Advestra provided legal counsel to UBS Switzerland AG and a banking syndicate in structuring a CHF 100 million credit facility for Gasverbund Mittelland AG, Switzerland's leading natural and biogas procurement and grid company. The transaction involved coordination between UBS as agent, fronting bank and lender alongside other syndicate banks to finance operations serving the Plateau and Northwestern regions.

The European Union's withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty has fundamentally altered the landscape for investor-state arbitration within the EU.

Insights from a recent panel discussion featuring Barbara Kux, a distinguished Swiss executive and management and supervisory board...

On June 18, 2023 Swiss citizens voted in favor of a new climate law intended to promote carbon neutrality by 2050.

On June 18, 2023, Swiss voters approved a new Federal Act on Climate Protection Targets, Innovation and Strengthening Energy Security (the ‚Climate and Innovation Act‘), which is an important step...

Switzerland faces a critical infrastructure decision that will shape its economy through 2045. As nuclear plants go offline and electricity demand surges toward 90 TWh, the country must reconcile a 2017 construction ban with the realities of powering three million EVs, AI data centers, and heat-pump districts. The debate has shifted from reactor technology to economic sovereignty and whether Switzerland can afford to remain dependent on imported energy.

For market veterans, the violent price action evoked memories of the Hunt Brothers' infamous attempt to corner the silver market four decades ago.

US renewable energy projects face significant supply chain challenges under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)...

On March 21, 2025, the Swiss legislative bodies ratified the Swiss Federal Law on the Supervision and Transparency in the Wholesale Energy Markets ("Swiss REMIT").

Switzerland's push for renewable energy has created momentum for wind power expansion, but urgency alone cannot justify every project. As the Federal Supreme Court clarified in a January 2026 ruling, wind farms must prove their worth through rigorous site-specific analysis—addressing noise impacts, biodiversity concerns, landscape protection under ISOS regulations, and long-term decommissioning obligations.

Bloom Biorenewables SA, the Fribourg-based start-up, has successfully closed a CHF 13M Series A Financing round, led by Anaïs Ventures SA and Valquest Partners, with participation from several notable investors.

The oil and gas industry is one of the most dynamic and complex sectors of the global economy. With significant environmental, economic and geopolitical impacts...

Bitcoin, tokens, ICO, blockchain, mining - Terms related to crypto currencies are on everyone's lips.

Switzerland committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by the year 2050. This ambitious target aligns with global efforts to combat climate change and transition to a more sustainable future ("Paris Agreement").

Here we are. August 1st, 2025, and the media is now publishing what facts they have on the various trade deals as well as those that have yet to come to fruition...

Merger Control - No effective competition in the market for electricity transportation – the Appeal Commission clears the Swissgrid merger. Seven Swiss electricity companies intend to concentrate the exploitation of their (high tension) electricity-carrying network under a common company "Swissgrid".

Following the rejection of the totally revised CO₂ Act in the referendum of 13 June 2021, a transitional law came into force at the beginning of the year.

Both Switzerland and the EU adhered to the Paris Agreement and its main goal to contain global warming.

Anyone importing emissions-intensive goods into the EU will have to purchase CBAM certificates in future to compensate for the difference between the cost of CO₂ emissions...

During the plenary session held the first week of June, the European Parliament voted on several items related to the European Union's (EU) "Fit for 55" climate package.