ITS Kanal Services acquired Restclean, a specialist in the field of WC cleaning and renovation. The Swiss ITS Kanal Services is a full-service provider for the maintenance and value preservation of sewer systems and surfaces. With 400 employees, it offers services in the areas of sewer cleaning, sewer inspection, trenchless rehabilitation, wastewater recycling as well […]
GAM Holding has entered into an agreement with Liontrust Asset Management relating to the launch by Liontrust of a public exchange offer for all publicly held shares in GAM. As further set out in the
The Voigt Group and PHOENIX Pharma Switzerland have decided to bring their subsidiaries Voigt and Voigt Industrie Service and Amedis-UE respectively into a 50/50 joint venture. After receiving clearance from the Swiss Competition Commission, this closing
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Stone Point Capital and Focus Financial Partners, a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Focus to be acquired by
In its ruling from 2013, the Swiss Competition Commission (ComCo) had sanctioned Atlas Air and its subsidiary Polar Air Cargo as well as ten other cargo airlines for an alleged price-fixing cartel in violation of the
In early 2021, ComCo opened an investigation into Mastercard for possible obstruction of SIX’s National Cash Scheme (NCS) and at the same time issued injunctions. Due to a complaint by Mastercard, the injunctions have not
Lenz & Staehelin represented Félix Badel & Cie, the Electrical installation company, in the Competition Commission investigation started in 2018 against 8 electricity companies in and around Geneva in relation to public and private tenders. Fé
Competition & Antitrust
Nater Dallafior wins leading cases in international administrative assistance
Nater Dallafior has successfully represented a financial service provider with domicile in Liechtenstein and its directors and employees in three leading cases in international administrative assistance proceedings against the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (“FTA”). The
Mastercard is represented in these proceedings by Lenz & Staehelin with Marcel Meinhardt (partner - pictured), Damian Joho and Désirée Stebler (both associates).
Competition & Antitrust
Swiss Competition Commission approves takeover of Sunrise by Liberty Global.
Lenz & Staehelin is advising Sunrise in this transformational transaction. Lenz & Staehelin's competition team includes partner Astrid Waser (Regulatory/Antitrust - pictured) as well as associates Sandro Travaglini, Damian Joho and Patrick Sattler.
