Dentons announced that its Global Board of Directors and Global Advisory Committee have elected Kate Barton (pictured) as the Firm’s next Global CEO. Barton will join Dentons from EY, where
Clifford Chance announces record financial results for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 (May 2023/April 2024). The firm has recorded its highest revenue growth rate since 2017 and double-digit growth in partnership profit. The global teams handling litigation,
Niederer Kraft Frey (“NKF”) advised the management team led by Niklaus Hilti on the acquisition of Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies (“CSILS”) from UBS. CSILS will operate independently from UBS under a new name and
Baker McKenzie advised KD Pharma Group, a global producer of pharmaceutical and nutritional lipids, on the acquisition of dsm-firmenich’s marine lipids business in exchange for a minority stake in KD Pharma Group. The transaction
Pestalozzi advised Atomico, which led the USD 20 million Series A funding round of Lakera AI, with participation from Citi Ventures, Dropbox Ventures, and existing investors including redalpine as well as other investors.Lakera is a
Bär & Karrer advised Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) on the acquisition of a majority stake in IMPAG Group, advised by Lenz & Staehelin. The transaction is subject to clearance by competition authorities and is
Opus (Public) Chartered Issuance SA, Luxembourg, joins deritrade as an issuer for structured products. Opus invests the proceeds from the issuance in financing instruments of various financing partners, depending on the selection of the deritrade
Charles Russell Speechlys acted as UK and French counsel for Hamburg-based Joachim Herz Foundation on the acquisition of a minority stake in Weidmüller Holding, focusing on the areas of electronic connection technology, industrial automation
Leo Rusterholz (pictured) has joined valfor‘s partnership as of July 1, 2024. Leo Rusterholz’s career path Leo Rusterholz advises clients in all industries in connection with domestic and international transactions and (cross-border) implementation and transformation
Frédéric Rochat (pictured), partner at Kellerhals Carrard Lausanne, was recently elected vice-president of the Swiss M&A Experts Chamber at their latest general assembly. Rochat will effectively contribute to leading the association
