Homburger acted as counsel to UBS Switzerland AG as mandated lead arranger, underwriter, agent, security agent and original lender in connection with the financing of the acquisition of IMPAG Group by Deutsche Private Equity (DPE). IMPAG, headquartered in Zurich and with subsidiaries in Switzerland, Germany, Poland, France, Austria and Spain, is an internationally orientated value-added specialty chemical distribution company that supplies and supports the life science and material science industries in Europe with raw materials, active ingredients and services.

Homburger advised UBS Switzerland AG and the other syndicate banks with regard to all Swiss legal aspects of the financing transaction.

The Homburger team was led by Jürg Frick (Financing) and included Stefan Bindschedler, Nathalie Scherrer, Sarah Fasel and Michelle Wolf (all Financing) as well as Stefan Oesterhelt (Tax).