Bär & Karrer with Foconis on MACD acquisition
Bär & Karrer advised Foconis, a portfolio company of Main Capital Partners, on its acquisition of MACD and its subsidiaries.
The parties
Headquartered in Urdorf, Zurich, MACD is a provider of electronic trading systems, offering tailored solutions for securities and derivatives trading, fund settlement, as well as foreign exchange and cryptocurrency trading.
Headquartered in Vilshofen an der Donau, Germany, Foconis develops comprehensive banking software solutions encompassing process systems, capital market tools,and payment transactions.
The Bär & Karrer team
Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to Foconis in this transaction.
The firm’s team included Raphael Annasohn (pictured), Luana Stämpfli and Sean Schläpfer (all M&A), Laura Widmer and Manuel Schmid (both employment), Christine Schweikard (IP/IT), Julia Eiholzer (notarial services) and Ruth Bloch-Riemer and Sébastien Di Natale (both pension & social security). McDermott Will & Emery collaborated with Foconis as international counsel to Foconis.
