Baker McKenzie has advised previous sole shareholder evotreex on selling its indirectly held equity interests in the German Zimmer & Hälbig to VR Equitypartner as well as on evotreex’s partial reinvestment into buyer. As a result of the transaction, VR Equitypartner has acquired a significant minority stake in Z&H, a provider of planning, installation and […]
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The increase in management control comes as EIP, a leading infrastructure investor focused on the energy transition, continues to grow and expand globally. EIP began in 2014 as a joint venture with Credit Suisse and since 2020 has earned licenses to operate independently as an asset and fund manager in Switzerland and Luxembourg. More recently […]
Baker McKenzie has advised Pilatus Aircraft on its acquisition of the American sales and services center Skytech. As part of an upcoming succession plan, Pilatus has decided to take over Skytech and the entire workforce of around 120 will continue to be employed by the Swiss aircraft manufacturer. This transaction will allow Pilatus to expand […]
Baker McKenzie Switzerland has advised Bächler + Güttinger, a renowed gardening and landscaping company in Switzerland, on its merger with three well established Swiss gardening and landscaping businesses, namely Menétrey, based in the canton of Vaud, Egger and Berger Roman, both based in the canton of Solothurn. This merger will enable Bächler + Güttinger to […]
Baker McKenzie Switzerland has advised publicly listed Datwyler, a specialist for system-critical elastomer components, on its acquisition of Swiss startup company CTsystems. With this acquisition, Datwyler is able to strengthen its position for the future technology of electroactive polymers by obtaining several patents of CTsystems. Electroactive polymers in a unique stacked design enable completely new […]
Baker McKenzie has advised Helvetica Capital and its Swiss entrepreneur investors in the acquisition of an additional participation in Schulthess Maschinen and its subsidiaries, a specialist producer of washing technology, equipment and system solutions, by way of acquiring an additional 26% stake in the parent company HC Holding Eta. This transaction makes Helvetica Capital and […]
Baker McKenzie has advised the two owners of ARGO-HYTOS Group, Christian Kienzle and FSP CAPCELLENCE, on selling their 79.5% of the shares in the company to Voith Group, a German industrial technology group. Through this deal, Voith has acquired a majority stake in Argo-Hytos, the Swiss hydraulic components manufacturer backed by mid-market sponsor Capcellence. A […]
Investment Latour has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Swegon Group, acquired Barcol-Air, a leading supplier of radiant ceiling systems. The acquisition of Barcol-Air means that Swegon continue to build on its already strong position within radiant ceilings, with the existing Zent-Frenger business. The acquisition makes it possible to go from being a strong player in Germany […]
The aerospace company RUAG International has successfully closed the sale deal of its Simulation & Training business unit to Thales. Thales will take over all business activities and all 500 employees at various locations in Switzerland, France, Germany and the United Arab Emirates. With this sale, RUAG International is concentrating more on its core activities […]
Datwyler, a provider of high-quality, system-critical elastomer components, has signed on 6 April 2022 an agreement to acquire the US company QSR from Q Holding and its private equity owner, 3i. The planned acquisition of QSR will strategically expand Datwyler’s existing portfolio and geographic footprint as Datwyler will expand in another attractive area of system-critical […]
