Bär & Karrer advised investor Coatue in an oversubscribed USD 10.7 million seed financing round for DeepJudge, advised by Wenger Vieli. The round also saw participation from several angel investors such as Gokul Rajaram and
Niederer Kraft Frey (“NKF”) advised UBS in its capacity as sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner on Warteck Invest’s CHF 94.7 million capital increase by way of a rights offering launched on 3 June 2024, in which
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
