On 16 October 2024, Liberty Global Ltd. (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) and Sunrise Communications AG announced the key dates of the spin-off of Sunrise from Liberty Global. After the spin-off, Sunrise, which is Switzerland’s largest private telecommunications provider, will be an independent, separate publicly traded Swiss company. As part of the spin-off, Liberty Global shareholders will receive Sunrise Class A shares and Sunrise Class B shares in the form of Sunrise Class A ADSs and Sunrise Class B ADSs. The Sunrise Class A shares will be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX) and the Sunrise Class A ADSs will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (NASDAQ). The spin-off is subject to approval by Liberty Global’s shareholders. The first day of trading on the NASDAQ and the SIX is scheduled for 13 and 15 November 2024, respectively.

On 25 October 2024, Molecular Partners AG, a clinical-stage biotech company developing a new class of custom-built protein drugs known as DARPin therapeutics announced that it had priced an underwritten offering of 3,642,988 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) representing 3,642,988 new shares at an offering price of USD 5.49 per ADS amounting to gross proceeds of USD 20m. The offering included participation from a new investor HBM Healthcare Investments Ltd, which is a leading healthcare investor, as well as multiple existing investors.

On 30 October 2024, Viseca Payment Services AG successfully completed its issuance of CHF 150m 1.350 per cent. bonds due 2029. Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft, UBS AG and Zürcher Kantonalbank acted as Joint Lead Managers.

On 15 November 2024, GAM Holding AG, an independent and global asset management firm headquartered in Zurich and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange M, completed its capital increase and rights offering with net proceeds of approximately CHF 98.2 million. The proceeds from the offering will be used to repay amounts outstanding under a loan facility granted by GAM’s anchor shareholder, Rock Investments SAS, and any residual amount will be used for general corporate purposes. Helvetische Bank acted as Settlement Agent for the transaction.

On 25 November 2024, Sunshine SwissCo AG (a consortium led by EQT), together with ADIA and Auba Investment Pte. Ltd., successfully placed 16,000,000 shares in Galderma Group AG at a price of CHF 80.00 per share via an accelerated bookbuilding process. The placement raised CHF 1,280 million in total.

On 26 November 2024, McDonald’s Corporation closed the issuance of two series of CHF bonds, CHF 300,000,000 1.050% Notes due 2028 and CHF 250,000,000 1.30% Notes due 2032. The bonds were issued under McDonald’s Corporation’s USD 20,000,000,000 Global Medium-Term Notes Program. The bonds have been admitted for provisional trading and will be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft acted as the Joint Lead Managers.

On 12 December 2024, OEP 80 B.V. (“OEP”), an indirect subsidiary of OEP VIII GP, LLC., published a mandatory public tender offer for all publicly held shares of Cicor Technologies Ltd. (SIX: CICN) at an offer price of CHF 55.17 per CICN share (corresponding to the volume-weighted average share price during the last 60 trading days prior to the publication of the pre-announcement of the offer). Settlement of the offer is expected to occur at the end of February 2025.

On 17 December 2024, LPSO Holding Ltd (“LPSO”), the primary holding company of the Sawiris family, the majority shareholder group of ODH, published a voluntary public tender offer for all publicly held shares of Orascom Development Holding AG (SIX: ODHN; “ODH”) at an offer price of CHF 5.60 per ODH share. The offer price marks a 40.7% premium over the volume-weighted average share price during the last 60 trading days prior to the publication of the offer. The offer is expected to settle in March 2025.

On 1 October 2024, Swiss Life placed a subordinated hybrid bond in the amount of EUR 500 million with a maturity date in 2044. The bond includes an optional redemption feature, allowing Swiss Life to repay the bond starting in October 2034. The bond was placed with investors in the European market, and the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including potential future refinancing of outstanding instruments.

On 30 September 2024, TE Connectivity has announced the completion of the cross-border merger of TE Connectivity Ltd., a Swiss corporation listed on the NYSE, with TE Connectivity plc, an Irish public limited company (NYSE: TEL). The merger resulted in the relocation of the TE Group’s listed parent company from Switzerland to Ireland.