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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 DEKRA SE on its acquisition of an additional stake in Spearhead AG

On June 2, 2025, the German vehicle inspection company DEKRA SE announced the acquisition of an additional stake in Spearhead AG, a Swiss company specializing in data analytics for automotive claims and vehicle lifecycle management. As a result of the transaction, DEKRA SE became the majority shareholder of Spearhead AG.
Homburger acted as legal counsel to DEKRA SE. Gregor Bühler (IP / IT) led the Homburger team, which included Romain Fakhoury-Hondius (Corporate / M&amp;A) and Philippe Baumann (IP / IT).

Homburger advised Temenos on the completion of the sale of its fund administration software business to Montagu Private Equity

On June 2, 2025, Temenos announced that it has completed the sale of Multifonds, its fund administration software business, to Montagu Private Equity.
The Homburger team was led by Dieter Gericke and Daniel Häusermann (both Corporate / M&amp;A) and included Nicola Togni, Romain Hondius, Thomas Romelli, Luca Ellenberger, Miriam Oelgarth and Myriam Amman-Jerdak (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Gregor Bühler, Philippe Baumann and Kristina Martinovic (all IP / IT), Stefan Oesterhelt, Laetitia Fracheboud and Juliette Buob (all Tax) as well as Richard Stäuber and Christoph Grüninger (both Competition).

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

Homburger advised DEKRA SE on its acquisition of an additional stake in Spearhead AG

Homburger advised Temenos on the completion of the sale of its fund administration software business to Montagu Private Equity

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

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