Klar acquires Bühlmann: the advisors

WalderWyss advised Klar on Bühlmann’s all shares acquisition. Vischer provided legal and tax advice to Dr. Roland P. Bühlmann and Marie-Thérèse Bühlmann in this transaction.

Located in Schönenbuch (near Basel), Bühlmann’s purpose is, since 1976, to develop and market in-vitro diagnostics and to distribute third-party molecular diagnostics products. With its net of affiliates and more than 60 distributors worldwide, Bühlmann promotes its own products.

Walder Wyss’ team

Corporate / M&A partner advised Alex Nikitine (pictured left) and corporate / M&A managing associate Dario Galli (pictured right) led the team, which further included Fabian Akeret (associate, corporate/M&A), Erik Lanz (associate, corporate/M&A), Maurus Winzap (partner, tax), and Janine Corti (counsel, tax), as well as Michael Kissling (senior associate, corporate/M&A), Benjamin Reis (associate, corporate/M&A), Nadja D. Leuthardt (senior associate, real estate), Benjamin Sommerhalder (associate, real estate), Celine Weber (managing associate, life sciences), Hugh Reeves (managing associate, IP & IT), Michelle Sollberger (associate, employment), Katja Rauber (associate, employment), Valentin Freiermuth (associate, banking & finance), Johannes Stamm (associate, competition), Marina Srienz (associate, corporate/M&A), Bertrand Donzé (senior associate, employment), Thomas Müller (partner, banking & finance), Roger Ammann (partner, banking & finance), Laura Tarenzi (associate, banking & finance), and Suan Jung (trainee, corporate/M&A).

Vischer’s team

Corporate / M&A partner Dr. Robert Bernet (pictured below) led Vischer’s team, which also comprised Dr. Peter Kühn (counsel, corporate/M&A), Florian Kambor (associate, corporate/M&A), Marc Ph. Prinz (partner, employment), Gian Geel (managing associate, employment), Christian Wyss (partner, IP/health care) and Dr. Tobias F. Rohner (partner, tax).

Klar

Klar is a european private equity firm focused on investments in companies operating in business services and industrial technology. The companies in which Klar invests each have an annual turnover of approximately EUR 50–500 million. Their headquarters are in the DACH, Nordics, and Benelux regions.