Bär & Karrer Strengthens its M&A and Banking Practice with two new Partners
Bär & Karrer is pleased to announce that it further strengthens its M&A and banking practice with new partners Martin Anderson and Frédéric Bétrisey. They will join the firm with their team of associates as of 1 August 2018.
Bär & Karrer Advises XO Holding on Sale of Priora FM to ENGIE
XO Holding AG sold Priora FM SA, a leading Swiss facility management company, to ENGIE Energy Services International S.A., a subsidiary of ENGIE SA, which is listed on the Euronext exchange in Paris and Brussels. Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to XO Holding. The team included Ralph Malacrida, Faton Aliu (both M&A), Mani …
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IPC Puts off Double Data vs. Vkontakte Hearings until 17 July
On 22 May 2018, after hearing both parties, the Intellectual Property Court (IPC) adjourned until 17 July 2018 the hearing of the dispute between Skolkovo resident OOO Double (Double Data) and VKontakte over use of public data from the social network in a search engine manner.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Russia Defends Prosveshcheniye Publishers in Major Book Industry Case
The Arbitrazh (Commercial) Court of the City of Moscow has heard a trade mark dispute between Prosveshcheniye Publishing House and another Russian publisher, Ventana-Graf. The court has satisfied all the claims by Prosveshcheniye Publishing House, the claimant, recovering RUB 3.7 bn in compensation for breach of trade mark rights.
JunHe is again named the “Chinese Firm of the Year” at the 2018 Who’s Who Legal awards
JunHe was once again named the “Chinese Firm of the Year” at the 2018 Who's Who Legal (WWL) Awards, which were announced on 8 May 2018. The undisputed leader in the Chinese legal marketplace, JunHe has won this title for the second consecutive year.
JunHe Reputation | JunHe wins five awards at the 2018 ALB China Awards, including the Beijing Law Fi
JunHe wins five awards at the 2018 ALB China Awards, including the Beijing Law Firm of the Year and the Managing Partner of the Year.
VEGAS LEX holds spring webinars series jointly with Pravo.ru
VEGAS LEX совместно с Pravo.ru провела серию вебинаров по актуальным вопросам ТМТ, антимонопольного и налогового законодательства.
Bär & Karrer Advised Andermatt Swiss Alps on the Sale of Real Estate Portfolio and Establishment of
Andermatt Swiss Alps Ltd has successfully completed a transaction comprising a real estate portfolio sale to Taurus Andermatt Ltd, a newly established real estate joint venture. The portfolio consists of 25 properties located in the Holiday Village Andermatt Reuss in Andermatt (Switzerland). Andermatt Swiss Alps will participate in future sales profits exceeding the list price …
Bär & Karrer Advises the Banking Syndicate in the IPO of Polyphor
Polyphor Ltd, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative antibiotics and other specialty pharma products, successfully priced its IPO and listed its shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Trading in the shares started on 15 May 2018. The shares were priced at the upper end of the price range, resulting …
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Bär & Karrer Advises Saint-Gobain in connection with the Takeover Battle over Sika
This morning, Sika and Saint-Gobain have announced the signing of agreements which terminates all disputes around the purchase by Saint-Gobain of a controlling stake in Sika dated 5 December 2014.