Deal-Ticker: FountainVest Partners led consortium of investors acquired majority stake in SPT Group

FountainVest Partners, a leading Asian private equity firm, led a consortium of investors that acquired a majority stake in the SPT Group represented by Kellerhals Carrard.

Deal-Ticker: FISCHER Spindle Group and Weichai Power enter into a strategic collaboration

The privately controlled FISCHER Spindle Group in Switzerland, world technology leader in fuel cell compressor technology and Weichai Power, a listed 10bn Shandong company and one of the world technology leaders of hydrogen fuel cell power systems, enter into a strategic collaboration to become the global leading manufacturer in fuel cell compressors. 

Deal-Ticker: Kellerhals Carrard advises Moderna in relation to its COVID-19 vaccine

Kellerhals Carrard, under the responsibility of partners Dr. Claudia Götz Staehelin, Dr. Oliver M. Brupbacher and Dr. Nicolas Mosimann, advised Moderna on legal and regulatory aspects related to the establishment of its supply chain for its COVID-19 Vaccine and Swiss launch preparations, including trade compliance and regulatory aspects.

Deal-Ticker: Gruner AG takes over Basler & Hofmann West AG

Gruner AG is taking over Basler & Hofmann West AG, which has around 80 employees and will in future operate under the firm name Gruner Region Bern AG. 

Deal-Ticker: Closing of Ranks in the Swiss Stationery and Office Supplies Branch

OFFIX Holding Ltd of the Swiss Buying Cooperative of Stationers PEG and Office World Holding Ltd, which belongs to MTH Retail Group Holding, join their business in the newly founded Office World Group AG. 

AVELLUM advises Dobrobut’s major shareholders on buyback of Dobrobut’s shares from Horizon Capital

AVELLUM assisted with the preparation and negotiation of the transaction documents and coordinated completion of the entire transaction. Notably, AVELLUM team advised on the disposal of the stake to Horizon Capital in 2018-2019.

AVELLUM advises EBRD on EUR50 mln financing of new metro cars for Kyiv Metro

Proceeds from the EBRD loan will be used to finance the procurement of 50 new metro cars (as well as related services and equipment). These metro cars will carry passengers on one of the Kyiv underground rail network lines. Such an upgrade of the Kyiv metro rolling stock is expected to encourage more people to …

AVELLUM advises on sale of 3 wind power plants of 49.5 MW total capacity

AVELLUM provided full legal support to the client in negotiating and drafting the transaction documents.

BaFin determines that compensation is payable to depositors of insolvent Greensill Bank

As was to be expected, the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufischt (BaFin) – Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority – has determined that compensation is payable to Greensill Bank’s depositors, as the bank is no longer able to repay all of its customers’ deposits. Insolvency proceedings have also been initiated against the bank with the Amtsgericht Bremen, the …

Former Chairman of the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine joins Redcliffe Partners

Redcliffe Partners is pleased to announce that Yuriy Terentyev, former Chairman of the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU), has joined the firm as a partner. Yuriy brings a wealth of experience to boost the firm’s capabilities in competition, corporate and commercial, government relations and international trade. Prior to being appointed as the AMCU Chairman by …