Intershop has acquired the World Trade Center Lausanne as per 1 December 2016 for a purchase price of CHF 105.5 million. The acquisition represents one of the largest real estate M&A transactions in Switzerland during 2016.

Walder Wyss has structured the transaction on behalf of the selling lender. The team was lead by Thomas Müller (Partner, Finance) and Johannes Bürgi (Partner, Real Estate) and included Samuel Dürr (Partner, Tax), Jan Ole Luuk (Counsel, VAT), and Julia Lehner (Associate, Real Estate/Finance).