Corporate / M&A

IP / IT

Robert Bosch

On December 16, 2021, Bosch Service Solutions, a leading provider of technology-based services, announced that it planned to acquire Elpro Group AG, headquartered in Buchs, Switzerland. Founded in 1986, the company develops monitoring solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotech, life science and healthcare industries. This includes, for example, uninterrupted monitoring of the cold chain for pharmaceuticals. With the acquisition of the Elpro Group, Bosch Service Solutions is expanding its portfolio and entering the pharmaceutical services sector. Bosch and Elpro signed agreements on the planned acquisition on December 15, 2021. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The transaction is subject to approval by the competent antitrust authorities.
Partner David Oser (Corporate / M&amp;A) is leading the Homburger team, which includes partner Reto Heuberger (Tax), associate Claudine Schär, associate Olivier Bühlmann, junior associates Benjamin Camavdic and Lars Schöni (all Corporate / M&amp;A) and associates Philippe Baumann and Kirsten Wesiak-Schmidt (both IP / IT).

Homburger is advising Bosch Service Solutions in its planned acquisition of Elpro Group AG

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On December 14, 2021, CSL Limited, a global biotechnology company based in Australia (ASX: CSL), and Vifor Pharma AG, a Swiss-based global pharmaceutical company, announced that they had entered into an agreement for CSL to launch an all-cash public tender offer to acquire all publicly held shares in Vifor for USD 179.25 per share, for an aggregate equity value for Vifor of USD 11.7 bn. Vifor&#8217;s board of directors unanimously recommends the offer. Vifor&#8217;s largest shareholder, Patinex AG, holding 23,2%, has agreed to tender its shares into the offer.
Homburger AG is advising CSL Limited on the transaction. The Homburger team is led by partners Dieter Gericke and Daniel Häusermann (Corporate / M&amp;A) and comprises counsel Micha Fankhauser (Corporate / M&amp;A), partners Reto Heuberger and Stefan Oesterhelt (both Tax), Benjamin Leisinger (Financing and Investment Products), Richard Stäuber (Competition, Regulatory), Andri Hess and Luca Dal Molin (both IP / IT), associates Olivier Bühlmann, Francesco Bernasconi and Estelle Piccard (all Corporate / M&amp;A), David Waldmeier (Competition, Regulatory), Sandrine Chabbey (Financing and Investment Products), Marco Bächtold (Employment &amp; Executive Compensation), Philippe Gobet (Tax), as well as junior associates Adrian Bühlmann, Cédric Berger, Tanja Niederer, Joel Schmidt and Lars Schöni.

Lars
Schöni

Homburger is advising Bosch Service Solutions in its planned acquisition of Elpro Group AG

Homburger advises CSL with respect to its announced public tender offer to acquire Vifor Pharma

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Homburger is advising Bosch Service Solutions in its planned acquisition of Elpro Group AG

Homburger advises CSL with respect to its announced public tender offer to acquire Vifor Pharma

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