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Baker McKenzie with Seamless Therapeutics on Seed Financing

Seamless Therapeutics, a German biotechnology firm, has successfully concluded a USD12.5 million Seed Financing, a university carve-out including equity financing, in-licensing of an innovative patent portfolio from Technische Universität Dresden and hiring of key personnel. Baker McKenzie provided legal and transactional IP advice to Seamless Therapeutics on the financing and in-licensing aspects of the transaction. […]

Deal & transactions

Baker McKenzie advises Transcom on its acquisition of Forcontact

Baker McKenzie has advised Transcom, a global customer experience specialist, on its acquisition of Forcontact, a customer services provider specializing in luxury fashion and retail e-commerce.  With this purchase, Transcom aims to strengthen its attractiveness in the e-commerce luxury and retail CX market. At the same time, by joining the Transcom group, Forcontact benefits from […]

Banking & Finance

Baker McKenzie advises ZKB and Credit Suisse with issuance of

Baker McKenzie advised Zürcher Kantonalbank and Credit Suisse acting as joint arrangers, joint bookrunners and joint lead managers in connection with the issuance by First Swiss Mobility 2022-1 of CHF 218,800,000 2.43% asset-backed Class A Notes due 2031, CHF 22,400,000 4.00% asset-backed Class B Notes due 2031 and CHF 14,900,000 6.00% asset-backed Class C Notes […]

Deal & transactions

Baker McKenzie advises Mövenpick in selling Marché International

Baker McKenzie has advised Mövenpick Group in selling the multi-brand international catering company Marché International to Lagardère Travel Retail, the travel retail division of the French Lagardère Group. The sale completes the concentration process of the Mövenpick Group which intends to focus on its core competencies in fine foods and wine in Central Europe. The […]

Capital Markets

Baker McKenzie advises SEB on SDRs in Accelleron’s spinoff from

Baker McKenzie, with lawyers from the Swedish and Swiss offices, acted as legal advisor to Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) in their role as Issuer Agent of Swedish Depositary Receipts in connection with the spin-off of Accelleron Industries from ABB.  Accelleron (formerly ABB Turbocharging), a global leader in high-power turbochargers for mission-critical applications, has been admitted […]

Capital Markets

Baker McKenzie advises Highbridge on a Financing for Invacare

Baker McKenzie has advised an investment fund managed by Highbridge Capital Management on a financing transaction for Invacare Corporation. Highbridge as lender and Invacare as borrower entered into an USD 104.5 million senior secured credit agreement providing for delayed drawdowns subject to certain conditions. Invacare completed an initial drawdown of USD 66.5 at the end […]

Capital Markets

Baker McKenzie advises Zur Rose Group on convertible bond issue

Baker McKenzie Switzerland, along with lawyers from the London and Amsterdam office, has advised Zur Rose Group on the placement of convertible bonds due 2026 and a capital increase through an accelerated bookbuilding (“ABB“) process. Zur Rose, via its subsidiary Zur Rose Finance B.V., completed the offering of unsecured bonds due in 2026 guaranteed and […]