Polyneuron raises CHF 22.5 million in a major Series A financing
Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals AG, a developer of a new class of biodegradable glycopolymers for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed CHF22.5 million Series A financing. The round was...
COTTA Group acquires 100% of the shares in Steinpol
COTTA Group, one of the leading upholstered furniture manufacturers in Europe, has acquired 100% of Quattro Mobili Kft, Kanizsa Trend Kft, both Hungary, Prolog Vertriebs GmbH, Germany, as well as Steinpol Central Services sp. z...
USD 100 million debt financing by Hercules Capital to Urovant Sciences
Urovant Sciences (Nasdaq: UROV), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for urologic conditions, has entered into a debt financing agreement with Hercules Capital,...
Arvelle Therapeutics raises USD 180 million in Series A financing
A global syndicate of investors led by LSP and including NovaQuest, BRV Capital Management, Andera Partners, and H.I.G. BioHealth Partners supported new company Arvelle Therapeutics with a USD 180 million financing to acquire the...
Copytrend Group acquires 100% in ZAP Holding AG
Copytrend Group, one of the leading Swiss companies active in digital printing, business process outsourcing and web-to-print, acquired 100% in ZAP Holding AG and its subsidiaries Abächerli Media AG, Schlüssel Druck AG, Im Bösch...
Anaveon closes CHF 35 m Series A financing
Anaveon, an immuno-oncology biotech, has successfully concluded a Series A financing round led by Syncona, a UK Life Sciences fund, and joined by the Novartis Venture Fund. The company was founded with financing from BaseLaunch,...
Strategic alliance between Embassy Jewel AG and Kirchhofer Group
VISCHER advised Bregal Unternehmerkapital on the establishment of a strategic alliance between Embassy Jewel AG (controlled by Bregal Unternehmerkapital) and the Kirchhofer Group (family-owned) to become one of the two leading...
Control4 acquires 100% in NEEO AG
Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ:CTRL), a leading global provider of smart home solutions, acquired 100% in NEEO AG. NEEO AG is the Swiss based creator of an acclaimed smart home remote. VISCHER advised Control4 on all legal aspects...
Orell Füssli Thalia acquires 70% stake in Delivros AG
Orell Füssli Thalia AG acquires a 70% stake in educational media distributor Delivros AG. The B2B divisions of Orell Füssli Thalia and Delivros were merged and the joint venture was renamed Delivros Orell Füssli AG. As a result of...
Success in OTC-derivatives dispute before the Federal Supreme Court
On 16 September 2016, the District Court of Zurich fully dismissed the objection by the two single largest third-party creditors against the schedule of claims of Lehman Brothers Finance AG in liquidation. The Supreme Court of the...