In January 2025, Laurent Killias (pictured left) and Thomas Legler (pictured right), Pestalozzi’s former heads of arbitration respectively in Zurich and Geneva, have left the firm to found Killias & Legler, a new disputes-specialised boutique.
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Bär & Karrer advises funds managed by Equistone and other shareholders on the sale of KWC Professional to Delabie Group, a France-based manufacturer of water controls and sanitary fittings for the commercial sector and
Kellerhals Carrard advised DRS Investment on the acquisition of a controlling interest in the newly formed factory group. The context A merger of Germany’s VIGNOLD Group and Swiss marketing service provider The Factory, the
Baker Mckenzie announced the election of Sunny Mann, a partner in the international trade, compliance and investigations practice, as its new global chair. Mann will take up the position in October, succeeding Milton Cheng. Sunny
Pestalozzi advises a group of financial institutions representing a majority of holders of CHF 800 million in aggregate of convertible bonds issued by Idorsia, in connection with the holistic restructuring of the company. The context Headquartered
Homburger represented Clariant on an arbitration case win before the SIX Court of Arbitration. The company stood against SIX Exchange Regulation on ad hoc disclosure matters. The context On February 28, 2025, the Court of Arbitration of
Lenz & Staehelin assisted BNP Paribas on the regulatory and corporate aspects of its Swiss banking activities restructuring. The deal The operation took the form of a cross-border merger of BNP Paribas Suisse with
Lenz & Staehelin advised Emmentaler Switzerland on a legal dispute against the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), concerning the preservation of the Emmentaler holes by amending the product specifications. The Swiss company ultimately prevailed before
Homburger advised Temenos on the completion of the sale of its fund administration software business to Montagu Private Equity. The company Headquartered in Geneva, Temenos serves the global banking market with enterprise software solutions. Its
Homburger advised Zurich Airport on the acquisition of the Radisson Blu Building at Zurich Airport from Al Maha Real Estate. The deal The operation consisted in an early reversion of the building right for a
