Bratschi’s Co-Head of Construction, Real Estate and Hotels, Ion Eglin (pictured) has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bratschi. The new appointment came during the Annual General Meeting held on Friday May 13, 2022. The meeting also saw the resignation of former Chair, Thomas Schönenberger, after having been a member of […]
Bruker Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed US tech company in the analytical instrumentation sector, has acquired a stake in Swiss firm Tofwerk. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Tofwerk develops time-of-flight mass spectrometers and ion mobility spectrometers for research laboratories. Tofwerk’s technology has multiple applications, including in the field of environmental tech (air analysis, atmosphere, […]
Baker McKenzie Switzerland, along with other Baker McKenzie offices, advised Feintool International Holding (“Feintool”) on its capital increase by approximately CHF 202 million via a rights offering. UBS acted as sole global coordinator and bookrunner while Zürcher Kantonalbank acted as bookrunner. New registered shares in Feintool were offered to the existing shareholders. The offering was […]
Sumex, a fully-owned subsidiary of the ELCA Group, Swiss specialists in engineering, development and business solutions, has concluded a strategic partnership with Secon, a process and data specialist for core insurance business, where in Sumex is acquiring a controlling stake in Secon. By joining forces, Sumex and Secon will address the vision the two companies share, […]
Portugal based game platform, FRVR has completed the acquisition of the free-to-play first-person shooter Krunker.io. Started by Swiss game developer Sidney de Vries in 2018 and already played by over 200 million unique players worldwide, Krunker is a shooter that features full modding support that can be played anywhere, without having to install the computer […]
The winners of the Iberian Lawyer IP&TMT Spain Awards 2022 were announced during the gala ceremony held at the Wellington Hotel in Madrid, on 12 May 2022. Once again, the IP&TMT Awards recognised the excellence among Spanish professionals active in this area. For the complete list of winners click here
Swiss watchmaker Greubel Forsey Holding has completed the acquisition of shares held by a minority shareholder in Greubel Forsey and GFPI. Greubel Forsey Holding now holds the entire share capital of Greubel Forsey and GFPI. This independence will enable the brand to define the next stages of development and maturity in complete freedom. Kellerhals Carrard […]
Lalive partner Sandrine Giroud (pictured) has been elected Vice-Bâtonnière of the Geneva Bar Association (Ordre des avocats de Genève “ODAGE”). Giroud was first elected as a member of the nine-member Bar Council (Conseil de l’Ordre) by the General Assembly in April 2019. Her new role of Vice-Chair is a two-year term. Giroud has been active […]
Credit Suisse has appointed Markus Diethelm (pictured) as its new group general counsel, effective 01 July 2022. He will join the Executive Board and report directly to Credit Suisse Group CEO Thomas Gottstein. Diethelm will be succeeding Credit Suisse long time top lawyer Romeo Cerutti, who has resigned from his role after 10 years with the […]
F10, a global innovation ecosystem for FinTech and InsurTech, has closed a new funding round in the mid-single-digit million range. Five T Fintech led the financing round with participation from Synpulse, United Fintech, On-Point, in addition to further investors. In addition to external investors joining, the F10 executive leadership team opted for a management buy-in […]
