Freespirited Drinks, a start-up producing non-alcoholic spirits under the brand “REBELS 0.0%”, has just closed its seed financing round in the amount of CHF 1 million. The funding will be used to accelerate the expansion into key European markets. Michael Baier (partner, venture capital / m&a) and Flavio Bolli (junior lawyer) from the Wenger Vieli […]
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Scandit, smart data capture platform, has completed a USD 150m Series D financing round at a company valuation in excess of USD 1billion. The oversubscribed round was led by Warburg Pincus and also included strong participation from existing investors. Scandit plans to use the additional funding to further expand its global footprint and team with […]
Jakob Müller Holding, a Swiss OEM for the textile industry, has sold TexTrace to Avery Dennison Corporation. TexTrace is a technology developer specialising in bespoke woven and knitted RFID products integrated into garments. The innovative technology developed by TexTrace offers the possibility of fully integrating RFID into garments. Branded labels with integrated RFID technology are an all-in-one solution […]
Malvern Panalytical, an England based company providing advanced analysis and services solutions for the pharma drug product development, as well as services and solutions for other industries, has completed the acquisition of Creoptix, a specialist bioanalysis sensor company. Creoptix provides cutting edge tools for molecular interaction analysis through its WAVEsystem of next-generation bioanalytical instruments. The WAVEsystem […]
Sequotech Group, a Swiss group of specialized IT services companies, has acquired Uditis, a company also active in the domain of information systems. The acquisition of Uditis will allow the group to further expand its service portfolio. Uditis was founded in 2000 as a spin-off from the CSEM (Centre Suisse d’Électronique et de Microtechnique). The main […]
Sygnum Bank, a digital asset technology group with a Swiss banking license and a Singapore asset management licence, has raised USD 90 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Sun Hung Kai Strategic Capital Limited, a Hong Kong listed alternative investment financial services institution. Other significant co-investors in the round include Canadian […]
Kandou, an innovator in high-speed, energy-efficient, chip link solutions, closed its Series D round of funding, resulting in USD 75 million raised in the round. To date, the total investment in Kandou is USD 207.8 million from new and existing investors. The investment supports ramp production of USB multiprotocol retimer solutions and ongoing development of […]
Klingel medical metal group, owned by the IK Partners’ funds, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ruetschi Technology Holding. Ruetschi is a full service provider of sterile packaged single-use medical devices with focus on orthopaedics and spinal surgery. Founded in 1960, Ruetschi employs more than 200 people at three production sites in Muntelier […]
YouGov, the international market research and data analytics group, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bre Holding, Zug, including its 100% subsidiary Link Marketing Services, Lucerne, a Swiss market and social research agency. The total consideration for the acquisition is CHF 26.4 million payable upfront in cash. The consideration will be funded […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 15 million quasi-equity financing agreement with Xeltis, a Swiss-Dutch medtech firm developing medical devices enabling cardiovascular restoration. The EIB’s non-dilutive financing will support the acceleration of clinical programmes for three of Xeltis’ revolutionary, restorative devices. Wenger Vieli advised Xeltis on all Swiss tax and legal aspects […]