Homburger with Central Group on Globus acquisition

Homburger has acted as legal advisor to Central Group, a leading Thai retail and property conglomerate, in its acquisition of the operational business of Magazine zum Globus. The acquisition, which involves luxury department stores across Switzerland, comes as Central Group steps in to acquire the business from the insolvent Signa group.

The Homburger team provided counsel on all Swiss law aspects, including insolvency matters, and was led by Jürg Frick (Financing and Investment Products, Real Estate) and Miguel Sogo (Litigation, Restructuring/Insolvency), with contributions from Richard Stäuber (Competition, Regulatory), Nathalie Scherrer (Financing and Investment Products, Corporate/M&A), Oliver Mrose (Litigation, Restructuring/Insolvency), Joel Kämpf (Litigation), and Céline Ruegg (Competition, Regulatory).