NKF with QIA on acquisition of minority stake in Sauber

Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) advised Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, on all Swiss law-related aspects of its acquisition of a minority stake in Sauber Holding. With this newfound capital, the future Formula 1 team of German car manufacturer Audi plans to increase their infrastructure and team buildout. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

NKF’s team

The NKF team was led by corporate/M&A partner Daniel Bono (pictured), working with partner Philippe Weber, senior associate Samuel Hochstrasser, associate Pascal Hodel, and junior associates Peter-Conradin Schreiber, Philipp Theiler, Matthias Zinniker, Sarah Baumann and Dorian Trogu (all corporate/M&A), partner Nicolas Birkhäuser (antitrust & competition), associate Stephanie Huchler (employment) and partner Markus Kronauer and senior associate Sven Kälin (both tax).

Senior in-house counsel Michael Schweppe advised QIA in the transaction(pictured left).