Marc Klaas at MTR Rechtsanwälte – One of Germany’s leading M&A lawyers
Marc Klaas at MTR Rechtsanwälte has been featured in this year’s ranking of Germany’s best lawyers in the category of mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Commercial tenancy law – The devil is in the detail
There are a number of material differences between commercial tenancy law and tenancy law as it applies to private sector housing. The way in which leases for commercial premises are formulated is therefore a matter of particular importance.
Family law: Benefits of a prenup
A prenuptial agreement may not be romantic, but it does afford protection to spouses and allow all the major issues – including, of course, financial matters – to be clarified when times are good.
Bär & Karrer Advises Majority Shareholders of Alpiq Holding in Public Offer
Schweizer Kraftwerksbeteiligungs-AG, a subsidiary of CSA Energy-Infrastructure Switzerland, acting in concert with Primeo Energy/KSM and EOS Holding, launched a public tender offer on all publicly held shares in Alpiq Holding, which was completed in October 2019. Subsequently a squeeze-out merger was resolved, which was completed on 29 June 2020. As a result of these transactions, …
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Bär & Karrer Advised Pregnolia in Series A Financing Round
Pregnolia AG, a femtech startup company, has successfully raised over CHF 4 million in its Series A financing round. Pregnolia specialises in the early diagnosis of premature birth.
Bär & Karrer Advises Lupa Systems, the Likely New Anchor Shareholder in MCH Group
On 10 July 2020, MCH Group AG announced a comprehensive set of measures, including a new anchor investor, Lupa Systems LLC, an independent private investment company owned by James Murdoch.
Bär & Karrer Advises Hg on its Investment in F24 AG
Hg acquires a majority stake in F24 AG, a leading European SaaS provider of emergency notification, crisis & incident management und critical communications.
Bär & Karrer Advised Swiss Re on the Update of its USD 10 Billion Debt Issuance Programme
The Swiss Re group has recently updated its USD 10 billion Debt Issuance Programme, and thereunder has issued (i) EUR 800 million Guaranteed Subordinated Fixed Rate Reset Step-Up Callable Notes with a scheduled maturity in 2052 and (ii) SGD 350 million Guaranteed Subordinated Fixed Rate Reset Callable Notes with a scheduled maturity in 2035.
Bär & Karrer Advised Goldman Sachs and UBS on the Placement of new Convertible Bonds
On 28 July 2020, Basilea Pharmaceutica completed the offering of approximately CHF 97 million 3.25% convertible bonds due 2027 to finance the repurchase of a part of Basilea’s existing convertible bonds due 2022. With the repurchase of part of its existing bonds financed by newly issued bonds, Basilea was able to extend its debt maturity …
Bär & Karrer Advised Credit Suisse and Zürcher Kantonalbank on Meyer Burger Technology’s Rights
On 29 July 2020, Meyer Burger Technology AG completed a capital increase comprising a rights offering to its shareholders and a private placement to selected investors, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately CHF 165 million. Meyer Burger intends to use the proceeds to finance the strategic transformation from a supplier of photovoltaic production equipment to …