MLL Legal has signed an agreement with Swiss-based Logol Group for the implementation of their ELLE legal software. “Focus on being a lawyer, let ELLE do the rest” is not only how the ELLE legal solution promotes itself, it is also what the law firm experienced first-hand during the product evaluation process. ELLE is a […]
Kellerhals Carrard advised Verity, creators of the commercially successful inventory tracking solution powered by fully autonomous indoor drones, in the completion of a USD32 million Series B funding round led by A.P. Moller Holding with participation from Exor Ventures and existing and new investors. The team comprised of partner Karim Maizar (VC/M&A, pictured), senior associate […]
Nestlé Holdings, Inc. recently wrapped up a noteworthy financial transaction with the assistance of Homburger, a trusted legal advisor. The deal involved the issuance of a total of USD 3 billion in notes through an institutional (Rule 144A) offering in the United States of America. On March 14, 2023, Nestlé Holdings, Inc. successfully completed the […]
Niederer Kraft Frey has advised Bearmind as Swiss counsel on its seed financing round led by HH Equity Partners II. The EPFL spinoff has secured CHF 1.3 million in the seed round that also included participation from AVANTECA Partners, NP Consulting, Swisspreneur, and several business angels. Bearmind develops and commercialises in-built helmet sensors and software […]
BianchiSchwald is currently sponsoring the HSG Moot Court Team, consisting of Filippo Börner and Manuel J. Constam and supported by Tanja Wohlgemuth and Fabio von May, in view of its participation in the Vis Moot Court 2023 in Vienna. The Vis Moot is the biggest international competition for law students fostering the study and practice of international commercial sales law and […]
Schellenberg Wittmer has successfully represented a German engineering company against an Eastern European owner in a EUR 580 million arbitration under the ICC Rules seated in Zurich related to the construction of a large industrial plant under a series of contracts. The ICC or International Court of Arbitration is the world’s leading arbitral institution which […]
Niederer Kraft Frey has opened its new offices in Geneva on 1 January 2023 with a team of 27 lawyers. This new presence in Geneva allows NKF to also offer clients a local contact point in French-speaking Switzerland for advice across the whole spectrum of corporate, finance and business law. At the beginning of April […]
The first edition of “Mergers & Acquisitions” co-edited by Florian S. Jörg (partner at Bratschi, pictured left), Urs Gnos (partner at Walder Wyss, pictured center) and Schellenberg Wittmer corporate/m&a partner Lorenzo Olgiati (pictured right) has just been published by Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag. This new handbook offers on 1300 pages a comprehensive practice-oriented coverage of the […]
Daniel Hochstrasser, who left Bär & Karrer as a partner at the end of 2022, opens his own law firm, named Daniel Hochstrasser. The focus is on dispute resolution. The firm will be based in Zurich. Before opening his own firm in January 2023, Hochstrasser was a partner at Bär & Karrer. From 2003 to […]
The issuer of cryptocurrency exchange traded products 21Shares has launched a first-of-its-kind public cash tender offer for all outstanding exchange traded products of the series 21Shares Terra Classic ETP issued by 21Shares under its Exchange Traded Products Programme. The Terra Blockchain Network was renamed to Terra Classic in June, and 21Shares updated the name of […]
