Lenz & Staehelin has advised Caceis on the acquisition of the European asset servicing activities of Royal Bank of Canada. As of June 1, 2024 – less than a year after this acquisition – Caceis teams in Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Ireland are operating under common entities. The migration of client portfolios will complete in […]
Bär & Karrer advised Banque Cantonale de Genève, e in the recent capital increase of La Foncière, a listed real estate fund. From June 3 to June 12, 2024, La Foncière successfully completed a
Advestra advised Novartis on the issuance of CHF 2.2 billion bonds, placed in five tranches as follows: UBS, BNP Paribas (Suisse) and Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft acted as joint lead managers
Walder Wyss advised Crédit Mutuel Equity, the international direct investment company of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, in its Pacovis minority stake acquisition. As a result of a shareholder change
Advestra advised Barry Callebaut on the placement of CHF 730 million bonds in the Swiss market on 17 May 2024. In addition, Barry Callebaut issued Eurobonds in the amount of EUR 700 mil
MLL advised Vsquared Ventures as lead investor in the USD 11 million seed financing round of Synthara, advised by Kellerhals Carrard. The financing successfully closed on 5 June 2024 and included OTB Ventures, Onsight Ventures, Deep Tech Labs,
Walder Wyss advised Helvetia on a successfully placed CHF 230 million senior bond with maturity in 2034 and a 1.95% coupon. The bond, guaranteed by Helvetia, will be used for general corporate purposes, including possible refinancings of outstanding
Homburger advised Apellis Pharmaceuticals on its senior secured USD 475 million financing on all swiss legal aspects of the transaction. Homburger’s team Daniel Haeberli (pictured) led Homburger’s team which further included Laura Müller,
Scope Law advised Microcaps on its series A financing round, raising CHF 9.3 million. These will support the expansion of Microcaps’ production facilities and the continued development of applications beyond fine fragrances. This significant capital increase
Schellenberg Wittmer advised Trianon in obtaining its FINMA license as asset manager of collective assets with the Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority (FINMA). Schellenberg Wittmer’s team Banking & Finance, investment management partner Caroline Clemetson (pictured)
