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 now, with around 400 employees based in Zurich and Lausanne. Following the completion of this transaction, Ringier now stands […]
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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
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.
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
