Christina Rinne

Ina Invest acquires majoriy stake in CERES Group Holding Ltd.

Niederer Kraft Frey advised Ina Invest on the acquisition of a majority stake in CERES Group Holding Ltd (CERES) with the “Bredella” development project at Pratteln railway station and three ancillary properties in Pratteln and Aesch, Basel-Land.

UTMB World Series expands in the UK, Corsica and Switzerland

2022 UTMB World Series expands in the UK, Corsica and Switzerland. The first ever UTMB World Series, which will debut in 2022, has added a further five events in the UK, Corsica (France) and Switzerland.

Ardian's portfolio company Frulact acquires business unit of IFF

Niederer Kraft Frey acted as Swiss counsel to Frulact Serviços Partilhados SA, a portfolio company of private equity investor Ardian, on the acquisition of the food preparation business of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF). The transaction was successfully closed on 30 September 2021.

EFG International enters an agreement to transfer its Ticino-based retail business to BancaStato

Niederer Kraft Frey is acting as counsel to EFG International in the transfer of its Ticino-based retail business lines, with around CHF 1.2 billion of client assets, to Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino (BancaStato). The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.

Crédit Agricole next bank (Suisse) SA establishes innovative Covered Bond Programme

On 18 August 2020, Crédit Agricole next bank (Suisse) SA established a CHF 2 billion Covered Bond Programme. The Covered Bonds benefit from a guarantee issued by its subsidiary CAnb (Switzerland) Mortgages Ltd., indirectly secured by a pool of Swiss residential mortgage loans.