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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 Landis+Gyr on the divestment of its EMEA business to AURELIUS

On September 29, 2025, Landis+Gyr Group AG, a leading global provider of integrated energy management solutions, announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to divest its operations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to AURELIUS, a global private equity investor, for an enterprise value of USD 215 m. The transaction encompasses the full metering portfolio for residential electricity, ICG electricity, gas, thermal, water, as well as the related integrated solutions for software and services. The divestment includes five production sites across the region and involves a workforce of approximately 2,700 employees. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and other closing conditions, and is expected to close in Q2 2026.
The Homburger team is led by Daniel Hasler (Corporate / M&amp;A) and includes Anna Peter, Patrick Schmidt, Nicola Togni, Carlo Sulser, Filip Lapadatovic and Fabio Gasser (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Gregor Bühler, Philippe Baumann, Joel Fink and Kristina Martinovic (all IP / IT), Reto Heuberger, Philippe Weber and Juliette Buob (all Tax), Peter Müller (Pension), Richard Stäuber (Competition), as well as Jürg Frick and Stefan Bindschedler (both Financing).

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Homburger advised The SPAR Group Ltd on the sale of its Swiss retail and wholesale business to Tannenwald Holding AG

On September 8, 2025, The SPAR Group Ltd entered into an agreement to sell its entire shareholding in SPAR Holding AG including its Swiss business operations (SPAR Switzerland) to Tannenwald Holding AG. The sale has been completed with immediate effect. SPAR Switzerland operates approximately 358 stores and owns 11 cash &amp; carry outlets and one distribution centre in Switzerland, all under several formats including SPAR, SPAR Express, EUROSPAR, Maxi and TopCC.
The transaction reflects an equity value of CHF 46.5 m and includes potential earn-out payments of up to CHF 30 m due at the end of FY27 based on certain EBITDA milestones.
The Homburger team was led by Frank Gerhard and comprised Patrick Schmidt, Carlo Sulser, Florian Bruggisser, Jannis Zafeirakos and Leon Indov (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Richard Stäuber, Andreas Burger and Kristina Martinovic (all Competition), Stefan Oesterhelt, Reto Heuberger, Juliette Buob and Philippe Weber (all Tax), Stefan Bindschedler (Financing and Investment Products) as well as Luca Dal Molin and Noëmie Beck-Schär (both IP / IT) and Jeremy Reichlin (Employment).

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

Homburger advises Landis+Gyr on the divestment of its EMEA business to AURELIUS

Homburger advised The SPAR Group Ltd on the sale of its Swiss retail and wholesale business to Tannenwald Holding AG

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

Homburger advises Landis+Gyr on the divestment of its EMEA business to AURELIUS

Homburger advised The SPAR Group Ltd on the sale of its Swiss retail and wholesale business to Tannenwald Holding AG

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