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 at Pacovis , based in Stetten, Switzerland, the Eser founding family is increasing its equity stake in the company and will hold a clear majority in […]
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)
MLL advised Arcium Association in $5.5M funding for decentralized on-chain computing protocol for encrypted and private data processing, bringing the total capital raised to a total of 9 million to further develop its confidential computing network.
Kellerhals Carrard advised Natural Cycles on its $55 mln financing round led by Lauxera Capital Partners and which saw participation from Point72 Private Investments and a revolving debt facility from J.P. Morgan. Kellerhals Carrard’s
Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) acted as an advisor for Index Ventures on its investment in EthonAI. EthonAI, a pioneer in AI-powered manufacturing analytics, has closed a $16.5 million (CHF 15 million) Series A financing led by Index
