Bär & Karrer Advises BofA Securities, Inc. and the Joint Book Running Managers on USD 1.7 Billion Notes Offering by Viking Cruises
Bär & Karrer advised BofA Securities, Inc. and the Joint Book-Running Managers on a successful placement of a USD 1.7 billion notes issued by the Viking Cruises Group. In addition to BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC …
Vontobel Issues CHF 250 Million Senior Bonds
Bank Vontobel AG has successfully issued CHF 250 million senior bonds. Zürcher Kantonalbank and Bank Vontobel acted as Joint Lead Managers. The bonds will be listed and traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Vontobel. The team was led by Lukas Roesler and included Nikolaus Lange (both Capital …
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Bär & Karrer Advises Inspired Education on the Acquisition of Geneva English School
Inspired Education, a leading global premium school operator serving 95’000 students in 125 schools on 6 continents, has acquired the Geneva English School (GES). GES, founded in 1961, is a leading international school in Switzerland located outside of Geneva.
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.