The leading global schools group Cognita, whose majority owner is Jacobs Holding, has acquired a majority stake in the Swiss-based Obersee Bilingual School (OBS). With provision from nursery to Matura, OBS bilingually educates currently 375 children and young people of the international community in Schwyz. The school offers the IB curriculum and the Swiss Federal […]
Baker McKenzie advised South Pole Holding on the purchase of 100% of the shares in CO2Logic. CO2Logic SA is active in the areas of trading carbon certificates and providing consultancy services to help its
Nestlé will acquire, from the US-based global investment firm KKR, core brands of The Bountiful Company for 5.75 billion usd. The transaction includes the high-growth brands Nature’s Bounty, Solgar, Osteo Bi- Flex and Puritan’s
ISS, a global leading facility services provider, has agreed to sell its Swiss subsidiary ISS Kanal Services AG to the London based private equity firm KLAR Partners. ISS Kanal Services AG is a leading Swiss
Walder Wyss advised the buyer of a majority stake in Fedafin AG, a FINMA recognized rating agency with a broad market base and a provider of issuer and issue ratings for Swiss companies and municipalities.
On 20 April 2021, Cartier, part of Richemont, together with LVMH and the Prada Group announced the creation of the Aura Blockchain Consortium, supporting the first global blockchain solution dedicated to the luxury industry. The Consortium will
Homburger advised Telemos Capital on its acquisition of leading Swiss outdoor brand Mammut from Swiss holding company Conzzeta, advised by Baker McKenzie. Subject to obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals, the closing of the acquisition of
Permobil AB of Timrå, Sweden, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the shares in Rehateam S.r.l. and Progeo S.r.l. of Treviso, Italy with these companies’ shareholders. Permobil, which is
Walder Wyss represented TX Group in the merger control proceedings related to the acquisition of the Swiss business of the German company immowelt. Immowelt Switzerland operates an online marketplace for real estate primarily in German-speaking
Fedro sold its participation in Freesailors Coöperatief, the controlling shareholder of lastminute.com to Sterling Strategic Value Fund and a pool of private investors. In this context, the Swiss Takeover Board confirmed that the
