Bär & Karrer advises the shareholders on the sale of Optics Balzers to Materion

The shareholders of Optics Balzers – specialized in the supply of optical coatings and components – entered into a share purchase agreement with Materion Corporation regarding the sale of all shares in Optics Balzers. The transaction is subject to approval of the German merger control authority.

The team 

Bär & Karrer acts as legal advisor to the sellers in this transaction. The team includes partners Christoph Neeracher (pictured), Philippe Seiler, associate Isabelle Stalder and junior associate Lukas Studer (all m&a), partner Susanne Schreiber and associate Martin Leu (both tax), partner Mani Reinert (competition law) and Markus Wang (ip/it).