Highland Europe has announced a €1 billion fund to further support growth-stage consumer internet and software companies with roots in Europe. The firm has raised its fifth fund to help Europe’s most ambitious entrepreneurs scale globally. Highland Europe has raised a total of €2.75 billion and has invested in companies such as Adjust, AMCS, Camunda, […]
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The Board of Directors of LUKS Group has elected Jacqueline Rohrbach as the new Head of Human Resources. She will take up her post on 1 October 2023. Rohrbach completed a Master’s degree in Business Administration in 2007, a specialist diploma in mediation in 2015 and a CAS in labour law in 2017. Jacqueline Rohrbach […]
Niederer Kraft Frey has advised Bearmind as Swiss counsel on its seed financing round led by HH Equity Partners II. The EPFL spinoff has secured CHF 1.3 million in the seed round that also included participation from AVANTECA Partners, NP Consulting, Swisspreneur, and several business angels. Bearmind develops and commercialises in-built helmet sensors and software […]
BianchiSchwald is currently sponsoring the HSG Moot Court Team, consisting of Filippo Börner and Manuel J. Constam and supported by Tanja Wohlgemuth and Fabio von May, in view of its participation in the Vis Moot Court 2023 in Vienna. The Vis Moot is the biggest international competition for law students fostering the study and practice of international commercial sales law and […]
Credit Suisse, acting through its London branch, successfully completed its issuance of EUR 750 m aggregate principal amount of 5.550 per cent. senior notes due 2026. Credit Suisse issued the Notes through its London branch in two separate tranches: the first tranche of EUR 500 m was issued on February 20, 2023, and the second tranche of EUR 250 m was issued […]
Johannes Landbrecht has joined Walder Wyss as counsel as of 1st of February 2023. Landbrecht acts as counsel in complex international arbitration proceedings and also sits as arbitrator (e.g. under the ICC, LCIA, and Swiss Rules). He is experienced in a wide variety of commercial disputes, under most of the leading arbitration rules, and involving […]
Advestra strengthens its ranks with the incorporation of Andreas Hinsen as a new partner of the firm. Hinsen’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, corporate governance, restructurings as well as general corporate and stock exchange laws. He has broad experience in private equity and venture capital and has advised on a wide range of […]
Vertical farming startup YASAI received an undisclosed amount from the Bell Food Group in a convertible loan round. The Zurich based startup is also welcoming the Group’s CEO, Lorenz Wyss, to its board of directors, along with Theo Stolze of the Stolze Group. The Bell Food Group has made the investment via the Eisberg food […]
Swiss Life Holding successfully placed three tranches of senior bonds totalling CHF 600 million on 11 January 2023, comprising a tranche of CHF 200 million with maturity in 2026 and a 2.04% coupon, a tranche of CHF 200 million with maturity in 2028 and a 2.2588% coupon and a tranche of CHF 200 million with […]
Caroline Gaul has been appointed Legal Partner at MME as of 1 January 2023. She advises national and international companies in the area of technology, IT and data law. Caroline Gaul’s main areas of practice include data protection compliance under the GDPR and Swiss law, advising on IT contract law and assisting with contract negotiations, […]