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On December 18, 2023, IBM announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Software AG, a company majority owned by Silver Lake, to purchase StreamSets and webMethods, Software AG’s Super iPaaS (integration platform as a service) enterprise technology platforms, for EUR 2.13 bn in cash. StreamSets will add data ingestion capabilities to watsonx, IBM’s AI and data platform, while webMethods will give clients and partners additional integration and API management tools for their hybrid multi cloud environments. IBM announced on July 1, 2024, that it has completed the acquisition after receiving all required regulatory approvals.
Homburger advised IBM on the Swiss aspects of the transaction. The Homburger team advising IBM was led by Daniel Hasler and included Jonas Stähli and Oliver Dalla Palma (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Jeremy Reichlin (Employment), Dominique Burà (Litigation), as well as Peter Müller and Philippe Weber (both Tax).

Homburger advised International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) on its acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG

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On May 30, 2024, Aktiengesellschaft für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) announced the acquisition of a 25%-stake in APG SGA SA (APG|SGA) from the two anchor shareholders JCDecaux SE and Pargesa Asset Management S.A. for a total consideration of CHF 165 m. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days. JCDecaux SE and Pargesa Asset Management S.A. will remain shareholders in APG|SGA with respective stakes of 16.44% and 13.86%.
The Homburger team advising NZZ is led by Anna Peter and Daniel Daeniker and includes Héloïse de Jamblinne, Matthias Müller, Norina Tröhler and Micha Fankhauser (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Jürg Frick and Stefan Bindschedler (both Financing), Richard Stäuber and Katharina Bratvogel-Wilk (both Competition), Gregor Bühler and Gabriel Kasper (both IP / IT), Frédéric Fitzi (Employment), as well as Dieter Grünblatt and Philippe Weber (both Tax).

Homburger advised NZZ on the acquisition of a strategic 25%-stake in APG|SGA, a leading Out-of-Home Media company in Switzerland

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On May 22, 2024, Swixx Biopharma, a Swiss-based global commercial platform dedicated to unlocking access to innovative medicines worldwide, announced its strategic expansion into Latin America by acquiring Laboratorios Biopas. Biopas is a leading pharmaceutical company in Latin America, specializing in the in-licensing, marketing, and sale of cutting-edge specialty pharmaceutical products, with annual sales of approx. USD 220 m. The founders of Biopas will become shareholders of Swixx Biopharma. The transaction is expected to close in June or July 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.
The Homburger team advising Biopas and its founders comprises Andreas Müller, Anna Peter, Hans Glent Abildgaard and Harun Cetin (all Corporate / M&amp;A), Stefan Bindschedler (Financing and Investment Products) as well as Reto Heuberger and Philippe Weber (both Tax).

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Homburger advised International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) on its acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG

Homburger advised NZZ on the acquisition of a strategic 25%-stake in APG|SGA, a leading Out-of-Home Media company in Switzerland

Homburger advises on the sale of Biopas to Swixx Biopharma

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Homburger advised International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) on its acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG

Homburger advised NZZ on the acquisition of a strategic 25%-stake in APG|SGA, a leading Out-of-Home Media company in Switzerland

Homburger advises on the sale of Biopas to Swixx Biopharma

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