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Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co., Ltd. completes GDR offering and SIX Swiss Exchange listing

Niederer Kraft Frey advised Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co., Ltd. on its offering of global depositary receipts (GDRs) and SIX Swiss Exchange listing under the China-Switzerland Stock Connect.

FEMSA and Valora join forces - Agreement on the acquisition of Valora Holding AG by FEMSA

Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA”) headquartered in Monterrey (Mexico) and listed on the Mexican and New York stock exchanges, and Valora Holding AG (“Valora”; SIX: VALN), one of the leading foodvenience platforms with convenience stores and food service operations in Switzerland,

VectivBio announces closing of USD 54m aggregate financing

NKF acted as Swiss counsel to SVB Securities, Piper Sandler and LifeSci Capital in the public offering.

ICIG announces sale of CordenPharma to Astorg

Niederer Kraft Frey advised International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) on the sale of CordenPharma to European private equity firm Astorg. As part of the transaction, the founders will take the opportunity to reinvest in Astorg as partners.

Deutsche Bank coordinates financing of DKSH

Niederer Kraft Frey advised Deutsche Bank AG, acting as coordinator, HSBC acting as agent and further banks on the Revolving Committed Facility of DKSH Holding Ltd.

EPIC Suisse AG successfully launches IPO, becoming first new issuer to list on Main Market of SIX

Niederer Kraft Frey advised EPIC Suisse AG as issuer’s counsel in connection with its initial public offering and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange. The transaction represents the first traditional IPO on the Main Market of SIX Swiss Exchange in 2022.

Pitcher receives strategic growth investment from Crest Rock Partners

Niederer Kraft Frey acted as legal counsel to Pitcher AG, Zurich on a transaction leading to a strategic growth investment from Crest Rock Partners.

SIG Group raises CHF 213m in accelerated bookbuilding

Niederer Kraft Frey advised UBS AG and Goldman Sachs International as Joint Global Coordinators on an accelerated bookbuilding exercise of SIG Group AG. In connection with the transaction, 11 million new registered shares were sold in private placements to institutional investors.

Partners Group co-leads fundraising round of CHF 600m in Climeworks

Niederer Kraft Frey advised leading global private markets firm Partners Group on its investment in Climeworks, a Switzerland-based designer, developer, and operator of carbon dioxide Direct Air Capture plants, as co-lead in a CHF 600 million fundraising round together with GIC.

SFS Group joins forces with Hoffmann SE

Niederer Kraft Frey is acting as Swiss counsel to SFS Group on the planned acquisition of Hoffmann SE. On 22 December 2021, SIX listed SFS Group has announced the entry into an agreement to join forces with and acquire 100 per cent of Hoffmann SE.

EFG acts as Co-Manager and Escrow Agent on the IPO of VT5 Acquisition Company

Niederer Kraft Frey advised EFG Bank AG in its capacity as co-manager and escrow agent in connection with the initial public offering of VT5 Acquisition Company AG, the first special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) to list on SIX Swiss Exchange.

Draupnir Holding B.V. successfully places 1,500,000 shares of PolyPeptide Group AG

Niederer Kraft Frey advised Draupnir Holding B.V. ("Draupnir) in connection with the sale of 1,500,000 existing ordinary shares in PolyPeptide Group AG ("PolyPeptide") in private place-ments to institutional investors by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process.

Partners Group acquires a significant minority stake in Breitling

Niederer Kraft Frey acted as legal counsel to Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients, on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in leading Swiss watchmaker Breitling from CVC.

PolyPeptide Group AG successfully opens Swiss IPO Season 2021 with an up to CHF 848m offering

PolyPeptide Group AG, advised by Niederer Kraft Frey as lead counsel, today commenced trading on SIX Swiss Exchange. This represents the first traditional IPO in Switzerland since late 2019.

VectivBio has its IPO on Nasdaq

Niederer Kraft Frey advised the banking syndicate, led by BofA Securities, SVB Leerink and Credit Suisse, in connection with the initial public offering of VectivBio Holding AG and the listing of its shares on Nasdaq.

Weichai Power Co., Ltd acquires shares of Fischer Fuel Cell Compressor AG

Niederer Kraft Frey advises Weichai Power Co., Ltd. in the acquisition through its subsidiary, Weichai Power (Luxembourg) Holding S.à r.l.

Gategroup Restructuring Plan approved by English Court

On 26 March 2021, the English Court approved the Restructuring Plan of gategroup.

Swiss Steel Holding successfully completes contested CHF 247m capital increase

Following the successful completion of the CHF 247 million capital increase of Swiss Steel Holding AG the newly issued shares started trading on SIX Swiss Exchange today.

EFG International successfully issues USD 400m inaugural AT1 bonds

Niederer Kraft Frey has advised Swiss global private banking group EFG International on its successful placement and issuance of USD 400 million inaugural perpetual Additional Tier 1 bonds.

Selecta Group successfully completes recapitalisation and corporate reorganisation

Niederer Kraft Frey advised the Selecta group (“Selecta Group”), Europe’s leading unattended self-service retailer providing coffee and convenience food solutions in public spaces and workplaces, in connection with its successful recapitalisation and corporate reorganisation.

NEC acquires Avaloq Group AG, a leading Swiss financial software company, for CHF2.05bn

Niederer Kraft Frey is advising Tokyo-listed NEC Corporation in its acquisition of leading Swiss financial software company Avaloq Group AG. The acquisition is expected to be worth CHF 2.05 billion and to be completed by April 2021.

Dufry AG launches at-market rights offering targeting gross proceeds of approx. CHF 700m

Today, Dufry AG launched its rights offering following the receipt of shareholder approval for the ordinary capital increase at its extraordinary general meeting held on 6 October 2020.

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.

ASSA ABLOY announces sale of CEDES in Switzerland to capiton AG

Niederer Kraft Frey is acting as counsel to ASSA ABLOY in the sale of its sensor technology business CEDES in Switzerland to capiton AG. ASSA ABLOY announced signing of the sale agreement on 7 September 2020.

Dufry AG to acquire all remaining equity interest in Hudson Ltd.

On 19 August 2020, Dufry announced that it had signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which Dufry would acquire all the remaining equity interest in Hudson, that it does not already own, for USD 7.70 in cash per Hudson Class A share.

Ina Invest completes rights offering and listing of shares on SIX Swiss Exchange

At Implenia’s annual general meeting in March 2020, Implenia’s shareholders resolved to spin-off a part of Implenia’s development portfolio to create Ina Invest and subsequently distribute as a dividend in kind the shares of Ina Invest to Implenia shareholders.

RSBG SE successfully places 5,500,000 in shares of Stadler Rail AG

On 26 May 2020, RSBG SE, the industrial investment company of RAG-Stiftung, successfully placed 5,500,000 shares of Stadler Rail.