Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) advised Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, on all Swiss law-related aspects of its acquisition of a minority stake in Sauber Holding. With this newfound capital, the
Walder Wyss advised Banque Cantonale de Genève (BCGE) on its acquisition of an 11% stake in Finnova Bankware (Finnova), a banking applications provider serving a third of Swiss institutions. Alongside the investment, BCGE has secured
Walder Wyss advised Bank J. Safra Sarasin on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of MIV Asset Management(MIV), a medical technology investment fund advised by Homburger. MIV will maintain its existing investment strategy and
CMS advised Integrity360 on all legal aspects of the acquisition of PCI QSA (payment card industry qualified security assessor) and cyber security services company Adsigo. CMS’ teams CMS’s Switzerland team comprised Zurich managing partner
Wenger Vieli advised the Swiss startup specializing in AI risk management, Calvin Risk on all legal aspects of their recent seed funding round. Calvin Risk secured USD 4 million in funding in an operation led by
MME has supported Linea Association in its establishment as an independent Swiss non-profit organization based in Zug. Linea’s task will be growing and governing the association’s open-source zkEVM Layer-2 technology. The objective is
Kellerhals Carrard advised Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, on acquiring Empira Group, a real estate investment platform with EUR 14 billion in asset value, advised by Bär &
Bonnard Lawson advised Perennial and its shareholders in connection with the sale of the company to Howden, a leading global insurance group. Howden, an insurance brokerage group, is acquiring Perennial a company based near Lausanne
Walder Wyss advised Swiss Life Holding on the repurchase of its own registered shares up to a maximum repurchase value of CHF 750 million. The repurchase will be followed by a capital reduction. The share buyback
Bär & Karrer has advised funds advised by Equistone on the sale of Nokite EcoSmart Water Heating Systems (Guangdong), a manufacturer of private-label kitchen fittings, from KWC Group to Franke Asia Sourcing. The team
