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On 7 March 2024, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. successfully completed its issuance of its inaugural CHF bonds in excess of CHF 1 billion, being the largest foreign Swiss franc bond issuance in seven years. The issuance consisted of three tranches, the CHF 330 million 1.6525 per cent. bonds due 2028, CHF 415 million 1.8401 per…

Swiss Prime Site successfully placed green bonds in the aggregate principal amount of CHF 250 million 1.80% due 2030. The bonds were issued by Swiss Prime Site Finance AG and guaranteed by Swiss Prime Site AG. Zürcher Kantonalbank, Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank and Luzerner Kantonalbank AG acted as Joint Lead Managers in this transaction.

On 8 March 2024, Roche Holdings, Inc. successfully completed its issuance of USD 3.875 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of USD 875 million 4.790% Notes due 2029, USD 750 million 4.909% Notes due 2031, USD 1.25 billion 4.985% Notes due 2034, and USD 1 billion 5.218% Notes due 2054. The notes are irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by Roche Holding Ltd.

On 12 March 2024, Nestlé Capital Corporation successfully completed its issuance of USD 600 million 4.650% Notes due 2029, USD 450 million 4.750% Notes due 2031, USD 800 million 4.875% Notes due 2034, and USD 650 million 5.100% Notes due 2054. The Notes are guaranteed by the Nestlé group’s Swiss parent company Nestlé S.A. The offering of the Notes was…

On 22 March 2024, the shares of Galderma Group AG, a pure-play dermatology category leader, were listed and started trading on SIX Swiss Exchange at a price of CHF 53 per share. Based on the offer price, Galderma’s implied market capitalization was CHF 12.6 billion. During the IPO, the syndicate banks successfully placed 37,233,708 newly…

At its AGM held on 26 March 2024, SGS SA proposed to shareholders, and an overwhelming majority approved, the right to receive a dividend in the form of either cash or shares of the company (scrip dividend) at the option of eligible shareholders. The shares to be delivered will be valued at a discount of…

On 2 April 2024, Meyer Burger Technology AG announced that as part of its rights offering, subscription rights for 19,648,121,444 new shares were exercised. On 3 April 2024, Meyer Burger announced that all 496,302,442 new shares for which subscription rights were not exercised during the subscription period were successfully placed with various institutional investors. As…

Clariant AG successfully placed a CHF 200 million bond with a term to maturity of three years, and a CHF 150 million bond with a term to maturity of seven years. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. 

On 4 April 2024, Medartis Holding AG announced the successful placement of senior unsecured guaranteed convertible bonds due 2031 for an amount of CHF 115.8 million, convertible into newly issued and/or existing registered shares of Medartis Holding AG. The bonds are issued via Medartis International Finance SAS, a directly wholly owned subsidiary of Medartis Holding…

On 18 April 2024, Swiss Steel Holding AG announced the placement of a total of 3,101,000,000 new registered shares in connection with its capital increase. The shares were sold at an offer price of CHF 0.0925 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of EUR 300 million and net proceeds of approximately EUR 294 million. The…