Beazley’s board agreed the terms of a recommended all cash offer by Zurich, for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Beazley. In connection with the transaction, Lenz & Staehelin, working
Nexus Avocats (Nexus) advised fintech company Kredo, a provider of alternative financing solutions for businesses, through completion of its secondary fundraising round. The context Initially based in the French speaking part of Switzerland, the company
Walder Wyss was actively involved in the development of the Enforcement Aid for assessing climate-related claims, published by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) in accordance with the revised Federal Act against Unfair Competition (
On March 2, 2026, Zurich Insurance Group initiated an accelerated bookbuilding offering, leading to the placement of 7,090,909 newly issued shares at an offer price of CHF 550 each, and raising aggregate gross proceeds of approximately CHF 3.9 bn. In
Schellenberg Wittmer advised BASF — a chemical company whose core business includes chemicals, materials, industrial solutions and nutrition & care — on the sale of its optical brightening agent business to Catexel. The transaction encompasses the international
Bär & Karrer advised Bitwise, a U.S.-based crypto investment firm with more than USD 15 billion in assets under management, on its acquisition of Chorus One, an infrastructure provider for staking services on
Swiss healthcare company Novartis, acting through one of its wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries, completed the acquisition of RNA therapeutics specialist Avidity Biosciences, for a total value of approximately USD 12 bn. In connection with the deal, Homburger
Bratschi expands its in tenancy and real estate law lineup in Lausanne with the appointment of partner Ingrid Cueva Molnar (pictured), effective since 1 March 2026. Moving from HCML Avocats, the one of Cueva Molnar is a
KPMG has officially appointed Hélène Weidmann (pictured) as a partner in its tax & legal department, effective 1 March 2026. Weidmann joins from MLL Legal and will lead KPMG Law Western Switzerland, in addition to
Schellenberg Wittmer expands its partnership lineup with the addition of two new partners and one counsel: partner Sara Rousselle-Ruffieux, joining in the firm’s Geneva office as of March 1st 2026, Roland Ryser, appointed partner in
