Acquisition of Avrios International AG
US private equity investor Battery Ventures acquired Swiss-based SaaS startup Avrios International AG.
Fangda Carbon New Material Co., Ltd. completes GDR Offering and Listing on SIX Swiss Exchange
Fangda Carbon New Material Co., Ltd., an integrated carbon materials producer in in the People's Republic of China with diversified product offerings, including graphite electrodes, carbon blocks, isostatic graphite and iron ore concentrates, sold 22m global depositary receipts (GDRs) at an offer price of USD 8.63 per GDR and listed on 15 March 2023 a total number of 57'089'555 GDRs on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ISIN: US30712D1072, ticker: FDCB), thereby successfully tapping the Swiss capital market and raising gross proceeds of approximately USD 190m. Each GDR represents ten A shares of Fangda, which in turn are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (600516.SH).
CODE41 issuer of tokenized securities
CODE41 SA, a community-centric Swiss watchmaking company, has increased its share capital by issuing participation certificates in the form of ledger-based securities, thanks to the tokenisation technology of Taurus SA and the opensource smart contract published by CMTA.
Oberland Capital closes financing agreement with Helsinn Group
VISCHER advised Oberland Capital Management LLC on its financing agreement with the Helsinn Group.
Hangzhou GreatStar Industrial lists GDRs on SIX Swiss Exchange
On 15 November 2022, Hangzhou GreatStar Industrial Co., Ltd., whose A Shares are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, became the eighth Chinese company that has listed global depositary receipts (GDRs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Norgine Ventures provides Debt Financing to Lunaphore
Norgine Ventures has provided financing of approx. EUR 10 million to Lunaphore Technologies.
VISCHER advised Forty51 Ventures in the closing of its first fund
VISCHER advised Forty51 Ventures, a Biotech venture capital firm, on its first fund, Forty51 Ventures Fund I SCSp, FIAR, which raised USD 43 million in a first closing and is domiciled in Luxemburg (the "Fund").
QoQa finances its craft brewery through a security token offering
QoQa Brew SA, a subsidiary of QoQa Services SA, financed its craft brewery through a security token offering.
Ningbo Shanshan raises USD 310.5 million through GDRs issuance and listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange
On 28 July 2022, Ningbo Shanshan Co. raised USD 310.5m through GDRs issuance and listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Macquarie Bank grants new USD 40m loan facility
VISCHER has advised Macquarie Bank on Swiss law matters in relation to a new USD 40m loan facility made available to Trident Royalties PLC.