Press releases

Press Releases in Switzerland

• We welcome Désirée Wiesendanger as our new partner

  We are pleased to announce that Désirée Wiesendanger became partner of the firm on January 1, 2015. She specializes in financial markets law.
  - Staiger, Schwald & Partner

• 2 February 2015: Bär & Karrer Further Strengthens its Tax Team with Prof. Dr. Robert Danon

  Bär & Karrer is delighted to announce that, as of 1 February 2015, Robert J. Danon, Professor of Swiss and International Tax Law at the University of Lausanne, will join Bär & Karrer as Counsel and further strengthen its tax practice group.
  - Bär & Karrer

• 27 January 2015 - Bär & Karrer Partner hears first CAS sports case in Abu Dhabi

  Michele Bernasconi, partner at Bär & Karrer, was recently assigned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to lead the first hearing in a CAS matter held at the court's Abu Dhabi branch. The case related to an Indian swimmer that filed an appeal with CAS against a sanction of two years ban, imposed by the Indian National Anti-Doping Agency.
  - Bär & Karrer

• 27 January 2015 - Bär & Karrer Partner wins Silver at Citywealth Power Women Awards

  Tina Wüstemann, who heads Bär & Karrer's private client department, was honored in the 2015 Citywealth Power Women Awards, which took place in London on 22 January 2015. She won a Silver Award in the category "Woman of the Year: Leadership (Professional services)". Awards were handed out to individuals and companies that support female leadership and diversity within the wealth management sector. The winners were selected from a shortlist of candidates drawn up by ten judges, all prominent figures from the wealth industry. Additional online voting was verified by an independent third Party.
  - Bär & Karrer

• 12 January 2015 - Walgreens Acquires the Remaining Equity Ownership in Alliance Boots

  Walgreen Co., the largest drug store chain in the United States, has completed the acquisition of the remaining 55% equity ownership in Alliance Boots GmbH, the Swiss parent company of a leading international pharmacy-led health and beauty group. Walgreens had acquired 45% in Alliance Boots GmbH in 2012 with the option to proceed to a full combination by acquiring the remaining 55%.
  - Bär & Karrer

• 15 January 2015 - Daniel Leu elected partner

  We are pleased to announce that we elected Daniel Leu as partner as of 1 January 2015. Daniel Leu, a Certified Inheritance Law Specialist, advises private clients on corporate and estate planning, on the handling of estates, in connection with foundations and trusts and on questions in connection with the place of residence. Other areas of work include advising clients who buy or sell real estate in Switzerland and art law.
  - Bär & Karrer

• 8 January 2015 - Transfer of the Swiss Transmission Grid to Swissgrid

  On 5 January 2015, Swissgrid acquired further parts of the Swiss transmission grid, including the transmission grid company of the city of Zurich.
  - Bär & Karrer

• 22 December 2014 - Completion of Public Tender Offer for Swisslog Holding AG

  In the cash public tender offer by KUKA Aktiengesellschaft, Augsburg, Germany, for the publicly held shares of Swisslog Holding AG, listed on SIX Swiss Exchange and headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, a total of 230'678'047 Swisslog shares were tendered into the offer, corresponding to 91.80% of all shares issued by Swisslog as of 29 September 2014. KUKA consummated the offer on 15 December 2014.
  - Bär & Karrer

• 19 December 2014 - Funds Advised by Apax Partners Agree to Sell Orange Communications SA

  On 18 December 2014, Funds advised by Apax Partners announced that they have agreed to sell Orange Communications SA to NJJ Capital, Xavier Niel's private holding company, for a total transaction value of CHF 2.8 billion (EUR 2.3 billion). The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approval and expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2015.
  - Bär & Karrer

• 12 December 2014 - Bär & Karrer Awarded Switzerland M&A Legal Adviser of the Year by Mergerarket

  Bär & Karrer was elected Switzerland M&A Legal Adviser of the Year at yesterday's annual Mergermarket M&A Awards. Based on a comprehensive analysis of Mergermarket's league tables, the judging panel chose Bär & Karrer from among seven shortlisted Swiss and international law firms that were particularly active in the Swiss M&A market in 2014.
  - Bär & Karrer