Switzerland

Gimv, a European investment company listed on Euronext Brussels, has completed the sale of its majority stake in AlpenBlu Clinics to Impact Healthcare (IHC), the healthcare investment platform of Swiss family-owned investment group Après-Demain. Founded under the name Les Psy Réunis, AlpenBlu Clinics has grown into one of the leading outpatient mental healthcare providers in French-speaking Switzerland. Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Gimv in this transaction. The team was co-led by Dr. Christoph Neeracher and Ronny Schmid and further includes Amir Teymour Bakhtiar and Gala Petrov-Hernaez (all M&A), and Martin Leu and Christina Fricker (all Tax). For further information please contact: Media Relations, Eric Stupp Tel: +41 58 261 50 00 Email: [email protected]   Bär & Karrer is a leading Swiss law firm with more than 200 lawyers, providing customized legal advice in complex transactions and litigation. Clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and abroad. Bär & Karrer is present with offices in all main language regions in Switzerland and operates globally via an international network of leading law firms. For further information please visit baerkarrer.ch.

MTF Solutions AG, a subsidiary of Swisscom AG and a leading Swiss provider of comprehensive IT solutions headquartered in Bern, has acquired the Valais-based IT service provider insysta GmbH. insysta GmbH is an established IT partner for business customers in Valais, with a particular focus on IT infrastructure, cloud, modern workplace, network, security and IT consulting. With this acquisition, MTF Solutions AG strengthens its own presence in the Valais SME market and further expands its range of IT services for business customers. Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to the shareholders of insysta GmbH in this transaction. The team was led by Christoph Neeracher and Luca Jagmetti and comprised Yascha Fengler and Leo Kaffanke (both M&A), and Raoul Stocker, Anke Stumm and Patrick Füllemann (all Tax). For further information please contact: Media Relations, Eric Stupp Tel: +41 58 261 50 00 Email: [email protected]   Bär & Karrer is a leading Swiss law firm with more than 200 lawyers, providing customized legal advice in complex transactions and litigation. Clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and abroad. Bär & Karrer is present with offices in all main language regions in Switzerland and operates globally via an international network of leading law firms. For further information please visit baerkarrer.ch.

Zurich, 26 June 2026 Virgin Active, a leading international premium health club and Social Wellness Club operator with hundreds of locations across four continents, including major markets such as South Africa, the UK, Italy, and Australia, is expanding into Switzerland by taking over the Planet Wellness club in the Lugano area. The completion of the transaction is subject to certain conditions. The location will open as Switzerland’s first Virgin Active Social Wellness Club, bringing the group’s signature premium fitness model to the region. Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to Virgin Active and supported Virgin Active’s Legal Director, Daniela Giordani, in connection with the takeover transaction. The Bär & Karrer team was led by Rocco Rigozzi (M&A), while Martin Leu (Tax) led the Swiss tax aspects of the transaction. The Bär & Karrer team also included Sara Scalmana and Amina Zuzo (both Tax), Laura Widmer and Marc Paronitti (both Employment), Ruth Bloch-Riemer and Sébastien Di Natale (Pension/Social Security), Thomas Rohde (Restructuring/Corporate), Bryan Bruschi (Corporate and Notarial Services), and Markus Wang and Christine Schweikard (IP/Data Protection). For further information please contact: Media Relations, Eric Stupp Tel: +41 58 261 50 00 Email: [email protected]   Bär & Karrer is a leading Swiss law firm with more than 200 lawyers, providing customized legal advice in complex transactions and litigation. Clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and abroad. Bär & Karrer is present with offices in all main language regions in Switzerland and operates globally via an international network of leading law firms. For further information please visit baerkarrer.ch.

On June 17, 2026, Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) successfully completed a further offering of Bail-in Bonds in the amount of EUR 500 m. Zürcher Kantonalbank’s Bail-in Bonds, including the newly placed EUR 500 m 3.622% 6NC5 Bail-in Bonds, have been designed and issued on the basis of a legal framework allowing Cantonal Banks to issue Total-Loss-Absorbing-Capacity (Gone-Concern Capital) Bonds. If FINMA orders the partial or complete reduction of the bondholders’ claims under the Bail-in Bonds, the bondholders are entitled to receive Recovery Certificates. Such Recovery Certificates include claims, subject to multiple conditions precedent, for subsequent future compensation payments for the full or partial reduction of the bondholders’ claims under the Bail-in Bonds.   BNP PARIBAS, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, UBS London Branch and Zürcher Kantonalbank acted as Joint Lead Managers. The team advising Zürcher Kantonalbank as issuer on all Swiss law aspects was led by Benjamin Leisinger (Capital Markets and Financial Market Regulation) and included Sofiya Shavlak and Yulia Shaburnykova (both Capital Markets). Tax aspects were covered by Dieter Grünblatt.   Contact Beatrice Winkler / Marketing / [email protected]