Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic investor focused

exclusively on the health care industry, announced that it has signed a

definitive agreement to invest in Solvias AG, one of the largest independent

pharmaceutical laboratory platforms in Europe.

Bär & Karrer acted as legal adviser to the shareholders in this

transaction. The team included Thomas U. Reutter, Daniel Raun, Alexander von

Jeinsen, Anna Capaul, Carlo Hunter, Fabian Wild and Marvin Perry Kanku (all

M&A and Corporate), Christoph Suter (Tax), Michael Rohrer (Notarial

Services) and Mani Reinert (Competition Law).