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12/10/2023
Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Forum 2023
Blurring Boundaries - Exploring the convergence of life sciences and law
25/09/2023
CMS advised FLACHGLAS Wernberg GmbH on the sale of Flachglas Schweiz Group
Zurich, September 2023 | A team of CMS Switzerland under the lead of Partner Stefan Brunnsch­weiler and Senior Associate Samuel Felix Gang provided com­pre­hens­ive advice to FLACHGLAS Wernberg GmbH on all legal aspects regarding the sale of Flachglas (Schweiz) AG, a leading Swiss supplier of high-quality processed glass products for the construction industry, to HSBH Holding AG. The Flachglas Schweiz Group operates at two locations in Wikon (Canton Lucerne) and Gwatt near Thun (Canton Bern). The Flachglas Schweiz Group offers a wide range of glass solutions for the construction of new buildings and the renovation of existing buildings, in particular fire protection glass. For almost four decades now, the group with its ap­prox­im­ately 200 employees has been a reliable partner for high-quality glass applications and is known for the quality of its products and services.The FLACHGLAS Wernberg Group has 85 years of experience in the field of glass finishing and produces special glass at three locations in Germany, such as: railway glass, construction glass, showers and many other ap­plic­a­tions. The three locations in Germany employ ap­prox­im­ately 800 people. The sale of the Flachglas Schweiz Group enables the FLACHGLAS Wernberg Group to realise its strategic goals in order to strengthen, modernise and position the three remaining locations well for the future.The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price of the trans­ac­tion.CMS Switzer­land­Stefan Brunnsch­weiler, LL.M., Managing Partner, Head Cor­por­ate/M&ASamuel Felix Gang, LL.M., Senior As­so­ci­ate, Cor­por­ate/M&AAnna Mast, As­so­ci­ate, Cor­por­ate/M&A
25/09/2023
CMS Expert Guide to Public Takeovers in Switzerland
1. Are takeovers of listed companies regulated? Yes. Switzer­land's public takeover law is laid down in the Federal Act on Financial Market In­fra­struc­tures and Market Conduct in Securities and De­riv­at­ives...
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21/09/2023
9th CMS Public Procurement Forum
Mark your calendar for the 9th edition of our annual event - CMS Public Procurement Forum. We cordially invite you to join our Forum providing an update on European public procurement law. It will take place in Frankfurt on Thursday, 21 September 2023 from 12:45 - 18:30 p.m. CET. The programme will cover various hot topics including ESG criteria in public procurement processes and an impact of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation on EU bidders.We will also talk about Do’s and Don’ts of submitting a successful bid. Lastly, our specialists will provide you with practical impact of recent case law of the ECJ. The event will be held in English and is free of charge.There will be the possibility to participate remotely for anyone interested in these topics, but unable to attend in per­son. Save the date and be part of annual event. Should you have any questions regarding this event, please contact us.
19/09/2023
Trading of crypto-as­sets in detail
The Markets in Crypto-As­sets Regulation (MiCAR) sets down a harmonised regulatory framework for service providers known as crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), which carry out activities with crypto-as­sets...
19/09/2023
Biod­iversity: now a topic for companies
Biod­iversity: the variety of lifeThe term biod­iversity, also known as species diversity, is understood to mean a richness of animals, plants, fungi and mi­croor­gan­isms. The term also encompasses the genetic...
19/09/2023
CMS Expert Guide to Crypto Regulation in Switzerland
Disclaimer: This chapter was last updated on 15 September 2023 and does not reflect any subsequent de­vel­op­ments. The information provided is intended for general in­form­a­tion­al purposes and should not...
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13/09/2023
Turning the Corner? CMS European M&A Outlook 2024
We are pleased to share with you the 2024 edition of the European M&A Outlook, published by CMS in association with Mer­ger­mar­ket.
11/09/2023
CMS Annual Review of English Construction Law De­vel­op­ments: An In­ter­na­tion­al...
We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2023 edition of our in­ter­na­tion­ally focused Annual Review of English Construction Law De­vel­op­ments. Now in its thirteenth year, the Annual Review sum­mar­ises...
05/09/2023
CMS European Real Estate Deal Point Study 2023
European real estate trends The new CMS European Real Estate Deal Point Study 2023 now includes more than 2,500 trans­ac­tions. Compiling the study involved comparing all the transactions on which we advised in the period 2010 to 2022, enabling us to highlight property development trends. The market response to our study indicates that over the years it has repeatedly proved to be a valuable tool when preparing for contract ne­go­ti­ations. CMS’ analysis of the European real estate market in 2022 revealed the following key trends
04/09/2023
Podcast Episode #17 | Empowering startups with top-tier legal guidance...
What do we offer as part of our equIP programme to help start-ups scale? Discover how Pelt8 helps its clients to collect sus­tain­ab­il­ity data in an easy and auditable way, and learn about their experience as an equIP participant.
31/08/2023
Pre-Pack re­or­gan­isa­tion in Serbia and Montenegro: An overview
In response to the proposal by the EU Commission on 7 December 2022 that an EU Directive be issued to harmonise certain aspects of insolvency law, this article provides a look into one of the main topics...