AVELLUM advises on Ukraine’s new benchmark euro-denominated notes
AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on the second breakthrough issuance of Ukraine’s euro-denominated notes.
GDPR violation – Telecom provider facing severe penalty
Inadequate data protection measures can prove costly. Following a recent case involving a real estate business, a telecom provider is the latest business facing a heavy fine.
Bär & Karrer Advised Open Systems on the purchase of Sqooba
EQT portfolio company Open Systems AG, a secure access service edge (SASE) pioneer, has acquired Sqooba (Schweiz) AG from its founders. Sqooba is a Swiss-based leader in big data analytics.
Alexey Kostovarov is a new partner at LP Law Firm.
LP Law Firm is pleased to announce the promotion of counsel Alexey Kostovarov to a partner of the Bureau as of January 1, 2020.
AVELLUM advises joint lead managers on USD100 million Tier 2 Eurobond offering by Ukreximbank
AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to J.P. Morgan Securities and Morgan Stanley acting as joint lead managers in connection with USD100 million Tier 2 Eurobond offering by the State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (“Ukreximbank”).
Bär & Karrer Advises la Mobilière on the Acquisition of a 25% Stake in Ringier
La Mobilière acquires a stake of 25% of the shares in Ringier AG. The share purchase is to be completed in the first half of 2020.
Bär & Karrer Advises Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund on the Sale of Globus
Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (MGB) sold Magazine zum Globus AG along with eight associated real estate properties to a joint venture of SIGNA and CENTRAL Group. SIGNA and CENTRAL jointly own Germany’s KaDeWe Group and CENTRAL Group currently owns Italy’s Rinascente and Denmark’s Illum, all leading luxury department stores in Europe. The transaction is subject to approval by …
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Bär & Karrer Advised the von Finck Family on the Placement of SGS Shares
The von Finck family successfully placed 960,000 shares (approx. 12.7%) in SGS SA by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process. The overall transaction volume amounts to CHF 2.3 billion. In light of its long-term investment strategy and planning, the family decided to divest a majority of its stake in SGS.
Maria Wallenborg Ekdahl new CEO of Foyen
Maria Wallenborg Ekdahl will take over as the CEO of Foyen from 2 April 2020. Maria comes most recently from her role as Chief Financial Officer at AG Advokat and has 13 years’ experience within the legal profession. The recruitment is part of Foyen’s development to become Sweden’s largest commercial law firm within project and …