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On May 6, 2022, Global Blue Group Holding AG (NYSE: GB and GB.WS) announced that CK Opportunities Fund I, LP, an investment fund co-managed by Certares Opportunities LLC and Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management, LLC, has agreed to invest USD 225 m in Global Blue Group Holding AG. The investment in the leading global provider of tax-free shopping and payments solutions for international travelers will be used to support its future growth plans.
Of the investment, USD 180 m is in series B preferred shares and USD 45 m is in common shares. The new series B preferred shares will be issued at a price of USD 8.50 per share and will carry a 5% annual pay-in-kind dividend and are convertible into approximately 21 m common shares on a one-for-one basis. The USD 45 m investment in common shares will be issued at USD 5.24, translating into approximately 9 m common shares.
Homburger acted as Swiss counsel to Certares Opportunities LLC and Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management, LLC. The Homburger team was led by partner Dieter Gericke and included lead associate Carlo Sulser, associates Francesco Bernasconi and Isabelle Cordey, as well as junior associates Benjamin Camavdic and Thomas Leu (all Corporate / M&amp;A and Capital Markets), partners Dieter Grünblatt and Reto Heuberger, and associates Kevin Müller and Philippe Weber (all Tax), and Patrik Dudar (Employment and Executive Compensation).

Homburger advised Certares Opportunities LLC and Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management, LLC on their USD 225 m equity investment in Global Blue Group Holding AG

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On March 4, 2022, Sunrise UPC and CH Media have announced a long-term strategic partnership to drive the expansion of CH Media&#8217;s Swiss streaming service «oneplus» and to significantly enhance the portfolio and customer offering of Sunrise UPC. As part of the collaboration, Sunrise UPC will acquire a 20% stake in CH Media&#8217;s subsidiary CH Media TV AG, which includes all domestic channel brands of CH Media (3+, 4+, 5+, 6+, 7+, TV24, TV25 and S1) and the streaming service «oneplus».
Homburger advises Sunrise UPC on the transaction. The Homburger team is led by partner Daniel Häusermann (Corporate / M&amp;A) and comprises partners Georg Rauber (IP / IT) and Richard Stäuber (Regulatory / Competition) as well as associates Patrick Schmidt (Corporate / M&amp;A), Patrik Dudar (Employment and Executive Compensation), Andrea Heiniger (IP / IT), Gabriel Kasper (Data Protection), Raphaël Fellay (Tax) and junior associates Matthias Müller and Yannick Rüfenacht.

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Homburger advised Certares Opportunities LLC and Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management, LLC on their USD 225 m equity investment in Global Blue Group Holding AG

Homburger advises Sunrise UPC on its strategic partnership with CH Media

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Homburger advised Certares Opportunities LLC and Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management, LLC on their USD 225 m equity investment in Global Blue Group Holding AG

Homburger advises Sunrise UPC on its strategic partnership with CH Media

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Patrik Dudar

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