Switzerland

Homburger acted as counsel to UBS Switzerland AG as mandated lead arranger, coordinator, agent, security agent and original lender in connection with the refinancing of the Sequotech Group, an IT services group owned by multi-family office Verium AG and Sequotech’s management team.

On March 5, 2025, the Swiss Shakti Foundation, a foundation (Stiftung) operating under the laws of Switzerland, established its SXE Digital SMART Note Issuance Program.

On March 10, 2025, Sunshine SwissCo GmbH (a consortium led by EQT), the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Auba Investment Pte. Ltd. (all acting as the Sellers) announced the launch of an accelerated bookbuilding process to professional investors in Switzerland and to qualified investors outside Switzerland, which led to the successful placement of 15,000,000 shares in Galderma Group AG (Galderma) at a price of CHF 89 per share (the Placement), raising a total of ca. CHF 1.335 bn in total.

On May 14, 2025, Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft successfully completed its issuance of CHF 170 m 0.85 per cent. fixed rate senior bonds due 2029, and CHF 310 m 1.1875 per cent. fixed rate senior bonds due 2032.