SPIE acquires SD Fiber: the advisors
SPIE, a multitechnical services provider across the areas of energy and communications, completed the acquisition of SD Fiber, a Swiss specialist in the deployment of fiber optic networks. In connection with the deal, Niederer Kraft Frey advised SPIE, while Valfor represented SD Fiber.
The parties
Headquartered in Dietikon, Zurich, SD Fiber deploys fiber optic networks to the street (FTTS), to the building (FTTB) and to the home (FTTH) in Switzerland and Germany. The company employs approximately 340 people and generated revenues of roughly CHF 66 million in 2024.
Headquartered in Cergy-Pontoise, France, SPIE is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris. The company employs 55,000 people and reports a turnover of EUR 9.9 billion.
The NKF team
Corporate/M&A partner Manuel Werder (pictured above) led the NKF team on the matter, working alongside associates Naomi Loretz, Nadine Wanner, Melchior Ebener, Lukas Poschung (all corporate/M&A), Yannik Bleiker, Julia Pugliese (both real estate) and Luisa Egli (employment), partner Janine Reudt-Demont (data protection), associate Boris Catzeflis (data protection), partner Nicolas Birkhäuser (competition), counsel Marc Vogelsang (tax) as well as junior associate Lukas Christen (corporate/M&A).
The Valfor team
The Valfor team working on the matter included partners Stefan Scherrer (M&A, pictured left) and Andreas Suter (M&A and real estate, pictured right), associates Matthias Suter (M&A) and Samuel Streuli (M&A), as well as partner Leo Rusterholz (data and technology).
