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Schellenberg Wittmer advised SIX Swiss Exchange-listed HOCHDORF Holding AG, a Swiss market leader in milk processing, specialising in infant nutrition, powder drying and mixing technology for milk-based and alternative proteins, on the sale of its operating subsidiary HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition AG to AS Equity Partners. Subject to the necessary approvals and other customary conditions, the transaction is expected to be completed before the end of 2024. Schellenberg Wittmer also represented HOCHDORF Holding in the proceedings successfully seeking a provisional debt restructuring moratorium and in the proceedings before the Swiss Takeover Board. The Schellenberg Wittmer team consists of Lorenzo Olgiati (Corporate / M&A, Capital Markets), Marcel Jakob (Corporate / M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency), Daniele Simoniello, Michael Erben, Olivia Wipf and Ursina Goop (Corporate / M&A, Capital Markets), Benno Strub (Restructuring & Insolvency), Anita Schläpfer, Dominic Waelchli and Andrea Andelic (all Banking & Finance) as well as Michael Nordin and Tabea Elmer (all Taxation). Read more: https://lnkd.in/ed3KwJAW #deals #mergers #acquisitions #nutrition #finance #restructuring

Our Private Wealth team in Geneva is hiring! Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6fncsN7 #Hiring #PrivateWealth #SchellenbergWittmer

We are pleased to acknowledge and congratulate our dedicated team of lawyers for their recognitions in the 2024 Who's Who Legal listings at this mid-year point. Find the right expert for your legal question: https://lnkd.in/eiDfBHfh #SchellenbergWittmer #WWL #recognition #bestlawfirm 

Schellenberg Wittmer's Tax team has been recognized as a top-tier firm in the ITR World Tax rankings 2025 for Switzerland across several categories. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eeXuZ5bz Congratulations to Michael Nordin, Jean-Frédéric Maraia, Pietro Sansonetti, Roland Wild, Danielle Hostettler and Arthur Magnin! #SchellenbergWittmer #Taxation #ITR #ITRWorldTax2025 

Schellenberg Wittmer is delighted to invite you to the event "ADR in Technology and Licensing Disputes – New Developments and Learnings from Recent Cases", co-organized with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. This event is primarily tailored for in-house counsel and will take place at our Zurich office on Tuesday, 10 September, from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm, and will be followed by an Apéro Riche.   We will be discussing disputes in the field of life sciences, patent-related arbitrations, and ADR concerning SEP/FRAND disputes. To view the program and register, click here: https://lnkd.in/eGfxtbM4   Speakers: Heike Wollgast, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, Jacques de Werra, University of Geneva, Tobias J. Hessel, Clifford Chance, Düsseldorf/Munich, Richard Vary, Bird & Bird, London, and from Schellenberg Wittmer: Philippe Bärtsch, Philipp Groz and Prof.Dr. Peter Georg Picht.   #SchellenbergWittmer #technology #arbitration #ADR #patent #lifesciences #licensing #ip #disputeresolution #FRAND #SEP

Schellenberg Wittmer Newsletter: Financial Market Infrastructure Act REFIT While the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FMIA) by and large achieved the intended goals, some adjustments are proposed in the context of the first FMIA REFIT that is currently in consultation. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehPy7ifr Authors: Caroline L. Clemetson, Olivier Favre, Philippe Borens, Tarek Houdrouge #SchellenbergWittmer #financialmarkets #FMIA

We are very proud of the collaboration with Legal 500 for this extraordinary event. Join us on September 24th in Zurich. For further details and to register, please see the link below. #SchellenbergWittmer #Legal500 #diversityandinclusion #diversity

Schellenberg Wittmer advised Decarbonization Partners (a partnership between BlackRock and Temasek) in the USD 69 million growth equity funding round of the Swiss-based carbon removal provider Neustark. Decarbonization Partners acted as lead investor in the growth equity funding round, which was supplemented by debt financing. Proceeds from the funding round will underpin Neustark's rapid scale-up in the carbon dioxide removal market and will reinforce Neustark's continued growth path and support its mission to permanently remove 1 million tons of CO2 in 2030. The Schellenberg Wittmer team advising Decarbonization Partners consisted of Christoph Vonlanthen (overall lead), Alexander Zundel and Leila Ena (Corporate/M&A), Vincent Carron and Wilfried Dovetta (Employment), Lorenza Ferrari Hofer and Alisa Zehner (Intellectual Property), as well as Jean-Frédéric Maraia and Arthur Magnin (Taxation). Read more: https://lnkd.in/eNwuxEpc

Schellenberg Wittmer Partners from all our practice groups will be at the International Bar Association Annual Conference and look forward to seeing you in Mexico. To get in touch, please contact our IBA team: [email protected] Meet our delegation: https://lnkd.in/eyCJSKJS George Ayoub, Philippe Bärtsch, Katherine Bell, Benjamin Borsodi, Josef Caleff, Caroline L. Clemetson, Benjamin Gottlieb, Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny, Roland Mathys, Michael Nordin, Lorenzo Olgiati, Oliver Triebold #SchellenbergWittmer #IBA #IBAconference #IBAMexico #lawconference #lawyers #IBAlaw

Schellenberg Wittmer Newsflash: Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework: Adequacy Decision for Certified US Companies On 14 August 2024, the Federal Council has issued an adequacy decision for US companies which are certified under the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework, becoming effective on 15 September 2024. The certification for US companies will allow personal data to be transferred from Switzerland to certified companies in the US without additional safeguards (e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses). Read more: https://lnkd.in/e-NTkwQ7 Roland Mathys, Helen Reinhart #SchellenbergWittmer #data #dataprivacy #dataprotection