Advestra advised SGS in connection with the issuance of EUR 1 billion bonds. The operation featured two tranches of EUR 500 million each, issued through SGS’s subsidiary SGS Nederland Holding and guaranteed by SGS SA. The
Homburger advised Givaudan in connection with the issuance of EUR 500 m guaranteed bonds due 2029, yielding 2.875 %. Guaranteed by the company itself, the bonds are governed by English law and listed on Euronext Dublin. The Homburger team
Lenz & Staehelin has successfully defended Swiss telecom provider Swisscom, in a competition law investigation. The context The investigation pivoted around the case by which Swisscom had charged too high prices in various tenders for
Wenger Vieli advised the shareholders of Swiss-based individualised rehabilitation specialist SKS Rehab in connection with its merger with Roltec El-Kørestole, leading to the formation of the new SKS Roltec Group. Moreover, the SKS Roltec
Kellerhals Carrard advised Swiss Automotive Group’s majority owner Sandro Piffaretti, as the company gained an anchor shareholder in a Swiss entrepreneurial family office. The Kellerhals Carrard team The Kellerhals Carrard team working on the
Japanese Morimatsu Group completed the acquisition of Swiss bioreactors specialist Bioengineering. In connection with the deal Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) advised the former owners Bioengineering, while Schellenberg Wittmer advised the buyer. The parties Morimatsu is
Baker McKenzie advised UBS Switzerland in connection with the bank’s role on the financing of Galenica. The Swiss healthcare specialist acquired Diagnostics Group GmbH and its subsidiaries – also known as Labor Team Group.
Hello everyone, welcome to our weekly newsletter, Signed Sealed Weekend. Bär & Karrer advised ETH Zurich throughout enactment of a revised policy for the insitute’s spin-offs and start-ups, encompassing a dedicated Equity and
Homburger advised UBS Switzerland on the issuance of fixed rate covered bonds in aggregate amount of € 1 bn, under the institute’s covered bond programme. The SIX-listed bonds yeald 2.783 % and will mature in 2030. In connection with
Niederer Kraft Frey advised SMG throughout the draft of its prospectus and the start of the book-building process, in sight on the company’s IPO on SIX Swiss Exchange. In connection with the operation, Pestalozzi
