News, Deals & Cases

On 13 September 2022, Nestlé Holdings, Inc. successfully completed its issuance of USD 750 m 4.000% Notes due 2025, USD 500 m 4.125% Notes due 2027, USD 500 m 4.250% Notes due 2029, USD 1.25 bn 4.300% Notes due 2032 and USD 1 bn 4.700% Notes due 2053. The Notes are guaranteed by the Nestlé…

On 2 August 2022, CSL Limited announced that it has received all necessary regulatory clearances for the acquisition of Vifor Pharma AG announced on 14 December 2021. The settlement of the USD 11.7 bn public tender offer occurred on 9 August 2022.

On 25 July 2022, JBF Finance SA (JBF) announced a public tender offer for all publicly held shares of SIX listed Bobst Group SA, the parent company of Bobst, one of the world’s leading suppliers of substrate processing, printing and converting equipment and services for the label, flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated industries. JBF…

On 28 July 2022, SIX Swiss Exchange officially launched the Swiss GDR-leg of the China-Switzerland Stock Connect with the participation of senior government representatives from China and Switzerland. In addition to the official launch celebrations, the first Chinese companies GEM, Gotion Hightech, Keda Industrial Group and Ningbo Shanshan successfully listed global depositary receipts (GDRs) on…

On 1 September 2022, Zur Rose Group announced the successful placement of newly issued shares raising gross proceeds of approx. CHF 44 m and CHF 95 m guaranteed seni­or unsecured convertible bonds. The convertible bonds were allocated to investors in a bookbuilding, subject to claw-back by existing shareholders who were granted the right to exercise…

On 25 May 2022, EPIC Suisse AG announced the pricing of its IPO and start of trading on SIX Swiss Exchange. The offer price was set at CHF 68 per share and a total of 2,686,567 shares were placed in the IPO, implying a market capitalisation of CHF 693 million (before exercise of the Over-Allotment…

On 23 May 2022, Kantonsspital Aarau AG (KSA) completed the issuance and placement of its first green bond in an amount of CHF 120 million The net proceeds are intended to be used, amongst other things, for the financing of “Dreiklang,” KSA’s new ecological construction project. The company is committed to providing sustainable acute and…

On 12 May 2022, Feintool International Holding AG announced the completion of its capital increase by way of a rights offering launched on 28 April 2022, in which Feintool shareholders were allocated subscription rights in proportion to their shareholdings in Feintool. Shares not taken up in the rights offering were subsequently sold to investors in…

On 6 May 2022, Mobimo Holding AG completed its rights offering and listing of shares on SIX Swiss Exchange arranged by UBS and ZKB. The capital increase was made by way of a rights offering launched on 21 April 2022, in which Mobimo shareholders were allocated subscription rights in proportion to their shareholdings in Mobimo….