On December 27, 2024, Yoda PLC, a Cyprus-based investment corporation listed on the Cyprus stock exchange (CSE: YODA), announced the completion of its major investment into ULTIMA CAPITAL SA (Ultima), a Swiss luxury real estate owner, developer and operator listed on BX Swiss (BX: ULTIMA).
As part of the transaction, Yoda has transferred to Ultima, by way of a contribution in kind, 100% of the issued share capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary Papacamp Investments Limited (Papacamp) at a contribution value of approximately CHF 484.6 m in return for 8,076,667 newly-issued shares of Ultima. Papacamp indirectly owns real estate properties and real estate developments in Greece within the luxury hospitality sector. As a result of the transaction, Yoda has become Ultima’s largest shareholder, with a shareholding interest in Ultima of approximately 53.8%. In addition, Yoda has granted Ultima a loan in the amount of CHF 71 m.
The Homburger team advising Yoda on all aspects of the transaction was led by Stefan Blunschi and included Micha Fankhauser, Oliver Kneubühl, Jonas Stähli and Leander Etter (all Corporate / M&A), Lorenzo Togni and Kaiyan Yeo (both Capital Markets), Claudia Suter, Philippe Weber and Philippe Gobet (all Tax), Stefan Bindschedler and Nathalie Scherrer (both Financing and Investment Products), Stefan Gäumann and Olivier Bühlmann (both Real Estate), and Richard Stäuber and David Thomann (both Regulatory).