CMS von Erlach Poncet advises Gemalto on the acquisition of Trüb's secure document business

Zurich – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is set out to acquire the secure document business from Trüb AG, an international company with high-end security technologies based in Switzerland. The completion of the transaction is expected in the second quarter of 2015.

Trüb has a 150 year history of secure printing and is a leading supplier of physical and electronic identification solutions. The Trüb business will reinforce Gemalto's leadership in high security identification documents and will also enable Gemalto to serve the Swiss market of Financial Institutions. A team from CMS von Erlach Poncet led by Zurich-based partner Stefan Brunnschweiler advises the inhouse team at Gemalto on the legal aspects of the transaction.

Gemalto

Marc Bergmann, Senior V-P General Counsel M&A

CMS von Erlach Poncet

Stefan Brunnschweiler, Lead Partner, Corporate/M&A

Daniel Jenny, Corporate/M&A

Andrea Ferchl, Corporate/M&A

Marquard Christen, Competition

Thomas Zweifel, Real Estate

Philippe Fuchs, IP/IT

Mark Cagienard, Tax