Financing and Investment Products

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Homburger acted as counsel to DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, as arranger, agent, security agent and lender in connection with certain financing aspects of the acquisition of zvoove Switzerland AG (formerly BackOffice AG) by zvoove Group GmbH. Based in Basel, Switzerland, and founded in 1987, zvoove Switzerland AG supports temporary staffing companies with one of the leading industry solutions in Switzerland.
Homburger advised DZ BANK AG with regard to all Swiss legal aspects of the financing transaction.
The Homburger team was led by partner Jürg Frick (Financing and Investment Products) and included associates Stefan Bindschedler and Pierina Janett-Seiler (both Financing and Investment Products) as well as partner Stefan Oesterhelt (Tax).

Homburger advised DZ BANK AG in connection with financing aspects of the acquisition of zvoove Switzerland AG by zvoove Group GmbH

Corporate / M&A

Capital Markets

Santhera

On May 4, 2021, Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG (SIX: SANN) announced the settlement of the first exchange offer for a convertible bond in Switzerland. Holders of Santhera&#8217;s existing CHF 60 m Senior Unsecured Convertible Bonds due 2022 received one new CHF 30,270,375 Senior Unsecured Convertible Bond due 2024 and 26 Santhera shares per existing bond. The offer had been accepted by holders of 74.7% of the former bonds.
Homburger acted as transaction counsel in this matter. The team was led by partners Dieter Gericke and Daniel Häusermann (both Corporate / M&amp;A, Capital Markets). Key members of the team included partner Stefan Oesterhelt (Tax), counsel Eduard De Zordi (Financing and Investment Products) and associates Marco Rostetter and Romain Fakhoury (both Corporate / M&amp;A, Capital Markets), as well as Pierina Janett-Seiler and Daniel Junginger (both Financing and Investment Products) and junior associate Daniel Bötticher.

Homburger advises Santhera on the First Exchange Offer for a Convertible Bond in Switzerland and Issuance of New Senior Unsecured Convertible Bonds due 2024

Competition

Regulatory

IP / IT

On January 29, 2021, MTH Retail Group Holding GmbH (MTH), OFFICE WORLD Holding AG (OWH), PEG Papeteristen Einkaufsgenossenschaft (PEG) and OFFIX Holding AG announced to combine their Swiss businesses in a new joint venture under the name of «Office World Group AG». The completion of this business combination is subject to certain conditions and the approvals of the competent authorities.
OWH will contribute its subsidiaries OWIBA AG and Tramondi Büro AG and OFFIX Holding AG will contribute its subsidiaries Papedis AG, Ecomedia AG, Oridis AG, OFFICE LEADER AG and DocuServ AG to the joint venture. OWH will become the majority shareholder of the joint venture company. Through this business combination, a new group with approximately 600 employees and a turnover of approximately CHF 400 m will be created.
The parties have agreed to keep the details of the transaction confidential.
Homburger has advised MTH and OWH in this transaction. The Homburger team was led by partner Daniel Hasler (Corporate / M&amp;A) and included partner Franz Hoffet (Competition, Regulatory), Reto Heuberger (Tax), Jürg Frick (Financing and Investment Products) and Luca Dal Molin (IP / IT) as well as counsel Micha Fankhauser and associates Karin Mattle and Mirko Stiefel (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Ramin Silvan Gohari (Competition, IP / IT) and Vanessa Isler, Daniel Junginger and Pierina Janett-Seiler (all Financing and Investment Products).

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Homburger advised DZ BANK AG in connection with financing aspects of the acquisition of zvoove Switzerland AG by zvoove Group GmbH

Homburger advises Santhera on the First Exchange Offer for a Convertible Bond in Switzerland and Issuance of New Senior Unsecured Convertible Bonds due 2024

Homburger advised MTH and OFFICE WORLD in the creation of a joint venture with OFFIX Holding AG

Exchange offers under Switzerland's new prospectus regime: a guide

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Homburger advised DZ BANK AG in connection with financing aspects of the acquisition of zvoove Switzerland AG by zvoove Group GmbH

Homburger advises Santhera on the First Exchange Offer for a Convertible Bond in Switzerland and Issuance of New Senior Unsecured Convertible Bonds due 2024

Homburger advised MTH and OFFICE WORLD in the creation of a joint venture with OFFIX Holding AG

Exchange offers under Switzerland's new prospectus regime: a guide

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Pierina Janett-Seiler

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