Homburger advised Ahlström Capital on the merger of Enics with GPV

On June 22, 2022, Ahlström Capital, a Finnish family-owned investment company, announced the merger of Swiss-based company Enics AG with GPV International A/S, owned by Schouw & Co., to create a European electronics giant.

On completion of the transaction, the two existing companies are expected to be organized under a newly-established holding company. The indicative enterprise value of the combined company is DKK 4.2 bn.

Homburger acted as Swiss legal counsel to Ahlström Capital. The Homburger team included partner Andreas Müller, associate Léonard Aeschlimann and junior associate Lucas Forrer (all Corporate/M&A), partner Balz Gross and associate Anissa Kern (both Employment and Executive Compensation), partner Richard Stäuber and associate Daniel Lütolf (both Competition and Regulatory) as well as associate Raphaël Fellay (Tax).