Bär & Karrer Advises Syngenta on the Sale and Leaseback of its Global R&D Center in Stein

Syngenta sold its global R&D center in Stein/Sisseln (AG) in a 30-year sale and leaseback. The site of 180’000 sqm was acquired by Schroder ImmoPlus, a fund managed by Schroders.

AVELLUM advises CHG Healthcare on acquisition of Modio Health

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to CHG Healthcare,one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the US, on the acquisition of Modio Health, a provider of technology solutions for the healthcare industry.

AVELLUM advises Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group on acquisition of Benteler Distribution Ukraine

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the Netherlands based Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group on the acquisition of BENTELER Distribution Ukraine, a part of the international distribution division of BENTELER International AG.

Bär & Karrer Advised DHL on the Sale of its Swiss Supply Chain Business to Fastlog

DHL Logistics (Schweiz) AG sold its Swiss supply chain business to Fastlog AG, a Swiss service and logistics provider.

Bär & Karrer Advises Hg on the Acquisition of P&I

07.01.2020 Private equity investor Hg has acquired Personal und Informatik AG (P&I), a leading provider of cloud-based HR software. The company was sold by funds advised by Permira, the global private equity firm, who remain invested with a substantial minority stake. The transaction represents the 4th investment from the Hg Saturn 1 Fund, which had …

NRW buys tax CD – Voluntary disclosure of tax evasion possible

The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) once again purchased a tax CD at the end of November. The storage medium in question is supposed to contain information on tax evasion. It is still possible to submit a voluntary declaration for tax evasion.

Stowe Family Law in Reading recruits a new solicitor to the team

Solicitor Natasha Ord has joined the Reading office of Stowe Family Law, the UK’s largest specialist family law firm.

OLG Rostock: Unlawful advertising of fruit nectar as fruit juice

Fruit nectar is not the same as fruit juice and therefore must not be promoted as such. The OLG Rostock has ruled that this kind of advertising is misleading and in breach of competition law.

OLG Naumburg deems GDPR violation an antitrust infringement

The OLG Naumburg ruled in judgments from November 7, 2019 that a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation may also constitute an antitrust infringement (Az.: 9 U 6/19 and 9 U 39/18).