Bär & Karrer wins Nora Teuwsen as Partner and member of its management
Bär & Karrer is pleased to announce that it further strengthens the firm with the arrival of Nora Teuwsen, who has decided to join Bär & Karrer as partner and member of the management as of 1 January 2020.
Bär & Karrer Advises Tineo on the Acquisition of nexellent
Tineo, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, has acquired nexellent. Both Tineo and nexellent are providers of IT infrastructure and related services. The nexellent management has reinvested into the Tineo group. Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Tineo in this transaction.
Bär & Karrer Advised the Seller of the Specken Drumag Group
The Specken Drumag group has been sold by its owner to Halder Beteiligungsberatung GmbH, an independent German investment company. The Specken Drumag group has more than 100 years of experience as a developer and producer of systems and solutions in the pneumatics, hydropneumatics, hydraulics and proportional technology sector and is present in Switzerland, Germany and …
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Bär & Karrer awarded by Mergermarket as “Switzerland M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 2018”
At this year's Mergermarket European Awards Ceremony on 6 December 2018 in London, Bär & Karrer has been awarded as the "Switzerland M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 2018". Mergermarket, an independent mergers and acquisitions intelligence and data service, honors the work of leading law firms and financial advisers across Europe every year. The selection …
Bär & Karrer advises E. Schubiger & Cie. in the Sale of a Development Property
E. Schubiger & Cie. AG sold its weaving mill site in Uznach, Switzerland to Fortimo Group AG. The development project that will be realized in and around the historic factory building comprises 130 rental and condominium apartments, 6,000 sqm of office and retail area and as well as 280 parking spaces. Bär & Karrer advised E. …
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Bär & Karrer Advises the Sellers of Astes4 SA
The owners of Astes4 SA, a company based in Balerna, Switzerland, which is engaged in development, production and sales of patented automated sorting solutions for sheet metal laser processing machines, sold their interests in the company to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. Mitsubishi Electric is active in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment …
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Bär & Karrer Advises Constellium on the Sale of Rolling Business Assets in Sierre, Switzerland, to
On 23 July 2018, Constellium Valais SA, a company of the Constellium group engaged in the aluminium plate and extrusions businesses for industry, aerospace and transportation applications, successfully completed the sale of its aluminium rolling business assets in Sierre, Switzerland, to Novelis Switzerland SA for EUR 200 million. The assets, consisting of real estate, machinery …
Bär & Karrer Advises Bank Cler in Connection with the Public Tender Offer by Cantonal Bank of Basel
On 20 June 2018, the Cantonal Bank of Basel, which already holds 77.52% of the share capital and the voting rights of Bank Cler Ltd., published the preannouncement for a public tender offer for all publicly held bearer shares of Bank Cler, which is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Subsequently, Bank Cler concluded a …
Bär & Karrer Successful in Appeal Proceedings before the Federal Administrative Court Against the F
On 11 May 2016, the French tax authorities requested administrative assistance from the Swiss Federal Tax Administration. The request was made based on lists containing several thousand UBS Switzerland AG account numbers which are or were held by persons presumed to be French residents for tax purposes. The French tax authorities were asking for Switzerland …
Bär & Karrer Advises BZ Bank on Purchase of United Grinding Group
BZ Bank Aktiengesellschaft, through its acquisition company LEMRO AG, purchased the United Grinding Group from Körber Beteiligungen GmbH. The United Grinding Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of precision grinding machines.