Bär & Karrer Advises BancaStato on the Acquisition of Ticino-based Retail Business Lines from EFG I

Banca dello Stato del Canton Ticino (BancaStato) has agreed with EFG International to acquire its Ticino-based retail business lines, with around CHF 1.2 billion of client assets. The two parties are also committed to exploring further areas of collaboration in Ticino in the future. The operation, which is meant to enable both parties to focus …

Bär & Karrer Advised Crédit Agricole next bank (Suisse) on its Covered Bond Programme

On 18 August 2020 Crédit Agricole next bank (Suisse) SA established its first Covered Bond Programme, in a maximum aggregate principal amount of CHF 2 billion, guaranteed as to payments of interest and principal by CAnb (Suisse) Hypothèques SA. An initial series of covered bonds, in an amount of CHF 200 million, due in September …

Bär & Karrer Assisted CONMEBOL before the Swiss Prosecuting Authorities in the Recovery of more tha

Bär & Karrer successfully assisted the current administration of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) in the restitution of more than CHF 36 million in the course of various Swiss criminal proceedings opened in connection with CONMEBOL’s former president, Nicolas Leoz and its former secretary general, Eduardo Deluca.

Bär & Karrer Advises Patrimonium on the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in the ROTH GROUPE

Bär & Karrer advised Swiss based Private Equity Fund Patrimonium on the acquisition of a majority stake in the ROTH GROUP, a Swiss provider of structural fire protection, technical insulation and coating solutions represented in all parts of Switzerland with 14 entities at 11 locations.

Bär & Karrer Advises the Shareholders on the Sale of NEPLAN to PSI

The shareholders of NEPLAN AG, a Swiss network planning software specialist, sold their shares to PSI group.

Bär & Karrer Advises Sovereign Capital Partners in the MBO of ACOLIN

Sovereign Capital Partners, the UK private equity Buy & Build specialist, has backed the management buy-out of ACOLIN, a leading provider of regulatory and cross-border fund distribution services, with offices in Zurich, Geneva, London, Frankfurt and Belgrade, among others. Sovereign’s support is an important step towards ACOLIN becoming a leading one-stop-shop service provider along the …

Bär & Karrer Advises Avaloq and Warburg Pincus on the Sale of Avaloq to NEC

Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm, and other shareholders have sold their shares to NEC Corporation in an acquisition which valued Avlaoq at CHF 2.05 billion. Avaloq is an internationally leading FinTech company based in Switzerland.

Bär & Karrer Advises Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking

Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking, the private banking division of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, and REYL & Cie SA have entered into a long-term strategic partnership, under which Fideuram will acquire a 69% interest in REYL and assign its Swiss subsidiary Intesa Sanpaolo Private Bank (Suisse) Morval SA to REYL.

Bär & Karrer Advises Vifor Pharma on the Sale of OM Pharma

Vifor Pharma, a global leader in iron deficiency, nephrology and cardio-renal therapies, has sold its OM Pharma business, which primarily focuses on therapies for respiratory and urinary tract infections and is active in the treatment of vascular diseases, to Optimus Holding Ltd., a company founded by Etienne Jornod together with long-standing Swiss entrepreneurs and the …

Bär & Karrer Advised Novartis on the Placement of EUR 1,85 Billion Sustainability-Linked Bonds

Novartis Finance S.A., a subsidiary of Novartis AG, issued EUR 1,85 billion sustainability-linked bonds due 2028 with an interest rate of 0.000%. The bonds are the first of its kind in the healthcare industry and the first sustainability-linked bonds incorporating social targets, with bondholders entitled to receive a higher amount of interest if Novartis fails …