The advisors on Dovida sale to Ardian
Private equity firm Ardian completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the Dovida Group – formerly Home Instead. UBS Switzerland acted as mandated lead arranger, agent, security agent and original lender on the transaction.
In connection with the deal, Niederer Kraft Frey advised Ardian, while Bär & Karrer represented the selling shareholders. Wenger Vieli advised Philipp Scheier and his private equity team at Unigestion on the sale of their stake in the Dovida Group. Moreover, Homburger advised UBS Switzerland.
The parties
Headquartered in Rheinfelden, Switzerland, the Dovida Group provides non-medical home care services for seniors globally, across six countries.
Ardian is a private investment firm that manages or advises on approximately USD 180 billion in assets for over 1,850 clients worldwide. The firm employs more than 1,050 people across 20 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East.
The NKF team
Corporate/ M&A partners Patrik Peyer (pictured above – left) and Moritz Maurer (pictured above – right) led the NKF team on the matter, working alongside leading senior associate Alexander Göbel, associates Melchior Ebener, Sabrina Gysi, Alexandra Neuenschwander, Nadine Wanner and junior associate Lukas Christen (all corporate/ M&A), partner Janine Reudt-Demont and associate Luisa Egli (both IP/ IT/ data protection/ regulatory), partner Nicolas Birkhäuser and associate Lukas Poschung (both antitrust), partner Philip Spoerlé, associates Manuel Hirlinger, Carlotta Ulmer and junior associate Nina Lötscher (all finance), associate Yannik Bleiker (real estate), associate Lukas Mathis (Disputes) as well as partner Daniela Schmucki and counsel Marc Vogelsang (both tax).
The Bär & Karrer team
The Bär & Karrer lineup working on the transaction included Christoph Neeracher (pictured), Philippe Seiler, Luca Jagmetti, Ronny Schmid, Lazar Lepir, Alex Bürgi and David Mark (all M&A), Susanne Schreiber, Martin Leu and Julian Hodel (all tax) as well as Mani Reinert und Tim D. Meyer (both antitrust).
The Wenger Vieli team
Partners Pascal Honold (corporate/M&A, pictured left) and Marc Walter (corporate/M&A, pictured right) led the Wenger Vieli team on the matter, working alongside associate Cedric Fischer (corporate/M&A), associate Elisha Odenheimer (corporate/M&A), partner Andreas Hünerwadel (financial services), associate Ottavio Muff (financial services), partner Claudia Keller (IP/data protection), associate Matthias Langenegger (IP/data protection), senior associate Nathalie Germann (employment), senior associate Dominique Roos (life science), associate Ines Holderegger (life science), partner Patric Eggler (tax), senior associate Jill Blattmann (tax), senior associate Amanda Heinz (tax), and junior lawyer Marc Schumacher.
The Homburger team
Jürg Frick (pictured) led the Homburger lineup on the matter, working alongside Stefan Bindschedler, Nathalie Scherrer and Sarah Fasel (all financing) as well as Stefan Oesterhelt (tax).
