Category: Deals & Cases

MLL advised BFW Liegenschaften AG (SIX: BLIN) on Public Share Buy-Back

On 12 March 2019, SIX Swiss Exchange listed BFW Liegenschaften AG announced a share buy-back program at a fixed price related to a maximum of 354’000 listed registered class A shares, corresponding to a maximum of 9.46% of BFW Liegenschaften AG’s issued share capital. Upon request on behalf of BFW Liegenschaften AG, the Swiss Takeover…

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MLL advised Sunrise on real estate and infrastucture matters in relation to its attempt to acquire UPC Switzerland GmbH

On February 27, 2019, Sunrise Communications Group Ltd. (Sunrise) announced that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire UPC Switzerland GmbH (UPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global plc (Liberty Global), for an enterprise value of CHF 6.3 billion. UPC is Switzerland's leading cable operator with access to 2.3 million homes, serving 1.2 million…

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MLL advises yamo AG on Series A financing round

yamo AG, an innovative producer of organic food for small children based in Zug, has successfully completed a Series A financing round with Ringier Digital Ventures AG and b-to-v Partners S.A.R.L. as lead investors. Meyerlustenberger Lachenal AG provided legal advice to yamo AG on the transaction.

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FRORIEP advised BFW Liegenschaften AG (SIX: BLIN) on Public Share Buy-Back

On 5 October 2018, SIX Swiss Exchange listed BFW Liegenschaften AG announced a share buy-back program at a fixed price related to a maximum of 935'351 listed registered class A shares, corresponding to a maximum of 20% of BFW Liegenschaften AG's issued share capital. Upon request on behalf of BFW Liegenschaften AG, the Swiss Takeover…

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MLL advises Spital Männedorf AG on financing round with respect to the issuance and listing of an innovative bond

MLL advised Spital Männedorf AG, one of the largest hospitals in Zurich canton, in connection with the issue and listing of an innovative bond in a financing round.

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MLL advises poenina holding ag on the acquisition of Inretis group and the listing of newly issued shares at SIX Swiss Exchange

MLL advised poenina holding ag, a Swiss company whose shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, on the acquisition of all shares of Inretis group (i.e. Inretis Holding AG, Chur, and Inretis AG, Vaduz/Liechtenstein). The consideration consisted of newly issued poenina shares and cash.

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MLL advised QINO Group Holding in the public takeover offer for all shares of QINO AG listed at BX Swiss (formerly BX Berne eXchange)

MLL advised QINO Group Holding in the public takeover offer for all shares of QINO AG, whose shares were listed at the BX Swiss (formerly BX Berne eXchange), marked the first time in Switzerland that shareholders were given the option to take the offer price in euros instead of Swiss francs. The public takeover was…

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MLL advises SIX listed Calida Group on CHF 40 Mio. syndicated, multicurrency loan agreement

MLL advised Calida Group, the internationally distributed underwear company that is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, in connection with the negotiation of a syndicated, multicurrency loan agreement.

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MLL advised one of the major Swiss banks in a CHF 400 million real estate asset swap

MLL advised a major Swiss bank and several of its managed vehicles in an asset swap with a big Swiss listed real estate company involving several Swiss real properties and an aggregate deal value exceeding CHF 400 million. Such an asset swap is a very rarely seen transaction and was effected by way of several…

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Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Ltd. advises Sanostro in the ITO of SYGNAL

Leading Swiss fintech Company Sanostro, provider of customized quantitative intelligence solutions for institutional investors, and Swiss-based Blockchain Valley Ventures (BVV), an accelerator and venture firm developing and investing in blockchain-enabled businesses, entered into a partnership to launch the Initial Token Offering (ITO) of the SYGNAL project. The SYGNAL platform uses blockchain technology to run the…

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FRORIEP advised Dr. Bettina Stefanini and Mr. Vital Stefanini

On June 13, 2018, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court presented its final judgement in a long legal dispute between the old board of the foundation “Stiftung für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte (SKKG)” and the descendants of Bruno Stefanini, Dr. Bettina Stefanini und Mr. Vital Stefanini. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirmed that the descendants of…

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Froriep last year’s knime transaction ranked in the swiss venture capital report

We are pleased that last year's KNIME transaction was ranked among the top 10 venture capital investments in the current Swiss Venture Capital Report. Froriep advised the founders and shareholders of Knime.com AG with regard to a €20 Million Equity Investment from Invus. Congratulations to Mark Montanari, Evelien Zemp, Benjamin Dürig and Catrina Luchsinger Gähwiler on their achievements.…