Walder Wyss advised Zeiss in the acquisition of the Zurich and Coswig (Germany) based lithography division of Beyond Gravity, a complex mechatronic assemblies supplier. The Coswig site will be integrated into Carl Zeiss SMT, while the Zurich site will in the future operate as Carl Zeiss SMT Switzerland. With this acquisition, the Zeiss SMT division […]
Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) advised Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, on all Swiss law-related aspects of its acquisition of a minority stake in Sauber Holding. With this newfound capital, the
Walder Wyss advised Banque Cantonale de Genève (BCGE) on its acquisition of an 11% stake in Finnova Bankware (Finnova), a banking applications provider serving a third of Swiss institutions. Alongside the investment, BCGE has secured
Walder Wyss advised Bank J. Safra Sarasin on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of MIV Asset Management(MIV), a medical technology investment fund advised by Homburger. MIV will maintain its existing investment strategy and
CMS advised Integrity360 on all legal aspects of the acquisition of PCI QSA (payment card industry qualified security assessor) and cyber security services company Adsigo. CMS’ teams CMS’s Switzerland team comprised Zurich managing partner
Kellerhals Carrard advised Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, on acquiring Empira Group, a real estate investment platform with EUR 14 billion in asset value, advised by Bär &
Bonnard Lawson advised Perennial and its shareholders in connection with the sale of the company to Howden, a leading global insurance group. Howden, an insurance brokerage group, is acquiring Perennial a company based near Lausanne
Bär & Karrer has advised funds advised by Equistone on the sale of Nokite EcoSmart Water Heating Systems (Guangdong), a manufacturer of private-label kitchen fittings, from KWC Group to Franke Asia Sourcing. The team
Valfor advised Polygena, a sponsor and partner for SME companies in the industrial and service sectors, in the acquisition of Kubo Tech, a manufacturer and distributor of high-performance sealing solutions and molded rubber parts, from
Walder Wyss advised RealWear, a producer of wearable computing for industrial applications, on the acquisition of Almer Technologies, a manufacturer of compact, user-friendly augmented reality (AR) headsets. TeamViewer, a provider of enterprise AR software, financially