plus a 15% fee on talent contract costs for managing influencer content. The registration statement reports no money received in the 60 days before registration.

Investigation Summary

Davis Media NY LLC is the only entity in our investigation with DUAL foreign funding sources — Havas Media Germany GmbH AND L.D.R.S Group LTD (Tel Aviv).

Key findings:

• Dual funding: Havas Media Germany + L.D.R.S Group (Tel Aviv) — unique in this investigation

• Yoav Davis — owner, based in New York

• Primary activity: "Hostage awareness campaign" that doubles as Israel PR

• Contract terms per the Exhibit ABs: $8,000 Havas order (January 2024); $10,000/month plus 15% of talent costs from L.D.R.S (from February 2024)

• FARA documents filed

• Dual-funding structure suggests more complex foreign principal relationship

Unanswered Questions

Q1

What are the exact amounts received from Havas Media Germany vs. L.D.R.S Group?

Q2

What is L.D.R.S Group LTD and who controls it?

Q3

Is the 'hostage awareness campaign' coordinated with other entities in the Havas pipeline?

Q4

What is Yoav Davis's background and prior relationship with Israeli government entities?

Q5

Why does Davis Media have two funding sources when other entities have one?

Red Flags

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DUAL foreign funding sources — unique complexity in this investigation

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Direct Tel Aviv entity (L.D.R.S Group) involvement alongside Havas Germany pipeline

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Amounts actually received are not in the registration filings, which give contract terms only

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'Hostage awareness' framing may obscure broader PR objectives

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Limited public information about principal Yoav Davis

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SOURCE ATTRIBUTION: All information on this page is derived from publicly available records including FARA registrations filed with the U.S. Department of Justice, IRS Form 990 filings, state corporate records, SEC filings, and attributed news reporting. This analysis is provided for educational purposes by Americans for Transparency (AFTorg). See our Legal Framework and Editorial Standards.

From the DOJ record

Davis Media NY LLC: what the FARA filings show

Is Davis Media NY LLC a registered foreign agent?
Davis Media NY LLC is registered with the U.S. Department of Justice under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as registrant No. 7662 since Oct 12, 2025. DOJ lists the registration as active.
Who does Davis Media NY LLC work for?
Its filings name 2 foreign principals: Government of Israel through L.D.R.S Group LTD (Israel) and Government of Israel through Havas Media Group Germany (Germany). Under FARA, a foreign principal is the foreign government, party, company or person on whose behalf a registrant acts.
Who works on Davis Media NY LLC's FARA registration?
1 person has filed a short-form registration statement under this registration, the form FARA requires of each person who acts for the foreign principal: Davis, Yoav.
What has Davis Media NY LLC filed with the Justice Department?
DOJ's public file holds 6 current filings for the registration, the most recent an Exhibit AB stamped Oct 12, 2025. By type: 2 Exhibit AB, 2 Short-Form, 1 Registration Statement and 1 Exhibit C. The filings are public at efile.fara.gov.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, FARA eFile, registration No. 7662. Read from AFTorg's copy of the DOJ record, refreshed several times a day. A FARA registration is a public disclosure; it is not a finding of wrongdoing.