DSM and Firmenich have entered into a business combination agreement to establish the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being. The Dutch specialty chemicals maker has said that this merge with Swiss peer Firmenich in a deal involving shares and cash will position them as leaders and major player in the fast-growing […]
Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant has acquired a majority stake in Monyco, a company focused on the installation of luminous materials for watchmaking. Based in La Chaux-de-fonds, Monyco, whose “watch urbanism” is listed on the UNESCO world
Quaestor Coach, an independent private equity group specializing in a buy-and-build in discretionary wealth management, announced that Investarit, a Zurich-based international wealth management boutique and partner for comprehensive asset management services, joins forces with Diem
Niederer Kraft Frey acted as legal counsel to the sales enablement platform for enterprise companies Pitcher on a transaction leading to a strategic growth investment from Crest Rock Partners. Founded in 2011 by Mert Yentür,
Fema Retail acquired all shares in Ladenbau Schmidt from the Schmidt family last 13th of May. The purchase price was highly leveraged by UBS Switzerland and additionally financed by a seller’s loan. Ladenbau Schmidt,
The reinsurance German company Munich Re has acquired a stake in the Swiss company CertX becoming its largest single shareholder. Munich Re acquired the shares from the previous CertX majority shareholder, the University of Applied
Zuger Kantonalbank is acquiring Immofonds Asset Management, which acts, among other things, as the fund management for IMMOFONDS. Zuger Kantonalbank wants to increase its share in the real estate sector. Earlier in the year, the
Viseca has sold Contovista, a Swiss fintech company focus in data-based banking, to Finnova. Finnova, a Lenzburg-based banking software manufacturer, is taking over Contovista, based in Schlieren (Zurich), with retroactive effect
Bruker Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed US tech company in the analytical instrumentation sector, has acquired a stake in Swiss firm Tofwerk. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Tofwerk develops time-of-flight mass spectrometers and
Sumex, a fully-owned subsidiary of the ELCA Group, Swiss specialists in engineering, development and business solutions, has concluded a strategic partnership with Secon, a process and data specialist for core insurance business, where in
