As we have informed here, the Helsinn Group has closed a financing agreement with Oberland Capital Management. In this sense, VISCHER has advised Oberland Capital Management on its financing agreement with the Ticino based group. Oberland Capital is a private investment firm with assets under management in excess of USD 3 bn, focused exclusively on investing […]
Porsche Automobil Holding SE has participated in the second round of ABB E-mobility Holding pre-IPO private placement in the amount of CHF 325 million. Porsche SE, a holding company with investments in the areas of mobility and industrial technology as well as a core shareholder in Volkswagen and Porsche, has invested a double-digit million euro […]
Advestra strengthens its ranks with the incorporation of Andreas Hinsen as a new partner of the firm. Hinsen’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, corporate governance, restructurings as well as general corporate and stock exchange laws. He has broad experience in private equity and venture capital and has advised on a wide range of […]
Trianon, a service provider for business process outsourcing in the HR and pension plans, integrates Inceo, which specialises in absence and claims management and in the administration of collective health insurance plans. With the acquisition of Inceo, Trianon, which belongs to the Mobiliar Group, is expanding its services in the area of absence and claims […]
ABB E-mobility, a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, has signed an agreement with four minority investors to raise an additional CHF 325 million in funds, in exchange for a total shareholding of approximately 12 percent in the company. This transaction represents the second and final part of ABB E-mobility’s pre-IPO private placement […]
Cinerius Financial Partners has bought a majority stake in Swiss wealth management firm Entrepreneur Partners. With Cinerius, the Zurich based wealth management boutique Entrepreneur Partners has a new anchor shareholder and becomes the first Swiss company to join an international group of independent wealth managers. Founded in 2008 and FINMA regulated since 2013, Entrepreneur Partners […]
MLL Legal strengthens its structure with the appointment of two new partners to the firm, Arnaud Martin and Marc Schamaun. These new recruits reinforce and expand the areas of tax, as well as corporate and mergers & acquisitions. Arnaud Martin (pictured left) has been working as a tax partner for the boutique law firm specialised […]
German businessman and tech entrepreneur Hakan Koç and former telecoms executive and private equity investor Pyrros Koussios have completed their acquisition of Truphone, the first global mobile operator. They are buying the assets and subsidiaries of Truphone Limited, following the completion of the company’s restructuring and regulatory clearance and approvals. With coverage in over 200 […]
Julie Raneda as become the new Managing Director of Schellenberg Wittmer‘s Singapore office. Raneda, partner and a leading arbitration practitioner, takes over this role from Christopher Boog, who has been the managing director in Singapore for the past six years. He will continue to split his time between the Singapore and Zurich offices and remains vice-chair […]
Pascal Hachem has been appointed as the new co-head of Bär & Karrer‘s Arbitration practice, taking over from Pierre-Yves Gunter. Hachem will co-lead the division alongside Nadja Jaisli. Pascal Hachem’s practice focuses on contentious and non-contentious commercial matters as well as corporate internal investigations. He further represents clients in state court, arbitration and in front […]