Homburger advises GAM on the expected public exchange offer from Liontrust for all shares in GAM

On May 4, 2023, GAM Holding AG (GAM) announced that it had entered into an agreement with Liontrust Asset Management plc (Liontrust) relating to the launch by Liontrust of a public exchange offer for all publicly held shares in GAM.

GÖRG ernennt acht weitere Partnerinnen und Partner aus den eigenen Reihen

Die Partnerversammlung von GÖRG hat am vergangenen Freitag beschlossen, die Kolleginnen und Kollegen Dr. Marie Ackermann, Tony Beyer, Dr. Mathias Gellert, Dr. Richard Franz Gerlach, Cornelia Kinast, Dr. Lutz Pospiech, Dr. Matthias Stoeckle und Dr. Henning Wendt mit Wirkung zum 1. Januar 2023 in den Kreis der Partnerschaft aufzunehmen.

Bär & Karrer Wins Three Awards at the Legalcommunity Awards Switzerland 2023

On 4 May 2023, Bär & Karrer was awarded “Law Firm of the Year” in the categories Banking & Finance as well as Healthcare & Life Sciences at the Legalcommunity Awards Switzerland 2023. In addition, Corrado Rampini won the award for “Lawyer of the Year – Real Estate”.

Homburger advised Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft on the Issuance of its EUR 500 m 4.840 per cent. Bail-in Bonds due 2028

On May 3, 2023, Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft, a Swiss systemically relevant bank, successfully completed its issuance of EUR 500 m of 4.840 per cent.

Ranked “Band 1” in 18 Areas, 76 “Leading Individuals” – Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023

Kim & Chang obtained a “Band 1” ranking in 18 practice areas in the 2023 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific, once again receiving the most number of “Band 1” rankings among Korean law firms.  With the guide also naming 76 of our professionals, the highest number among Korea law firms, as “Leading Individuals,” we have demonstrated our …

“Tier 1” in All 16 Practice Areas – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023

In the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Kim & Chang was the only Korean law firm to be recognized as “Tier 1” in all 16 areas surveyed for Korea.  In addition, we maintained our “Tier 3” ranking in the Regional International Arbitration category, which was evaluated across the Asia-Pacific region.

EUR 1.3 billion high yield

The capital markets team of Elias Neocleous & Co LLC advised Allwyn Entertainment Financing (UK) plc in connection with its high yield issuance of EUR 1.3 billion comprising EUR665 million 7¼% senior secured notes due 2030 and USD700 million 7⅞% senior secured notes due 2029. The proceeds of the notes will be used by the …

Schoenherr advises Joint Bookrunners on the successful issue of EUR 250m convertible bonds by voestalpine AG

Schoenherr advised BNP PARIBAS and Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG (Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners) as well as UniCredit Bank AG (Joint Bookrunner) as to Austrian law in connection with the successful, oversubscribed issue of convertible bonds by voestalpine AG.

Swiss Finance & Property AG arranges CHF 135m rights offering of Orascom Development Holding AG

Niederer Kraft Frey advised Swiss Finance & Property AG as sole lead manager and Helvetische Bank as settlement agent in Orascom’s successful capital increase by way of a rights offering launched on 14 April 2023. The transaction consisted of an offering of subscription rights and a backstop commitment by the majority shareholder for shares for …