Bär & Karrer advises Viseca on its joint initiative with Cornèr to develop a global P2P money transfer solution
Viseca Payment Services SA and Cornèr Bank Ltd. have teamed up to develop an industry solution for worldwide instant transfers between people based on payment cards.
Bär & Karrer Advises CPM Partners on Strategic Business Combination with AMCO Solutions
CPM Partners, an international group headquartered in Switzerland, majority owned by funds advised by Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) and among the world’s leading consultancies in corporate performance management and CFO advisory, has entered into an agreement to join forces with Netherlands-headquartered AMCO Group. The combined group will continue to be backed by funds advised by …
Bär & Karrer advised Lonza on the sale of its entire stake in Micro-Macinazione
Lonza Group, global manufacturer leader in pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty ingredients, has completed the sale of its entire stake in Micro–Macinazione SA – the Ticino-based contract manufacturer of micronization active ingredients for pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries – to Microsize and Schedio Group.
Bär & Karrer advises SIX in three consecutive mergers involving SDX Web3 AG, SDX Group AG, SIX Digital Exchange AG and SIX SIS AG
Following approval by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, SIX has completed three consecutive mergers involving SDX Web3 AG, SDX Group AG, SIX Digital Exchange AG and SIX SIS AG. The final merger between SIX Digital Exchange AG and SIX SIS AG was completed on 30 April 2026. Through this strategic consolidation, SIX brings together …
Bär & Karrer Advises SGS SA on Scrip Dividend
Zurich, 23 April 2026 At its AGM held on 26 March 2026, SGS SA proposed to shareholders, and an overwhelming majority approved, the right to receive a dividend in the form of either cash or shares of the company (scrip dividend) at the option of eligible shareholders. On 21 April 2026, SGS SA announced that …
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Bär & Karrer advised Airsol on its Acquisition of VitalAire Switzerland
Bär & Karrer advised Airsol S.r.l., which is part of SOL Group, a leading Italian player in the production, research and marketing of technical and medical gases and homecare services sector, on its acquisition of VitalAire Switzerland Ltd. With this transaction, SOL Group is strengthening its position in the Swiss market in the home oxygen …
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Bär & Karrer advises Bitwise on the acquisition of Chorus One
Bitwise, a U.S.-based global crypto investment firm with over USD 15 billion in assets under management, acquired Chorus One AG from its shareholders. Chorus One AG is one of the global leading infrastructure providers for staking services on decentralized networks.
Bär & Karrer advises Pictet Alternative Advisors on the strategic investment into Tretor
Pictet Alternative Advisors’ direct private equity investments team has entered into a strategic partnership with TRETOR AG (Tretor) to build a leading Swiss accounting services group.
Bär & Karrer prevails before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in a significant tax case on intercantonal profit allocation
Bär & Karrer successfully represented a client before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in a significant intercantonal double taxation dispute concerning the allocation of profits for large construction sites on the Gotthard Base Tunnel project.
Bär & Karrer advised The Paragon Fund II GmbH & Co. KG on the sale of its stake in ASIC Robotics Group
The Paragon Fund II GmbH & Co. KG has sold its stake in the ASIC Robotics Group to RN Acqui VI SA, Renaissance’s evergreen fund. The ASIC Robotics Group is a leading provider of customized automation and production equipment for industrial manufacturing, assembly, and testing applications.