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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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Homburger and Migros

On June 29, 2023, Migros, a cooperative union active in the retail space and Switzerland&#8217;s largest employer, announced the next steps in its plan to bundle its supermarket business (CHF 12 bn. revenues in 2022) in a centrally governed standalone company, Migros Supermarkt AG. Migros Supermarkt AG is scheduled to start its operations on January 1, 2024.
Homburger AG is advising Migros on all corporate, tax and competition law aspects of this reorganization.
The Homburger team is led by Daniel Daeniker and Daniel Häusermann (both Corporate/M&amp;A) and includes Reto Heuberger, Philippe Weber, Philippe Gobet, Alexander Cochardt and Ombeline Hischier (all Tax), Marcel Dietrich, Andreas Burger and Christoph Grüninger (all Competition), Olivier Bühlmann, Oriana Schöni, Bianca Nedwed, Erik Habich and Sabrina Vieli (all Corporate/M&amp;A), as well as Stefan Bindschedler (Finance) and Jeremy Reichlin (Employment).

Homburger advises Migros on the reorganization of its supermarket business

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On May 17, 2023, the Berlin-based insurtech wefox announced that it has secured a EUR 50 m revolving credit facility arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Barclays Bank PLC, following a USD 55 m second close in its Series D that was completed earlier this year at a USD 4.5 bn valuation with investments from existing and new investors, including Squarepoint Capital.
The new funding is earmarked to further strengthen wefox&#8217;s insurance and distribution business, which includes the recent launch of a global affinity business, and developing the technology platform.
Homburger AG advised wefox Holding AG as transaction counsel in the Series D extension funding round and as Swiss counsel in connection with the UK law-governed EUR 50 m revolving credit facility agreement. The Homburger team comprised Andreas Müller, Stefan Blunschi, Oriana Schöni and Fabio Anceschi (all Corporate / M&amp;A; Technology and Digital Economy), Jürg Frick and Nathalie Scherrer (both Financing and Investment Products), and Stefan Oesterhelt and Laetitia Fracheboud (both Tax).

Homburger advised wefox in connection with a EUR 50 m revolving credit facility agreement and its USD 55 m Series D extension funding round

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

Homburger advises Migros on the reorganization of its supermarket business

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

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Homburger advised wefox in connection with a EUR 50 m revolving credit facility agreement and its USD 55 m Series D extension funding round

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