On March 10, 2026, Sunshine SwissCo, a consortium led by EQT, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), and Auba Investment, officialised the launch of an accelerated bookbuilding process to professional investors in Switzerland and to qualified investors outside Switzerland, leading to the successful placement of approximately 34 m shares in Galderma Group. In connection with […]
Lonza entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of the Capsules & Health Ingredients (CHI) business to Lone Star Funds, at an enterprise value of CHF 2.3 billion (USD 3 billion). In connection with the deal
Homburger advised chemicals technology company Element Solutions on the acquisition of Micromax from Celanese Corporation, for approximately USD 500 m in cash. Micromax is a globally active supplier of advanced electronic inks and pastes. The Homburger
Homburger advised ADC Therapeutics in connection with the amendment of its royalty purchase agreement with entities managed by HealthCare Royalty. As consideration for reducing change of control payment from USD 750 m to USD 150 m to
Walder Wyss advised J. Safra Sarasin Group, a private bank specialised in wealth and asset management, in connection with its acquisition of approximately 71% in Saxo Bank, an international FinTech bank for investors, traders, and institutional
Walder Wyss advised real estate service provider Ista in connection with the acquisition — by the company’s Swiss subsidiary Ista Swiss — of Blockstrom, a specialist in digital energy data management and ZEV solutions. The Walder
Lenz & Staehelin advised NYSE-listed MSCI, a financial service provider best known for its indexes like MSCI World, on its acquisition of Swiss index provider Compass Financial Technologies, a specialist in index calculations of alternative
Beazley’s board agreed the terms of a recommended all cash offer by Zurich, for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Beazley. In connection with the transaction, Lenz & Staehelin, working
Schellenberg Wittmer advised BASF — a chemical company whose core business includes chemicals, materials, industrial solutions and nutrition & care — on the sale of its optical brightening agent business to Catexel. The transaction encompasses the international
Bär & Karrer advised Bitwise, a U.S.-based crypto investment firm with more than USD 15 billion in assets under management, on its acquisition of Chorus One, an infrastructure provider for staking services on
