Category: Deals & Cases

Froriep advised Senioresidenz AG (Ticker: SENIO) on its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on BX Berne Exchange and a 50 Million share capital increase

On 1 March 2018, the shares of the Swiss real estate investment company SenioResidenz AG, Zurich were listed and for the first time traded on the BX Berne eXchange. In the context of the IPO, the company's share capital was increased by additional CHF 50 million through the offering of the new shares to existing…

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Perusa Fund Invests in Müpro Group

Perusa Partners Fund II L.P., together with other institutional investors, acquired Swiss holding company Secura Industriebeteiligungen AG including MÜPRO group with group companies across the globe. The transaction closed on 23 January 2018. MÜPRO group is a market leading provider of fixing technology products and services as well as vibration insulation and fire safety solutions…

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Froriep advised stock exchange listed Novavest Real Estate AG (TICKER: NREN) on further share capital increase

On 29 March 2017, the ordinary annual shareholders' meeting of Novavest Real Estate AG approved the creation of an authorised share capital. Mid-September, also due to oversubscription of the previous ordinary share capital increase of the company (see announcement of 27 June 2017), the board of directors decided to make use of the authorised share…

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Froriep assisted Palmarium Group in Acquiring the entire stake in Lebara Group

Froriep assisted Palmarium Group, acting through their Dutch subsidiary VIEO B.V., in acquiring the entire stake in Lebara Group, one of the fastest growing pan-European mobile companies, which successfully closed on 14 September 2017 in Amsterdam. Froriep led the M&A negotiations and acted as overall co-ordinator for the related bond issue, alongside AKD Netherlands who was the…

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Swiss Supreme Court adopts new standards for copyright protection requirements

Meyerlustenberger Lachenal successfully represented the Max, Binia and Jakob Bill Foundation in a copyright infringement action over the protection of Max Bill’s “cross frame chair” (Kreuzzargenstuhl) and bar stool.

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Froriep advised Hogg Robinson Group Plc and its Subsidiaries

FRORIEP advised Hogg Robinson Group plc and its subsidiaries on the refinancing of their £ 150,000,000 credit facility granted by a syndicate jointly led by HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group as well as updates to an existing loan granted by the Prudential insurance group. Hogg Robinson Group plc is a leading global B2B services company…

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Froriep advised stock exchange listed Novavesr Real Estate AG (TICKER: NREN) on share capital reduction in lieu of dividends as well as on share capital increase

On 29 March 2017, the ordinary annual shareholders' meeting of Novavest Real Estate AG approved a share capital reduction by way of a tax exempt nominal value repayment of CHF 1.05 per share. Furthermore, the ordinary annual shareholders' meeting approved an ordinary share capital increase of up to CHF 30.3 million through issuance of up…

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Froriep advised the Selecta Group

FRORIEP has advised the Selecta Group in connection with the reorganisation of three group subsidiaries in Switzerland. The reorganization included the mergers of Selecta Purchasing AG, Selecta TMP AG and Selecta Management AG as well as other commercial register relevant adjustments regarding the absorbing entity. Selecta is the leading vending and coffee services company in…

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Happy childhood village

Froriep is proud to advise the Philippe Hatem Foundation for a Happy Childhood, based in Geneva, Switzerland, and its network on charity law, governance and tax issues. The purpose of the Philippe Hatem Foundation for a Happy Childhood (HCF) is to offer every child the opportunity to enjoy a happy and balanced development, surrounded with affection…

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Exciting developments for Artmyn SA

ARTMYN is a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). Winner of the EPFL & Google “Focused Research Award” (2012-2014), ARTMYN provides a disruptive solution for highly accurate digitisation of visual artworks, with interactive rendering on mobile devices and accessible via a simple web browser. A unique portable scanner captures gigabytes of…

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Froriep advised BFW Liegenschaften AG (SIX: BLIN) on public share buy-back

On 9 March 2017, SIX Swiss Exchange listed BFW Liegenschaften AG announced a share buy-back program at a fixed price related to a maximum of 519'125 listed registered class A shares, corresponding to a maximum of 10% of BFW Liegenschaften AG's issued share capital. As per 22 March 2017, each listed registered class A share…

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Froriep advised the founders and shareholders of Knime.com AG with regard to a €20 million equity investment from invus

FRORIEP advised the founders and shareholders of KNIME.com AG with regard to a €20 million investment made by Invus, an equity investor with offices in New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong investing in companies across a wide range of industries including consumer products and services, specialty retail, software, biotech and medical devices. KNIME.com AG has initiated and…