Bratschi represented the University Hospital Basel in the merger proceedings before the COMCO, as the commission examined the hospital’s takeover of the Claraspital Basel and the other companies in the Clara Group, and decided not to initiate main proceedings. Resulting from the merger, the Comprehensive Cancer Center will provide oncological services, bundled at the site […]
Lenz & Staehelin has successfully defended Swiss telecom provider Swisscom, in a competition law investigation. The context The investigation pivoted around the case by which Swisscom had charged too high prices in various tenders for
In 2017, Ticketcorner Holding appealed the prohibition decision of ComCo on the merger between Ticketcorner and Starticket to the Swiss Federal Administrative Court. In December 2023, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court declined to issue a judgement on
Müller Martini and Hunkeler, both renowned companies with innovative solutions for post-print paper processing, announced the combination of the two businesses. Müller Martini Holding has acquired all shares in Hunkeler Holding from the
In a strategic move, Ringier has successfully acquired all shares in the former Swiss joint venture, Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz (RASCH), from Axel Springer. The joint venture, established in 2016, has been a collaborative effort until
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Lenz & Staehelin: Vencora announces PTO for Crealogix publicly held
Vencora and CREALOGIX, a global player in digital banking technology, jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive transaction agreement, under which Vencora agreed to submit an all-cash public tender offer to acquire
The shareholders of Swiss Quality Paper, a manufacturer of premium specialty paper products, sold a stake to Atlas Tapes, an industry-leading and manufacturer of self-adhesive tapes. Swiss Quality Paper has been manufacturing high-quality paper products
Migros has announced a series of steps in its plan to bundle its supermarket business into a centrally managed stand-alone company, Migros Supermarkt. This business represented CHF 12 billion in revenues by 2022. Migros Supermarkt is scheduled
The Swiss Competition Commission (ComCo) has opened yesterday an investigation into Mastercard‘s domestic interchange fees for its debit cards. ComCo and Mastercard had previously agreed on an interchange fee level for the market launch
After some 18 years of successful activity under the name “Swisscanto”, the Swisscanto Collective Foundation and the Swisscanto Supra Collective Foundation decide to make their independence more visible again. To this end, the two pension funds
