COVID-19 – Rent reduction in response to lockdown

The return to a state of lockdown has hit many businesses and entrepreneurs hard. Meanwhile, the courts are arriving at different conclusions regarding whether government-mandated business closures justify rent reductions.

Bär & Karrer Advises on Swiss Regulatory Aspects of the Merger of Insurance Groups Provinzial NordW

Provinzial NordWest Holding AG and Provinzial Rheinland Holding AöR merged by way of a spin-off whereby Provinzial Rheinland Holding AöR transferred the part of its assets relating to the insurance business, in particular its holdings in the insurance companies of the group, to Provinzial Nordwest Holding AG. In return, Provinzial Rheinland Holding AöR received new …

Bär & Karrer Advised the Shareholders on the Sale of Webnode to team.blue

The shareholders of Webnode AG sold their shares to team.blue, one of the largest hosting providers in Europe. Webnode is one of the leading website builder companies in Europe.

Bär & Karrer Advises Partners Group on the Acquisition of a Significant Equity Stake in Telepass

Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, acquired a significant equity stake in Telepass S.p.A. (“Telepass”), a leading electronic toll collection services provider in Europe. Following the acquisition, Partners Group will be the joint owner of Telepass with its current investor Atlantia S.p.A. The transaction values Telepass at an enterprise value of over EUR …

Bär & Karrer Advises Partners Group on the Acquisition of a Significant Equity Stake in Telepass

Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, acquired a significant equity stake in Telepass S.p.A. (“Telepass”), a leading electronic toll collection services provider in Europe. Following the acquisition, Partners Group will be the joint owner of Telepass with its current investor Atlantia S.p.A. The transaction values Telepass at an enterprise value of over EUR …

Another success of BSJP in the Court of Appeal

In November 2020, a final and binding judgment of the Court of Appeal in Warsaw was passed, awarding BSJP’s client over PLN 2 million from the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (“GDDKiA”) as remuneration for design works on the S2 expressway – Warsaw’s Southern Ring Road.

Stavros Pavlou registered as a DIFC practitioner

We are very proud that, following the registration of our firm with the DIFC Courts in Dubai, now our Senior & Managing Partner, Mr Stavros Pavlou, has been registered as a DIFC practitioner, and obtained full Rights of Audience before the DIFC Courts.  From the available records, Mr Pavlou is the first Cypriot lawyer to …

Our lawyers have been appointed in Committees of the Cyprus Bar Association

With professional skills to provide top quality legal services and a range of backgrounds and interests, eight lawyers of our team have been selected among many candidates and appointed in various committees of the Cyprus Bar Association and the Limassol Bar Association.With professional skills to provide top quality legal services and a range of backgrounds …

Katerina Philippidou and Theodoros Symeonides have been promoted to Partners

Reflecting our firm’s commitment to investing in the future and the depth of our team’s talent, Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC promoted Katerina Philippidou and Theodoros Symeonides to Partners, with effect from 1 January 2021.Reflecting our firm’s commitment to investing in the future and the depth of our team’s talent, Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC …

Gulapa Law Opens Cebu Office

After opening offices in New York and San Francisco, Manila-based law firm Gulapa Law opened its office in Cebu City, Philippines last December 18.  The office, offically Gulapa & Ismael, is led by Cebu-resident partner Al-Shwaid Ismael and currently has a complement of four lawyers in total.