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Homburger advises Nestlé on its partnership with Platinum Equity to create Peranel, a 50:50 joint venture for Nestlé’s waters and premium beverages business

On July 23, 2026, Nestlé (SIX: NESN) and Platinum Equity announced a plan to create Peranel, a 50:50 joint venture for Nestlé’s waters and premium beverages business, designed to establish a dedicated player with strengthened focus to drive growth in a dynamic category.
Spanning more than 30 brands with products sold in 120 countries, Peranel includes iconic natural mineral water brands such as S.Pellegrino, Source Perrier and Acqua Panna as well as premium and functional hydration beverages, the global Nestlé Pure Life brand and other leading local water brands.
The transaction is subject to employee consultation processes and applicable regulatory approvals and is expected to close in H1 2027. It assigns an enterprise value to Peranel of EUR 4.9 bn (CHF 4.5 bn).
Homburger acted as legal counsel to Nestlé on the carve-out in Switzerland and all Swiss law matters in connection with the transaction.
The Homburger team was led by Frank Gerhard and included Magdalena Stock and Constantin Khovrin (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Dieter Grünblatt, Peter Müller, Arbnor Sheholli (all Tax), Richard Stäuber, Anna-Katharina Leitz (both Competition), Roman Richers (Compliance) and Jeremy Reichlin (Employment and Executive Compensation).

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Marriott International

Homburger advises Marriott International on its proposed joint venture with the Leali family, founders of the Lefay brand

On March 31, 2026, Marriott International (Nasdaq: MAR) and the Leali family, founders of Lefay, announced their plans to enter into a joint venture to bring the highly awarded luxury wellness hospitality brand Lefay into the Marriott portfolio. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary approvals and closing conditions.
Lefay will be the first brand in Marriott’s portfolio dedicated exclusively to luxury wellness. The Lefay portfolio includes two award-winning luxury resorts in Italy (Lago di Garda and Dolomiti), and a further three properties are under development in Tuscany, Southern Italy, and the Swiss Alps.
The Homburger team advising Marriott on all Swiss law aspects of the transaction comprises Margrit Marti, Tobias Gloor and Florian Gasche (all Corporate / M&amp;A) as well as Reto Heuberger, Arbnor Sheholli and Alessandra Dumitru (all Tax).

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Zurich

Homburger advises Zurich Insurance Group Ltd on the placement of 7,090,909 newly issued shares through an accelerated bookbuilding process, raising gross proceeds of CHF 3.9 bn

On March 2, 2026, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (SIX: ZURN) announced the launch of an accelerated bookbuilding offering, which led to the successful placement of 7,090,909 newly issued shares at an offer price of CHF 550 per offered share, raising aggregate gross proceeds of approximately CHF 3.9 bn. Zurich intends to use the net proceeds from the capital increase to partly finance the acquisition of Beazley plc.
The offering was conducted by way of (i) a placement to professional investors in Switzerland or in any other circumstances relying on an exemption from the obligation to publish a prospectus under the Swiss Financial Services Act, (ii) private placements in certain jurisdictions outside of Switzerland and the United States, and (iii) private placements within the United States to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act.
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Bookrunners, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank acted as Joint Bookrunners as well, and Crédit Agricole and Zürcher Kantonalbank acted as Co-Lead Managers in connection with the offering.
Homburger advised Zurich on all aspects of Swiss corporate and capital markets law. The Homburger team was led by Hansjürg Appenzeller (Corporate / M&amp;A, Capital Markets, Insurance) and Lorenzo Togni (Capital Markets) and included Matthias Müller (Corporate / M&amp;A) as well as Fabrice Eckert (Insurance, Financing). Dieter Grünblatt and Arbnor Sheholli provided tax advice.

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Homburger advises Nestlé on its partnership with Platinum Equity to create Peranel, a 50:50 joint venture for Nestlé’s waters and premium beverages business

Homburger advises Marriott International on its proposed joint venture with the Leali family, founders of the Lefay brand

Homburger advises Zurich Insurance Group Ltd on the placement of 7,090,909 newly issued shares through an accelerated bookbuilding process, raising gross proceeds of CHF 3.9 bn

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Homburger advises Nestlé on its partnership with Platinum Equity to create Peranel, a 50:50 joint venture for Nestlé’s waters and premium beverages business

Homburger advises Marriott International on its proposed joint venture with the Leali family, founders of the Lefay brand

Homburger advises Zurich Insurance Group Ltd on the placement of 7,090,909 newly issued shares through an accelerated bookbuilding process, raising gross proceeds of CHF 3.9 bn

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