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Wettbewerb

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Homburger and Lotus Bakeries

On June 13, 2024, Lotus Bakeries and Mondelēz International announced a strategic partnership to expand and grow the Lotus Biscoff® cookie brand in India and to create co-branded chocolate innovations in key markets. Homburger acted as counsel to Lotus Bakeries in this transaction.
The Homburger team included Luca Dal Molin (IP / IT), Philippe Baumann (IP / IT), Andreas Müller (Corporate / M&amp;A), Richard Stäuber (Competition) and Katharina Bratvogel-Wilk (Competition).

Homburger advised Lotus Bakeries on its strategic partnership with Mondelēz International to expand and grow the Lotus Biscoff® cookie brand

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Arbeitsrecht und Vergütung für Führungskräfte

Steuern

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Homburger and NZZ

On May 30, 2024, Aktiengesellschaft für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) announced the acquisition of a 25%-stake in APG SGA SA (APG|SGA) from the two anchor shareholders JCDecaux SE and Pargesa Asset Management S.A. for a total consideration of CHF 165 m. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days. JCDecaux SE and Pargesa Asset Management S.A. will remain shareholders in APG|SGA with respective stakes of 16.44% and 13.86%.
The Homburger team advising NZZ is led by Anna Peter and Daniel Daeniker and includes Héloïse de Jamblinne, Matthias Müller, Norina Tröhler and Micha Fankhauser (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Jürg Frick and Stefan Bindschedler (both Financing), Richard Stäuber and Katharina Bratvogel-Wilk (both Competition), Gregor Bühler and Gabriel Kasper (both IP / IT), Frédéric Fitzi (Employment), as well as Dieter Grünblatt and Philippe Weber (both Tax).

Homburger advised NZZ on the acquisition of a strategic 25%-stake in APG|SGA, a leading Out-of-Home Media company in Switzerland

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Healthcare / Life Sciences

Regulierung

Novartis

Homburger and Novartis

On August 22, 2023, Novartis (SIX: NOVN) announced that it had agreed to transfer its real estate and certain infrastructure-related assets and services pertaining to the Life Science Park Rhine Valley in Stein, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, to the industrial park operator Getec. Currently, almost 2,000 employees work in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on the Life Science Park Rhine Valley.
Upon completion of the transaction, the management and further development of the life science park will be taken over by Getec. The transfer is expected to be completed by the end of 2023 and 25 employees will move from Novartis to Getec.
Homburger advises Novartis alongside Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on the Swiss law and tax aspects of the transaction. The Homburger team is led by Daniel Häusermann (Corporate / M&amp;A, Real Estate) and includes Olivier Bühlmann, Daniel Kuhn (both Corporate / M&amp;A, Real Estate), Stefan Gäumann (Real Estate), Oriana Schöni (Corporate / M&amp;A), Reto Heuberger, Peter Müller and Philippe Weber (all Tax), Jürg Frick (Financing and Investment Products), Gregor Bühler and Marc Bircher (both Employment), Andri Hess (IP / IT, Healthcare / Life Sciences), Allegra Arnold and Katharina Bratvogel (both Competition, Regulatory), as well as other professionals.

Homburger advises Novartis on the transfer of the Life Science Park Rhine Valley to Getec

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Bratvogel-Wilk

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Homburger advised Lotus Bakeries on its strategic partnership with Mondelēz International to expand and grow the Lotus Biscoff® cookie brand

Homburger advised NZZ on the acquisition of a strategic 25%-stake in APG|SGA, a leading Out-of-Home Media company in Switzerland

Homburger advises Novartis on the transfer of the Life Science Park Rhine Valley to Getec

Merger Control 2024: Switzerland

Vertical Agreements 2024: Switzerland

Merger Control 2023: Switzerland

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Homburger advised Lotus Bakeries on its strategic partnership with Mondelēz International to expand and grow the Lotus Biscoff® cookie brand

Homburger advised NZZ on the acquisition of a strategic 25%-stake in APG|SGA, a leading Out-of-Home Media company in Switzerland

Homburger advises Novartis on the transfer of the Life Science Park Rhine Valley to Getec

Merger Control 2024: Switzerland

Vertical Agreements 2024: Switzerland

Merger Control 2023: Switzerland

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Katharina Bratvogel-Wilk

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