Bär & Karrer with Aebi Schmidt on merger with Shyft
Bär & Karrer advised Swiss specialty vehicle manufacturer Aebi Schmidt through completion of its merger with The Shyft Group.
The deal
The two entities combined agglomerate sales of approx. USD 2 billion per year and 70 locations worldwide. The shares of the newly formed Aebi Schmidt Group (NASDAQ: AEBI) started trading on NASDAQ Global Select Market on 1 July 2025 on a “when-issued” basis and on a “regular-way” basis from 2 July 2025.
The Bär & Karrer team
Urs Kägi (pictured left) and Rolf Watter (pictured right) led the Bär & Karrer team on the matter, working alongside Linus Zweifel, Shu Zhang, Vera Naegeli, Marie-Cristine Kaptan and Ann-Kathrin Bühler (all corporate/M&A and capital markets), Mani Reinert and Tim Meyer (both antitrust), Susanne Schreiber and Elena Kumashova (both tax), Laura Widmer (employment) as well as Thomas Stoltz and Julia Eiholzer (both notary).
