Renowned legal powerhouses Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling have unveiled their plans to merge, establishing an unprecedented global law firm known as Allen Overy Shearman Sterling – or A&O Shearman for short.
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Homburger: wefox revolving credit facility and a Series D extension
Wefox the Berlin-based insurtech company, has secured a EUR 50 m revolving credit facility arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities and Barclays Bank, following a USD 55 m second close in its Series D that was completed
Homburger acted as counsel to Swarovski International Holding in connection with the extension of its revolving credit facility, arranged by, amongst others, UBS Switzerland AG and Credit Suisse (Switzerland). Homburger advised Swarovski International Holding and
Everon, the Zurich-based fintech company, has successfully closes its CHF 2.5m Seed Financing Round led by TX Ventures, the VC investment arm of the Swiss media company TX Group. Other investors include venture capital firm
The Board of Directors of St.Galler Kantonalbank proposes Cornelia Stengel, attorney-at-law, as a member of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting on 1 May 2024. Prof. Dr. iur. Cornelia Stengel has worked as
ANYbotics, a renowned maker of four-legged robots, announced the closing of its CHF 45 million series B financing round. The financing round was led by Walden Catalyst Ventures and included the participation of the co-investors NGP
Homburger advised the initial purchasers and arrangers in connection with CABB group’s EUR 250 million senior secured floating rate notes and EUR 420 million 8.75% senior secured fixed rate notes due 2028 and a new EUR 110 million revolving
Helveteq, a Swiss issuer of ESG-transparent investment products, is launching a pioneering and unique solution for ecological and sustainable investments in gold. The company has issued and listed a new exchange traded product (ETP) on
Alessandro Celli, partner at Baker McKenzie Switzerland, speaks. “We have created a data-driven team.” by giuseppe salemme Alessandro Celli is a partner at Baker Mckenzie Switzerland and head of the Swiss Tmt practice group. He
NKF advised Ecorobotix as Swiss counsel on its CHF 46 million Series B Prime financing round led by AQTON Private Equity and Cibus Capital. Additional investments came from Swisscanto Invest/Swisscanto Growth Fund I, Yara Growth
