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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

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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We are pleased to share with you the 2024 edition of the European M&A Outlook, published by CMS in association with Mer­ger­mar­ket.

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

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