Alejandro Bes (pictured), joins Axmed as its new general counsel, effective today. Alejandro Bes’ career path Bes began his legal career as an associate at Freshfields in Spain. He later transitioned to an in-house role,
Baker McKenzie Switzerland served as local Swiss counsel for Cimpress plc (Nasdaq: CMPR) on its private offering of USD 525 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior notes due 2032 and the amendment of its existing credit
Bär & Karrer advises Summa Equity, a Stockholm-based private equity firm that invests in companies solving global challenges, acquired NetGuardians, a Swiss-based company specialising in AI-driven fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions. Bä
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Schellenberg Wittmer: three new partners and a new counsel
Schellenberg Wittmer has further strengthened its team with the appointment of three new partners and a new counsel. On 1 September 2024, Dr Stéphanie Chuffart-Finsterwald joined the firm as a partner in Geneva. She will lead
Lalive partner Bernd Ehle (pictured) has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) for a three-year term. KIAC KIAC, established in 2010 and officially launched in May 2012, is one
The International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd), advised by Lenz & Staehelin, committed to USD 1.5 billion for global education and skills in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) for 2024-2025, the biggest one-off boost to education funding in
Dentons‘ Spanish partner Luis Belart (pictured) along with associates Mar Sánchez-Contador and Icíar Pérez-Puente are part of the pilot project being tested in continental Europe. Dentons continues to be at the forefront
Baker McKenzie advised R&S Group Holding a provider of electrical infrastructure components, on its acquisition of Kyte Powertech Limited (“KILO”), an Ireland-based manufacturer of distribution transformers, with a bridge financing provided by UBS
Baker McKenzie advises Privatbank IHAG Zürich on the sale of its client book to Bank Vontobel, advised by Bär & Karrer, by way of an asset deal. Vontobel is set to acquire PB
Niederer Kraft Frey (“NKF”) advised Calibre Scientific on the acquisition of wikuma GmbH. NKF team The NKF team was led by corporate/M&A partner Patrik Peyer (pictured), working with associate Sabrina Gysi and
