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Homburger advises AECOM on its acquisition of Consigli

AECOM acquired Consigli, a leading Norwegian AI company transforming engineering and early-stage project design.
The Homburger team advising AECOM on this transaction comprised Andreas Müller, Luca Ellenberger and Thierry Burckhardt (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Laetitia Fracheboud (Tax), Luca Dal Molin and Joel Fink (both IP / IT) as well as Allegra Arnold (Competition).

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Homburger advises Kandou AI on its USD 225 m strategic funding round

On March 23, 2026, Swiss-based Kandou AI, a leader in high-speed, energy-efficient connectivity and system solutions for the AI era, announced the successful closing of its USD 225 m strategic funding round with backing from strong financial and strategic investors. The oversubscribed Series-A round was led by Maverick Silicon with strategic participation from SoftBank Group Corp., Synopsys, Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Alchip Technologies Limited; several existing investors also participated in the financing round.
The Homburger team advising Kandou AI on all aspects of this transaction comprised Andreas Müller, Anna Peter, Luca Ellenberger, Oriana Schöni, Luca Yousef and Filippo Moggi (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Stefan Oesterhelt and Juliette Buob (both Tax), Stefan Bindschedler, Alexander Wherlock and Sara D’Antoni (all Financing), Luca Dal Molin and Joel Fink (both IP/IT, Data Protection) as well as Angela Casey (Employment and Executive Compensation).

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Homburger advises ABB on the carve-out and sale of its robotics division to SoftBank

On October 8, 2025, ABB Ltd announced it has signed an agreement to divest its robotics division to SoftBank Group Corp. for an enterprise value of USD 5.375 bn. ABB’s robotics business is one of the world’s leading robotics suppliers with a global customer base and approximately 7,000 employees. The sale is subject to a carve-out through a multi-jurisdictional reorganization which will conclude prior to closing. Completion is also subject to the receipt of customary regulatory clearances.
Homburger acts as Swiss counsel to ABB. The Homburger team includes Claude Lambert, Andreas Müller, Anna Peter, Estelle Piccard, Claudine Schär, Simone Schmid and Luca Ellenberger (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Reto Heuberger, Peter Müller and Juliette Buob (all Tax) as well as Andri Hess and Noëmie Beck-Schär (both IP/IT).

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Homburger advises AECOM on its acquisition of Consigli

Homburger advises Kandou AI on its USD 225 m strategic funding round

Homburger advises ABB on the carve-out and sale of its robotics division to SoftBank

BGer 4A_297/2019: Cum-Ex: Umgang im Zusammenhang mit Pflichtverletzungen in der Anlageberatung

BGer 4A_416/2019: Schlichtungsverfahren – Erscheinungspflicht des Klägers bei angekündigtem Nichterscheinen des Beklagten

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Homburger advises AECOM on its acquisition of Consigli

Homburger advises Kandou AI on its USD 225 m strategic funding round

Homburger advises ABB on the carve-out and sale of its robotics division to SoftBank

BGer 4A_297/2019: Cum-Ex: Umgang im Zusammenhang mit Pflichtverletzungen in der Anlageberatung

BGer 4A_416/2019: Schlichtungsverfahren – Erscheinungspflicht des Klägers bei angekündigtem Nichterscheinen des Beklagten

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