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On November 20, 2024, Sunshine SwissCo AG (a consortium led by EQT), the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Auba Investment Pte. Ltd. (all acting as the Sellers) announced the launch of an accelerated bookbuilding process to professional investors in Switzerland and to qualified investors outside Switzerland, which led to the successful placement of 16,000,000 shares in Galderma Group AG (Galderma) at a price of CHF 80 per share (the Placement), raising a total of ca. CHF 1.28 bn in total.
The Sellers will remain shareholders of 54.48% of the share capital of Galderma. EQT’s representation on the Board of Directors of Galderma remains unchanged as a result of the Placement. Such Placement will broaden Galderma&#8217;s shareholder base and free float. In connection therewith, the Sellers have agreed to a 90-day lock-up period, subject to certain customary exceptions, with respect to their remaining holding in Galderma.
The Placement is expected to be settled on November 25, 2024. Following the Placement, no changes to the Galderma board of directors and its governance are envisioned.
Homburger acted as transaction counsel to EQT.
The Homburger team was led by Frank Gerhard (Corporate / M&amp;A, Capital Markets) and included Lorenzo Togni, Estelle Piccard and Héloïse de Jamblinne (all Corporate / M&amp;A, Capital Markets), Micha Fankhauser (Financial Market Regulation) as well as Stefan Oesterhelt (Tax).

Homburger advises EQT on the sale of 6.73% of Galderma's share capital via an accelerated bookbuilding process

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Homburger advised TowerBrook Capital Partners, a London and New York-based investment company, on its acquisition of a majority stake of the IDAK Food Group. The management team of IDAK Food Group retains a minority stake. IDAK Food Group is a strongly networked group of specialized companies and manufacturers in the premium frozen food sector.
The Homburger team was led by Anna Peter (Corporate / M&amp;A) and Jürg Frick (Financing and Investment Products) and included Héloïse de Jamblinne, Alessandra Dumitru and Carolina Rodriguez (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Nathalie Scherrer (Financing and Investment Products), Reto Heuberger and Juliette Buob (all Tax) as well as Richard Stäuber, Andreas Burger and Christoph Grüninger (all Regulatory).

Homburger advised TowerBrook Capital Partners on its acquisition of IDAK Food Group

Homburger advises EQT on the sale of 6% of Galderma's share capital via an accelerated bookbuilding process

On September 3, 2024, Sunshine SwissCo AG (a consortium led by EQT), the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Auba Investment Pte. Ltd. (all acting as the Sellers) announced the launch of an accelerated bookbuilding process to professional investors in Switzerland and to qualified investors outside Switzerland, which led to the successful placement of 14,273,859 shares in Galderma Group AG (Galderma) at a price of CHF 75 per share (the Placement), raising a total of ca. CHF 1.07 bn in total.
The Sellers will remain shareholders of 61.21% of the share capital of Galderma. EQT’s representation on the Board of Directors of Galderma remains unchanged as a result of the Placement. Such Placement will broaden Galderma&#8217;s shareholder base and free float. In connection therewith, the Sellers have agreed to a 90-day lock-up period, subject to certain customary exceptions, with respect to their remaining holding in Galderma.
The Placement is expected to be settled on September 6, 2024. Following the Placement, no changes to the Galderma board of directors and its governance are envisioned.
Homburger acted as transaction counsel to EQT. The Homburger team was led by Frank Gerhard (Corporate / M&amp;A, Capital Markets) and included Lorenzo Togni (Corporate / M&amp;A, Capital Markets), Estelle Piccard, Simone Schmid and Héloïse de Jamblinne (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Micha Fankhauser (Financial Market Regulation) as well as Stefan Oesterhelt (Tax).

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Homburger advises EQT on the sale of 6.73% of Galderma's share capital via an accelerated bookbuilding process

Homburger advised TowerBrook Capital Partners on its acquisition of IDAK Food Group

Homburger advises EQT on the sale of 6% of Galderma's share capital via an accelerated bookbuilding process

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Homburger advises EQT on the sale of 6.73% of Galderma's share capital via an accelerated bookbuilding process

Homburger advised TowerBrook Capital Partners on its acquisition of IDAK Food Group

Homburger advises EQT on the sale of 6% of Galderma's share capital via an accelerated bookbuilding process

Memorandum for Incoming Directors on their Duties and Potential Liabilities (Switzerland)

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