Bär & Karrer Advises GRO on its Investment in Akselos

GRO, a leading Northern European private equity firm with an exclusive focus on high-quality B2B software companies with strong growth prospects,

Bär & Karrer Advises RenaissanceRe on the Acquisition of AIG’s Treaty Reinsurance Business

On 22 May 2023, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. entered into an agreement with American International Group Inc. to acquire the treaty reinsurance business of American International Group Inc. for USD 2.985 billion.

UBS Completes Acquisition of Credit Suisse

On 19 March 2023, following discussions initiated jointly by the Swiss Federal Department of Finance,

Bär & Karrer Advises the Sihl Group on the Acquisition of Trichord

Perigon GmbH, a Sihl Group entity, has entered into a purchase agreement regarding the acquisition of the shares of Trichord Ltd. from its shareholders.

Bär & Karrer Advised Union Bancaire Privée on its Acquisition of Angel Japan Asset Management

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) has acquired all the shares of Angel Japan Asset Management Limited (Angel Japan) from its founder.

Bär & Karrer Advised the Farner Group on the Expansion of its Agency Alliance “Team Farner” with GFD

The Farner group, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, partnered withGFD Gesellschaft für Finanzkommunikation mbH to expand its agency alliance”Team Farner”.

Bär & Karrer Wins Three Awards at the Legalcommunity Awards Switzerland 2023

On 4 May 2023, Bär & Karrer was awarded “Law Firm of the Year” in the categories Banking & Finance as well as Healthcare & Life Sciences at the Legalcommunity Awards Switzerland 2023. In addition, Corrado Rampini won the award for “Lawyer of the Year – Real Estate”.

Bär & Karrer Advised the Farner Group on the Expansion of its Agency Alliance “Team Farner” with The Skills Group

The Farner group, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, partnered with The Skills Group to expand its agency alliance “Team Farner”. The Vienna-based The Skills Group including its subsidiaries datenwerk and All Channels Communication Austria is a full-service PR agency with a focus on strategic consulting and positioning as well as public relations and …

Claudia Götz Staehelin and Oliver M. Brupbacher Join Bär & Karrer

Bär & Karrer is pleased to announce that Dr. Claudia Götz Staehelin and Dr. Oliver M. Brupbacher will join the firm as Partners. Claudia and Oliver will substantially reinforce the capabilities in our Basel Office and of Bär & Karrer at large. We are convinced that we will be able to significantly increase our footprint …

Bär & Karrer Advised the Farner Group on the Expansion of its Agency Alliance “Team Farner” with SEMSEA

The Farner group, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, partnered with SEMSEA to expand its agency alliance “Team Farner”. The Zurich-based SEMSEA Suchmaschinenmarketing AG specializes in online and search engine marketing.