ID wallet provider Verimi and identification service Yes are joining forces. Together, the two companies from the credit and insurance industries as well as from the mobility and telecommunications sectors, intend to further develop their
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Ansgar Schott: “Sustainability for financial institutions extends beyond ESG concerns”
by Mercedes Galán. At Legalcommunity CH we have the opportunity to speak with Ansgar Schott regarding the sustainability requirements in Switzerland. Schott is a financial expert and a partner in the Financial Services Team
Rapidata, pioneering the creation of a human brain in the cloud, has raised CHF 1.5 million in a funding round led by BlueYard. The investment, supported by Acequia Capital and an angel investor, will empower the
Niederer Kraft Frey acted as lead counsel to HYGH in connection with its EUR 21.5 million financing round. Sparta Capital Management, a London based alternative investment manager founded by Franck Tuil, provided debt and equity financing.
Advestra advised Salt, a Swiss telecommunications provider, on its high yield bond offering of CHF 100 million senior secured notes due 2028. The notes were issued by Mat
Gaia Tech closes pre-seed round to start pilot production and enter the cosmetic ingredients market. The company is raising CHF 480’000 from SICTIC business angels, Venture Kick, and the STI Foundation. Gaia Tech emerged from an
Swiss fund manager Selma launched a crowd investing campaign last June 2023 in which it raised around €1.3 million from 550 investors, surpassing the target of CHF 1 million by 30%. The company will use the capital raised to expand
Niederer Kraft Frey has promoted Aurélien Charmillot to senior associate, effective 1 July 2023. With this appointment the firm recognises the great work of the lawyer based in Geneva. Charmillot’s practice focuses on dispute resolution
Cembra Money Bank has closed last May 2023 an auto lease securitization transaction involving the issuance by Swiss Auto Lease 2023-1 (the Issuer) of a CHF 275 million floating rate senior asset backed loan note with an
Exista and Fabrimex, two Zurich Oberland providers in the field of power supply solutions, are merging. Fehraltorf-based Exista has taken 100% of the shares over Fabrimex from Bubikon with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023. The parties have
