Bär & Karrer advised LAS Group throughout its sale of Pontacol, a Swiss manufacturer of thermoplastic adhesive films for industrial applications, to Covestro Deutschland, manufacturer of high-quality polymer materials. The Bär & Karrer
At the Delegates’ Assembly on June 20, 2025, the members of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV) elected Georg Rauber (pictured), partner at Homburger, as the successor to the outgoing president, Matthias Miescher. The profile Georg Rauber has
Advestra advised the banking syndicate in connection with SIX Group’s placement of EUR 500 million guaranteed bonds. The issuance has been made through SIX’s subsidiary SIX Finance (Luxembourg). With a coupon of 3.250% and maturing
Homburger advised Idorsia on the public repurchase offer to exchange a series of unsecured convertible bonds with a principal amount of CHF 800 m in aggregate against newly issued “Pay-If-You-Can” notes. The context The senior unsecured
Bär & Karrer is advising Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) on a purchase agreement with the founders and shareholders of CPM Partners regarding the acquisition of a majority stake in CPM Partners. The context CPM
Kellerhals Carrard advised Positrigo throughout its latest financing round. Raising an amount of CHF 7 million, the round in question was led by HealthCap, with participation from Navivo Capital as well as several family offices
Bär & Karrer has acted as Swiss legal and tax advisor to Holcim and its North American Amrize in planning the latter’s spin-off, corporate governance set-up, and public listing process. The Amrize shares
Kellerhals Carrard advised Swiss chocolate manufacturer Maestrani Schweizer Schokoladen on its acquisition of Delafaille, a family business specialising in the production of Belgian truffles and pralines. The acquisition also includes the selling part’s Czech
Vischer advised Easternmed Real Estate Capital in its acquisition of a new prime commercial property in Geneva. The building in question is home to a hotel residence. The company Headquartered in Nicosia and listed with
Welcome to “signed sealed weekend”, our inside track on what’s happening in the Swiss legal market. Without further ado, let’s go through our news highlights of the week. In January 2025, Laurent Killias (pictured
