Advestra advises Marc O’Polo on acquisition of its Swiss business

Marc O’Polo Group takes over the Swiss business, con­sist­ing of the retail stores and the whole­sale busi­ness, from its dis­tri­bu­tion part­ner Bol­lag-Gug­gen­heim. The trans­ition is expec­ted to be com­pleted by 1 Septem­ber 2024.

Marc O’Polo will manage its business in Switzerland itself in the coming year and will take over all the retail stores as well as the entire Marc O’Polo wholesale business from Bollag-Guggenheim, the previous distribution partner. The approximately 70 employees working for the brand will also be transferred to the group.

Advestra has acted as Swiss leg­al coun­sel to Marc O’Polo. The team included partners Andreas Hin­sen (pictured) and Sandro Fehl­mann, associate Anna Tomaschek, Leonie Keller (all cor­por­ate, M&A) as well as Céline Mar­tin (tax).