Multi-national lottery operator Allwyn underwent a business combination with Greek gaming firm Opap, as a result of an all-share transaction setting the newly created entity at an equity value of EUR 16 billion. In connection with
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Unigestion completed the sale of the entire share capital of Unigestion Private Equity Holding – the head holding of Unigestion’s private equity business – to the Canadian alternative asset management group Sagard. In connection with the
Lenz & Staehelin advised SQ Innovation, a life-science company specialised in the treatment of worsening heart failure, throughout closing of its Series B financing round. Newly-appointed member of the company’s supervisory board Marco van
Lenz & Staehelin advised private equity healthcare specialist Archimed on its acquisition of a majority stake in family-owned ExcellGene and sister company Magellan Biologics & Consulting, both active in the biologic therapeutics sector. The deal
Lenz & Staehelin advised Prof. Dr. Martin Janssen in connection with the sale of Ecofin Investment Consulting – a company founded by Janssen himslef – to the Vaudoise Group. The company Headquartered in Zurich, Ecofin Investment Consulting
Lenz & Staehelin has successfully defended Swiss telecom provider Swisscom, in a competition law investigation. The context The investigation pivoted around the case by which Swisscom had charged too high prices in various tenders for
Lenz & Staehelin advised BNP Paribas on the Swiss merger filing concerning BNP Paribas Cardif’s acquisition of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). BNP Paribas Cardif is the insurance subsidiary of BNP Paribas. The transaction,
Lenz & Staehelin advised the shareholders of Fire System, a Swiss fire safety solutions specialist, on their strategic partnership with Trajan Capital, a French private equity firm specialised in supporting entrepreneurs and mid-sized companies. The
Winterthur-based Rieter – a globally active supplier of systems for manufacturing yarn – has closed a CHF 750 million syndicated financing. The syndicate behind the operation included UBS Switzerland and Zürcher Kantonalbank, as well as a group
Lenz & Staehelin advised software and cloud solutions provider SoftwareOne throughout closing of a CHF 1.26 billion syndicated financing, with Niederer Kraft Frey representing the lenders. The syndicate arranging the operation included BNP Paribas, UBS Switzerland,
