Walder Wyss has incorporated four new counsels to the firm: Stefan Walder, Iliana Djagova, Joy Malka and Téo Genecand (photographed in order of mention). Stefan Walder is counsel in the corporate/M&A
As we have informed here, Nova Concept Piscines et Jardins has sold the 100% of its shares to the Bern-based horticultural group B+G Schweiz, via Menétrey. The transaction will be retroactive to 1 January 2023
Comulink Invest, the private equity platform for edtech, has acquired PARTEKK Handels, a specialist in the development of e-learning solutions. Based in Zurich, Comulink focus on investments in the field of knowledge transfer. Bär &
Last December 2022, C+F Confectionery and Foods and Perfetti Van Melle Group announced that Perfetti Van Melle, the owner of confectionary brands such as Chupa Chups and Mentos, has entered into definitive agreements to acquire
Andreas Furrer has been appointed Special Counsel at MLL Legal since 1 October 2023. Furrer is an attorney and part-time professor at the University of Lucerne for private law, comparative law, private international law and European law,
Appointments
Arbitration
Nadia Ohlhoff-Smahi Vice-President of the International Arbitration Commission AIJA
Nadia Ohlhoff-Smahi has been appointed Vice-President of the AIJA International Arbitration Commission with effect from 25 August 2023. Nadia is a senior associate in the Geneva office of Lenz & Staehelin, where she practices in the areas
Lakera, a developer-First AI Security Platform, has secured USD 10 million in equity financing led by Redalpine, with Fly Ventures, Inovia Capital and angels including the co-founders of Snyk, the CISO at Palo Alto Networks, a
In early October UBS has published the Base Prospectus for the establishment of its CHF 20 bn program for the issuance of Covered Bonds issued by UBS Switzerland and guaranteed by UBS Hypotheken Schweiz. The
Temenos, the banking software company, has announced the successful placement of a CHF 200 million bond, after receiving a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook, and a senior unsecured rating of ‘
As we have informed here, PureGym has successfully completed the offering of GBP 805m (equivalent) senior secured notes and its GBP 175.5m revolving credit facility financing. The net proceeds of the notes will be used
