Baker McKenzie advised Roth Gruppe on its acquisition of Belfor Brandschutz, a company specialized in structural fire protection. Roth Gruppe has taken over Belfor Brandschutz’s entire business in German-speaking Switzerland. The transaction underlines Roth Gruppe`s growth strategy of both increasing its market share in Switzerland and expanding its service portfolio. The transfer of Belfor’s operations […]
Bär & Karrer has advised Medbase, a group company of Migros, on the acquisition of the Swiss business of Zur Rose Group, an acknowledged operator in online pharmacy and pharma distribution. The online drug retailer has agreed to sell its Swiss business in order to focus on expanding in Germany. The proceeds of the transactions […]
Tobias F. Rohner has joined VISCHER as a partner on 1 February 2023 strengthening the tax team. As a partner in the Zurich office he is co-head of the tax team. With more than 20 years of experience as a tax lawyer, Rohner has excellent expertise in advising international and domestic companies, start-ups, fund and […]
Independent private bank Cité Gestion merged with Geneva based multi-family office Sartus Capital expending its total asset under management around CHF 7 billion. Sartus Capital was founded in 2016 and acquired by its management in 2021. From the other side, Cité Gestion was founded in 2009 as an independent asset manager before being authorized as […]
Dufry has successfully closed the transfer of the 50.3% stake in Autogrill held by Edizione through a wholly owned subsidiary to Dufry. Dufry will launch a mandatory public exchange offer for the remaining Autogrill shares (excluding treasury shares) at the same terms as Edizione and with a cash alternative of EUR 6.33 per Autogrill share. The […]
Baker McKenzie Switzerland, along with lawyers from London, Madrid, Rome and Riyadh offices, advised Enagás and Fluxys on their acquisition of further shares in Trans Adriatic Pipeline (“TAP”). The respective increase of ownership was made possible as former shareholder Axpo agreed to sell its 5% stake to TAP-shareholders Fluxys and Enagás, as we have informed […]
As we have informed here, the Helsinn Group has closed a financing agreement with Oberland Capital Management. In this sense, VISCHER has advised Oberland Capital Management on its financing agreement with the Ticino based group. Oberland Capital is a private investment firm with assets under management in excess of USD 3 bn, focused exclusively on investing […]
Porsche Automobil Holding SE has participated in the second round of ABB E-mobility Holding pre-IPO private placement in the amount of CHF 325 million. Porsche SE, a holding company with investments in the areas of mobility and industrial technology as well as a core shareholder in Volkswagen and Porsche, has invested a double-digit million euro […]
Advestra strengthens its ranks with the incorporation of Andreas Hinsen as a new partner of the firm. Hinsen’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, corporate governance, restructurings as well as general corporate and stock exchange laws. He has broad experience in private equity and venture capital and has advised on a wide range of […]
Trianon, a service provider for business process outsourcing in the HR and pension plans, integrates Inceo, which specialises in absence and claims management and in the administration of collective health insurance plans. With the acquisition of Inceo, Trianon, which belongs to the Mobiliar Group, is expanding its services in the area of absence and claims […]
