Deals & Cases

Research Agreement LimmaTech Biologics with GSK

Following the acquisition GlycoVaxyn by GSK in February 2015, GSK commissioned the management team to create a new company, LimmaTech Biologics AG in Schlieren near Zurich, which acquired GlycoVaxyn’ s operational research...

Oerlikon's sale of Advanced Technologies Segment successfully closed

On February 3, 2015, Oerlikon announced that it has successfully closed the sale of its Advanced Technologies Segment to the Swiss-based company, Evatec AG. VISCHER acted as Oerlikon's Lead and Swiss Counsel. The VISCHER Team, led...

J&J concludes with AC Immune a $509M-plus deal to partner on a tau vaccine for Alzheimer's

AC Immune SA enters into a worldwide exclusive license agreement and research collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Johnson & Johnson, NYSE: JNJ) to develop and commercialize therapeutic anti-Tau vaccines for the treatment...

GlycoVaxyn AG enters Strategic Collaboration with GSK to Develop New Bacterial Vaccines

VISCHER advises GlycoVaxyn, a leader in the development of innovative vaccines, entering into a collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK) to develop new bacterial vaccines. GlycoVaxyn is developing a portfolio of novel...

GlycoVaxyn enters into Research and Development Collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceuticals to Develop Multi-Valent Bacterial Vaccine

VISCHER advises GlycoVaxyn AG, a leader in the development of innovative vaccines, entering into research and development collaboration and license agreement with Janssen Phar-maceuticals (JPI), to develop a multi-valent bacterial...

OC Oerlikon sells its Melco Business to Mizar Holding Company, Inc. (USA)

OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, Pfäffikon sells its Melco business (manufacturing single-head embroidery machines) through several affiliates to an affiliate of Mizar Holding Company, Inc. USA). The transaction is closed on June 30,...

Goldman Sachs and Doughty Hanson bid for Orange Communications AG

Goldman Sachs and Doughty Hanson bid in the 2011 CHF 2bn auction for the Swiss mobile phone operator Orange Communications SA sold by France Telecom, but are finally outbid.

VISCHER advises Goldman Sachs and Doughty Hanson in...

Oerlikon sells its Carding business to China Hi-Tech Group

OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, Pfäffikon and several of its affiliates sell their Carding business (with manufacturing facilities in Germany, Austria and Italy) to Zhengzhou Hi-Tech Non-woven Technology Co., Ltd, China, an affiliate...