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.
Bullion International Group acquires majority stake in SOLIT Group AG
Bullion International Group has acquired a majority stake in SOLIT Group AG, a leading provider of precious metals and alternative investment solutions. Completion of the transaction is subject to the required antitrust approvals.
Bär & Karrer advises BNP Paribas on the sale of two investment properties
Zurich, 28 January 2026 Bär & Karrer legally advised BNP Paribas REIM, acting on behalf of one of its managed funds, on the successful sale of two investment properties in prime city locations in Basel and St. Gallen to two institutional investors. Julius Bär Real Estate acted as BNP’s exclusive sell-side advisor.
JCDecaux SE sells an additional stake in APG|SGA – Shareholders of APG|SGA approve the selective opting up clause
JCDecaux SE (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced on 12 December 2025 that a share purchase agreement was signed between JCDecaux SE and NZZ, under which JCDecaux SE will sell 325,519 APG|SGA’s shares, corresponding to 10.85% of the share capital of APG|SGA. The completion of this transaction requires, among other …
Bär & Karrer advises UBS on the completion of the sale of its stake in Swisscard and the transition of the Credit Suisse branded card portfolios
On 21 January 2026, the successful completion of the sale of UBS Switzerland AG’s (“UBS”) 50% stake in Swisscard AECS GmbH (“Swisscard”) to American Express Swiss Holdings GmbH was published in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce. Previously, UBS and Swisscard had successfully completed the transition of Swisscard’s Credit Suisse branded card portfolios to UBS.