5Gambit Disputes expands its international disputes practice with the addition of New York partner Victoria Peng-Rue (pictured), who joins from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Peng-Rue is a New York litigator focusing on commercial litigation,
Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) advised SHL Medical on its refinancing by a broad syndicate of lenders. In connection with the transaction, Homburger represented the syndicate itself, comprising of Bank of America, J.P. Morgan and
Valfor advised Inno Digital Service (IDS) in connection with its integration of Winkler Livecom, together with the subsidiaries Winkler Systems and Mesol. Pursuant to the deal, the Winkler companies will remain legally independent entities within
Bär & Karrer advised Viseca Payment Services on its joint initiative with Cornèr Bank to develop PayInit, a P2P money transfer infrastructure for worldwide instant transfers between people, based on Mastercard and
Baker McKenzie Switzerland advised the Schulthess Group in connection with the refinancing of its syndicated senior term and multicurrency revolving credit facilities agreement. The transaction’s amount hasn’t been disclosed. The company Schulthess is
Wenger Vieli advised the shareholders of Starmind, a Swiss provider of AI-based knowledge solutions, in connection with its sale to Capacity, a US-based enterprise AI company. The parties Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, Starmind has developed
Marriott International and Italian luxury wellness hospitality specialist Lefay have signed binding agreements to enter a joint venture, bringing the Lefay brand into Marriott’s portfolio. The joint venture would entail an equal partnership aimed
VIscher appointed managing associates Basile Walder, Elias Mühlemann and Luzius Zumstein to head the firm’s startup desk. The trio succeeds partners Christian Wyss, Damien Conus and Gian-Andrea Caprez, previous heads of the desk.
Advestra expands its corporate and M&A and private equity practice with the arrival of partner Philipp Haas (pictured), joining from Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF). Haas’ practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, private equity,
Walder Wyss advised production and distribution company DCM Holding Schweiz in connection with the acquisition of Elite-Film as part of a succession plan. The parties DCM produces and distributes selected films to German and Swiss
