Bär & Karrer Advises Tineo on the Acquisition of netrics

Tineo, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, has acquired netrics. netrics is a Swiss based cloud pioneer and managed services provider. The Tineo Group and netrics form a new cloud and ICT service provider in Switzerland. netrics brings to the joint portfolio specialist expertise in digitalization using the public cloud, as well as modern …

Advantages of Arbitration

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, has thrown its weight behind suppliers faced with demands for excessive discounts, and a furniture store chain has had to come to terms with limitations being imposed on its demands by antitrust law.

Redcliffe Partners advises YayPay on €17 million acquisition by Quadient

Redcliffe Partners acted as Ukrainian counsel to leading financial technology company YayPay, which specialises in accounts receivable automation solutions,

Bär & Karrer Successfully Represented UEFA before the Supreme Federal Court

Bär & Karrer successfully represented the UEFA before the Swiss Federal Tribunal against the club KS Skënderbeu. The Swiss Federal Tribunal confirmed an important CAS decision within the ambit of the fight against game tampering. The club received a 10 year suspension in 2018 from all UEFA club competitions and was fined for EUR 1 …

Andrew Miller appointed Regional Director at Stowe Family Law

Regional Director at Stowe Family Law: Stowe Family Law (Stowe), the UK’s largest specialist family law firm, has appointed Andrew Miller as Regional Director for London and the South East. 

Dentons advises Snam on US$10.1 billion consortium investment in ADNOC Gas Pipelines

Global law firm Dentons advised Italian-based multinational energy infrastructure operator Snam in relation to its agreement, in consortium with several international investment funds, to purchase a 49 percent share of ADNOC Gas Pipelines from The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). ADNOC Gas Pipelines is valued at approximately US$20.7 billion (US$10.1 billion for 49%). The …

Dentons advises Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) on the establishment of the EU Malaria Fund

The EU Malaria Fund was initiated by the kENUP Foundation, a not-for-profit organization promoting research-based innovation with public and societal benefit. The fund is managed by the IBB Group. The target volume of the fund amounts to €280 million, with a first closing of €70 million on June 3, 2020. A Dentons team from Berlin, …

Dentons advises on ACS Group’s €500 million NEU-CP Program

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has advised Spanish-based multinational construction group, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. (ACS), on the renewal of its €500 million Negotiable European Commercial Paper (NEU-CP) Program. The NEU-CP program is registered with the Central Bank of France, with the involvement of BNP Paribas, BRED Banque Populaire, Crédit Agricole Corporate …

Dentons advises UniCredit on a €450 million secured sustainability-linked financing for Gunvor Gro

Global law firm Dentons has advised UniCredit Bank AG as Mandated Lead Arranger, (Sustainability) Coordinator, Bookrunner, Facility Agent and Security Agent as well as the lenders on a €450 million secured sustainability-linked borrowing base facility agreement with Gunvor Group. Gunvor Group will use the funds to cover the working capital requirements of its Ingolstadt refinery. …

Dentons advises Qair on refinancing of the acquisition of Rzepin and Linowo wind farms in Poland

Dentons’ Banking and Finance practice team advised Qair SAS, Qair International and Qair Polska Sp.z o.o. in connection with the refinancing of two wind farms under operation, Rzepin (58 MW) and Linowo (48 MW). The financing institutions are BNP Paribas and EBRD. The two wind farms are part of Qair’s larger portfolio of almost 200 …