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Homburger advises Zurich Insurance Group Ltd on the placement of 7,090,909 newly issued shares through an accelerated bookbuilding process, raising gross proceeds of CHF 3.9 bn

On March 2, 2026, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (SIX: ZURN) announced the launch of an accelerated bookbuilding offering, which led to the successful placement of 7,090,909 newly issued shares at an offer price of CHF 550 per offered share, raising aggregate gross proceeds of approximately CHF 3.9 bn. Zurich intends to use the net proceeds from the capital increase to partly finance the acquisition of Beazley plc.
The offering was conducted by way of (i) a placement to professional investors in Switzerland or in any other circumstances relying on an exemption from the obligation to publish a prospectus under the Swiss Financial Services Act, (ii) private placements in certain jurisdictions outside of Switzerland and the United States, and (iii) private placements within the United States to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act.
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Bookrunners, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank acted as Joint Bookrunners as well, and Crédit Agricole and Zürcher Kantonalbank acted as Co-Lead Managers in connection with the offering.
Homburger advised Zurich on all aspects of Swiss corporate and capital markets law. The Homburger team was led by Hansjürg Appenzeller (Corporate / M&amp;A, Capital Markets, Insurance) and Lorenzo Togni (Capital Markets) and included Matthias Müller (Corporate / M&amp;A) as well as Fabrice Eckert (Insurance, Financing). Dieter Grünblatt and Arbnor Sheholli provided tax advice.

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Homburger advised Zurich Insurance Company Ltd in connection with new debt facilities entered into in relation to Zurich Insurance Group Ltd’s offer for Beazley plc

On March 2, 2026, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (SIX: ZURN) announced its recommended all-cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Beazley plc (Beazley). The transaction combines two highly complementary businesses, accelerating Zurich’s strategy to create the global leader in Specialty insurance. It is intended that the cash consideration for the Beazley shares will be satisfied by applying drawings from the new debt facilities, alongside existing cash resources and proceeds from Zurich Insurance Group Ltd’s recent equity raise.
Homburger advised Zurich with respect to all Swiss law aspects of this new debt financing.
The Homburger team was led by Stefan Bindschedler (Financing) and Hansjürg Appenzeller (Corporate / M&amp;A, Insurance) and included Fabrice Eckert (Insurance, Financing) and Matthias Müller (Corporate / M&amp;A). Dieter Grünblatt and Arbnor Sheholli provided tax advice.

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Homburger advised OC Oerlikon on the completion of the divestment of its Barmag textile machinery business for manmade fibers to Rieter

On February 2, 2026, OC Oerlikon announced that it has completed the divestment of its Barmag textile machinery business for manmade fibers to Rieter at an enterprise value of CHF 850 m with an earn-out of up to CHF 100 m. With the closing of this transaction, Oerlikon becomes a pure-play surface technology company, serving a broad base of customers in demanding industries – from automotive, aerospace and energy to luxury, medical, defense and semiconductors – with a toolbox of high-tech surface technologies.
The Homburger team was led by Daniel Hasler (Corporate / M&amp;A) and included Anna Peter, Nicola Togni, Matthias Müller, Alessandro Samà and Fabio Gasser (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Dieter Grünblatt (Tax), Richard Stäuber and Nicolas Stocker (both Competition), Lorenzo Togni (Capital Markets) as well as Jürg Frick (Financing).

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Homburger advises Zurich Insurance Group Ltd on the placement of 7,090,909 newly issued shares through an accelerated bookbuilding process, raising gross proceeds of CHF 3.9 bn

Homburger advised Zurich Insurance Company Ltd in connection with new debt facilities entered into in relation to Zurich Insurance Group Ltd’s offer for Beazley plc

Homburger advised OC Oerlikon on the completion of the divestment of its Barmag textile machinery business for manmade fibers to Rieter

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Homburger advises Zurich Insurance Group Ltd on the placement of 7,090,909 newly issued shares through an accelerated bookbuilding process, raising gross proceeds of CHF 3.9 bn

Homburger advised Zurich Insurance Company Ltd in connection with new debt facilities entered into in relation to Zurich Insurance Group Ltd’s offer for Beazley plc

Homburger advised OC Oerlikon on the completion of the divestment of its Barmag textile machinery business for manmade fibers to Rieter

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