Novartis has entered into an agreement to sell 53.3 million (approximately 33%) Roche bearer shares in a bilateral transaction to Roche for a consideration of USD 20.7 billion. Novartis had acquired the stake between 2001 and 2003 for approximately USD 5
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Essemtec, a developer and producer of highly flexible SMT (surface mount technology) pick-and-place equipment headquartered in Aesch, Switzerland, has signed and closed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Nasdaq-listed Nano Dimension. Nano Dimension will
Lenz & Staehelin is advising the specialty chemicals group Evonik in its acquisition of the Swiss plant extract producer Botanica from the selling family shareholders. With operations in Switzerland, France and Germany, Botanica is a
On October 27, 2021, Skan Group has announced the pricing of its IPO, consisting of 1,731,494 newly issued shares and 2,768,506 existing shares and an over-allotment option of up to 500,000 shares, at CHF 54 per share, implying a total market
ObsEva, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has entered into a convertible note financing agreement with certain funds and accounts managed by JGB Management, an alternative asset management firm focused on investing in niche credit-oriented situations. The
Vance Street Capital has completed the acquisition of Syscom Instruments, a specialist in the design and manufacture of high-quality vibration and seismic monitoring equipment for civil engineering, strong motion, and safety industries. Debt financing for
BNP Paribas (Suisse) has completed the sale and lease-back of its property located on Place de Hollande in Geneva. The transaction, with a value of approximately CHF 270 million, was signed and closed on October 14/15, 2021. Lenz &
Authena, a Zug-based startup which provides a blockchain-based technology to fight product counterfeiting and the lack of transparency in supply chains, has completed a seed financing of over CHF 2.3 million from angel investors from Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court confirmed behavioral measures imposed on Implenia construction company by the Swiss Competition Commission in the context of tenders in the building industry in the Canton of Grison. Implenia has appealed
Gyrus Capital backed DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS), a provider of operations management consulting services has acquired Sofies Group, a global sustainability project management and consulting firm with offices in Geneva, Zurich, London and Bangalore. This
