Lenz & Staehelin has advised Caceis on the acquisition of the European asset servicing activities of Royal Bank of Canada. As of June 1, 2024 – less than a year after this acquisition – Caceis teams in Switzerland, France,
Lenz & Staehelin advised Carrier Global Corporation on its acquisition of Berlinger & Co’s monitoring solutions business for an undisclosed consideration. Vischer advised the sellers. Closing should occur in the third quarter of 2024. Lenz &
Niederer Kraft Frey (“NKF”) advised GreenState, a swiss vertical farming company, on its acquisition of Yasai, advised by Walder Wyss. The combination of GreenState and Yasai’s technologies will result in the creation of a
Bär & Karrer advised Banque Cantonale de Genève, e in the recent capital increase of La Foncière, a listed real estate fund. From June 3 to June 12, 2024, La Foncière successfully completed a
Homburger advised Santhera Pharmaceuticals on its entrance into a royalty monetization financing totaling up to USD 38 m with R-Bridge, an affiliate of CBC Group, amongst Asia’s largest healthcare-focused investment firms. Santhera is monetizing 75% of
Advestra advised Novartis on the issuance of CHF 2.2 billion bonds, placed in five tranches as follows: UBS, BNP Paribas (Suisse) and Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft acted as joint lead managers
Walder Wyss advised Crédit Mutuel Equity, the international direct investment company of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, in its Pacovis minority stake acquisition. As a result of a shareholder change
Advestra advised Barry Callebaut on the placement of CHF 730 million bonds in the Swiss market on 17 May 2024. In addition, Barry Callebaut issued Eurobonds in the amount of EUR 700 mil
On May 30, 2024, St.Galler Kantonalbank (Sgkb) successfully issued CHF 200m 2.4% Tier 2 bonds due 2034. Zürcher Kantonalbank (Zkb) acted as sole lead manager and Sgkb as co-manager. Homburger’s team Homburger acted as counsel to Zkb
Advestra advised Viseca on the placement of CHF 165 million 1.65% senior bonds due 2028, which were issued by Viseca Payment Services. Zürcher Kantonalbank, Raiffeisen Schweiz
