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Zurich, March 2024 | An international CMS team under the lead of Stefan Brunnschweiler and Florian Jung provided comprehensive advice to Ypsomed (SIX: YPSN) on all legal aspects regarding the sale of its pen needle and blood glucose monitoring systems (BGMs) businesses to Medical Technology and Devices S.p.A. (MTD). Ypsomed is supporting a reliable transition to ensure the supply of pen needles to people around the globe who inject insulin and other hormones. During a transition period, Ypsomed will produce pen needles as a contract manufacturer and provide certain services to facilitate a seamless transfer. The production equipment will be gradually moved to the MTD sites by mid-2025. The business with pen needles and BGMs to be transferred to MTD accounted for sales of CHF 52 million in FY 2022/23 and CHF 18 million in the first half of FY 2023/24. The closing of the transaction and thus the transfer of the business with pen needles and blood glucose monitoring systems is expected in summer 2024, after which the transition will begin, and is subject to customary respectively regulatory conditions. Ypsomed is the leading developer and manufacturer of injection and infusion systems for self-medication and a renowned diabetes specialist. The company will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2024. As a leader in innovation and technology, it is a preferred partner of pharmaceutical and biotech companies for pens, autoinjectors and pump systems for administering liquid medications. Ypsomed presents and markets its product portfolios under the umbrella brand mylife Diabetescare directly to patients, pharmacies, and hospitals as well as under Ypsomed Delivery Systems in busi­ness-to-busi­ness operations with pharmaceutical companies. Ypsomed is headquartered in Burgdorf, Switzerland. The company has a global network of production facilities, subsidiaries, and distribution partners. Ypsomed has over 2,200 employees worldwide. CMS ZurichStefan Brunnschweiler, LL.M., Managing Partner, Head Corporate/M&AFlorian Jung, LL.M., Senior Associate, Corporate/M&ASamuel Felix Gang, LL.M., Senior Associate, Corporate/M&AAnna Mast, Associate, Corporate/M&AAlexander Salamon, Attorney Trainee, Corporate/M&AMarquard Christen, LL.M., MAS, Partner, Com­pet­i­tion­Sophia Rovelli, Attorney Trainee, Com­pet­i­tion­Nad­ine Anwander, Attorney Trainee, CompetitionDr Matthias Kuert, LL.M., Partner, Capital MarketsMark Cagienard, LL.M. VAT, Partner, TaxChristian Gersbach, LL.M., Partner, EmploymentDirk Spacek, LL.M., Partner, IT/IPCMS ParisAlexandra Rohmert, Partner, Corporate/M&AVincent Desbenoit, Associate, Corporate/M&ACaroline Froger-Michon, Partner, Em­ploy­ment­Ca­mille Baumgarten, Associate, Em­ploy­ment­Aliénor Fevre, Counsel, CommercialManon Fleury, Associate, Com­mer­cialJean-Hugues de la Berge, Partner, TaxWilliam Hamon, Partner, TaxCMS FrankfurtDr Heike Wagner, Partner, Corporate/M&ADr Tobias Kilian, Of Counsel, Corporate/M&ADr Reiner Thieme, Associate, Corporate/M&ACMS HamburgDr Heike Wagner, Partner, Corporate/M&A

This year CMS Switzerland has been recommended by The Legal 500 in 21 categories in the European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) edi­tion. In addition, 6 of our lawyers are recognized individually for their expertise as "Leading Individuals" or "Next Generation Partner" in the areas of Competition, Insolvency & Corporate Recovery, Insurance, Public Law, Real Estate & Construction and TMT.

Bruker Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed US tech company, entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Chemspeed Technologies AG, a Swiss provider of vendor-agnostic automated laboratory R&D and QC workflow solutions. Chemspeed is focused on modular automation and robotics solutions for chemical research, pharma drug formulation, materials research for cleantech and consumer applications. The Chemspeed acquisition accelerates Bruker’s entry into lab automation, digitalisation and scientific software solutions. Chemspeed offers modular automation to enhance productivity in R&D and QC departments to achieve more in less time and without additional staff. Chemspeed complements Bruker’s vendor-agnostic plat­form SciY™ for software automation and digital transformation of R&D labs in the life science, biopharma and cleantech industries. An international CMS team headed by Stefan Brunnschweiler and Andrea Relly (Switzerland), in collaboration with the US law firm Nixon Peabody LLP advised Bruker on all legal aspects of the transaction. CMS Switzer­land­Stefan Brunnschweiler, Lead Partner, Corporate / M&AAndrea Relly, Counsel, Corporate / M&ASamuel Gang, Senior Associate, Corporate / M&AAnna Mast, Associate, Corporate / M&AMarquard Christen, Partner, Competition and ComplianceJulia Haas, Senior Associate, Competition and Com­pli­ance­Bernhard Lötscher, Partner, ComplianceSophie Weber, Associate, ComplianceDr Dirk Spacek, Partner, Intellectual PropertyDr Simone Brauch­bar-Birkhäuser, Partner, Intellectual PropertyOlivia Zingg, Associate, Intellectual PropertyMark Cagienard, Partner, TaxJens Lehmann, Senior Associate, TaxMiryam Meile, Senior Associate, Em­ploy­mentSibylle Schnyder, Partner, Real EstateReto Hunsperger, Partner, Com­mer­cialAl­ex­an­der Salamon, Attorney Trainee, Corporate / M&ASophia Rovelli, Attorney Trainee, Corporate / M&AElisabeth Suter, Attorney Trainee, ComplianceCMS BelgiumKai Neuhaus, Partner, Brussel, CompetitionDavid Rappenglück, Associate, Brussel, CompetitionCMS UKRussel Hoare, Partner, Lon­don, Com­pet­i­tion­Claire Barraclough, Associate, Competition

Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edition

The leading facility management and workplace experience company ISS has acquired Livit FM Services AG from its previous parent company Livit AG. Livit FM Services AG looks after a large proportion of Swiss Life properties in Switzerland. The company has over 670 employees. The takeover of Livit FM Services AG is a strategic acquisition that strengthens ISS Switzerland's market position. The transaction will enable ISS to expand and develop its service delivery to the real estate industry segment. The integration of the acquired company is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023. Livit FM Services AG will operate under the ISS brand in the future.A team of CMS led by Dr Daniel Jenny comprehensively advised ISS on all legal matters of this transaction. CMS Switzer­land­Dr Daniel Jenny, Partner, Corporate/M&ADr Ferdinand Blezinger, Associate, Corporate/M&AFlorian Jung, Associate, Corporate/M&AAlexandra Stocker, Associate, Corporate/M&AReto Hunsperger, Partner, Com­mer­cialDr Mar­jolaine Jakob, Partner, Com­mer­cial­Christina Winter, Associate, EmploymentHelena Loretan, Associate, Real EstateMark Cagienard, Partner, Tax

Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 edition

Talenthouse AG, a leading technology platform connecting brands and creatives globally, has been listed as an operating company on the International Reporting Standard of the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX) since 29 March 2022. Over the past 15 months, Talenthouse AG has bundled four previously independent companies and brought them to the stock exchange in Zurich through a reverse merger. This is the second listing on the SIX this year (after the first list­ing on the new SPARKS segment of the SIX). Tal­ent­house AG is a technology platform company that works with the world's largest creative community with over 14 million members to produce high-quality digital content for numerous major global companies such as Netflix and Nike. Talenthouse AG, which operates the creative platforms Talenthouse, EyeEm, Ello, Zooppa and Jovoto, is pioneering the structural realignment of content production using a platform-based business model to deliver content that can keep pace with consumer demand in the digital age in terms of scale and quality. At the same time, the company offers development opportunities to creative minds. The company is domiciled in Switzerland and, in addition to its operational headquarters in London, has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Berlin, Milan and Philadelphia. The transaction was supported by an international legal team under Relationship Partner Gregor Famira of CMS Vienna. The Swiss CMS team advised the majority shareholder of Talenthouse AG (Talenthouse GmbH) as well as the chairman of the board of Talenthouse AG. The Swiss team was led by Matthias Kuert (Capital Markets) and further included Stefan Brunnschweiler (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Franziska Hammer, Florian Jung and Alexandra Stocker (all Corporate/M&A) as well as Simone Brauchbar (IP/IT), Mark Cagienard (Partner; Tax) and Jodok Wicki (Partner; Com­mer­cial/Lit­ig­a­tion).

Infopro Digital, a leading European B2B group specialised in information and technology, acquires Bindexis AG from NZZ. Bindexis AG focuses on the monitoring and lead generation of construction projects. The company is headquartered in Basel. The acquisition of Bindexis AG is part of Infopro Digital's in­ter­na­tion­al­isa­tion strategy and strengthens its European leadership in monitoring and lead generation for construction projects. Infopro Digital already owns eight leading platforms across eight major European markets. Infopro Digital is present in 17 countries and employs more than 4,000 people. Infopro Digital's innovative solutions are aimed at professionals in five key business sectors: construction and public sector, automotive, industry, insurance and finance, as well as retail.A team from CMS Switzerland, led by Daniel Jenny, advised Infopro Digital on all legal matters of the transaction. CMS Switzer­land­Dr Daniel Jenny, Partner, Corporate/ M&APascal Stocker, Associate, Corporate/ M&AAlexandra Stocker, Associate, Corporate/ M&ADr Dirk Spacek, Partner, IP / IT / Com­mer­cial­Chris­ti­an Gersbach, Partner, EmploymentThomas Zweifel, Associate, Real EstatePatrick Neher, Trainee, CommercialCMS UkraineTetyana Dovgan, Partner, Corporate/ M&AMariana Saienko, Senior Associate, Corporate/ M&AMykola Heletiy, Senior Associate, EmploymentDenys Hatseniuk, Lawyer, Corporate/ M&A

Zurich | March 2022A team of CMS Switzerland under the lead of Stefan Brunnschweiler provided comprehensive advice to Swedish CIDAN Machinery Group on all legal aspects regarding the acquisition of Swiss long folder producer Thalmann Maschinenbau AG. CIDAN Machinery Group is a world leading, innovative supplier to the sheet metal industry. The group operates manufacturing locations in Sweden and Austria and has office locations in several European countries, the United States and China. The headquarters of the company, founded in 1907, is based in Götene, Sweden. Thalmann Maschinenbau is a world leading company in long folding technology. The company has a strong track record of bringing innovations to the market that lead to significant efficiency improvements, cost reductions and higher precision and flexibility of the folding process. The company was founded in 1948 and operates from Frauenfeld, Switzerland. With the acquisition of Thalmann Maschinenbau AG, CIDAN is adding yet another strong brand to its already strong portfolio that includes CIDAN, Forstner and nuIT. The Thalmann location in Switzerland will remain the major hub for long folder innovation and production. The 50 employees of Thalmann will be joining the CIDAN Machinery Group and remain employed at Frauenfeld. CIDAN is committed to build on the strengths of the existing team with the aim to further grow the business of long folders within the group. CMS Switzer­land­Stefan Brunnschweiler, LL.M., Lead, Managing Partner, Co-Global Head CMS Corporate/M&A GroupSamuel Felix Gang, LL.M., Associate, Corporate/M&AAndrea Relly, Senior Associate, Corporate/M&AAlexandra Stocker, Associate, Corporate/M&AMark Cagienard, LL.M., Partner, TaxDr David Schuler, LL.M., Senior Associate, TaxDr Dirk Spacek, LL.M., Partner, TMC and IPThomas Zweifel, LL.M., Senior Associate, Real EstateSarah Keller, Associate, EmploymentAline Steffen, Associate, Commercial

Trilux AG acquires Mono-Licht GmbH and thus further expands its capacities in the field of architectural lighting and special luminaire production. Founded in 1997, Mono-Licht GmbH is a Swiss luminaire manufacturer based in Winterthur. The family-owned company has more than 20 years of experience in luminaire manufacturing and employs around 25 people. Mono-Licht GmbH specializes in high-quality special luminaires and project solutions, which are developed at the Winterthur site and produced in the company's own manufactory. Trilux and Mono-Licht have already been working together successfully for many years on various lighting projects. With the purchase of Mono-Licht GmbH, Trilux AG is further expanding its capacities and competences in the field of architectural lighting and high-quality special luminaire production in a targeted manner and is also consistently exploiting the valuable synergies in all areas, from product development to joint sales and marketing. Mono-Licht GmbH will continue to operate as an independent enterprise in the Swiss market.A team of CMS Switzerland led by partner Stephan Werlen provided comprehensive legal advice to Trilux AG on the transaction. CMS Switzer­land­Dr Stephan Werlen, Partner, Corporate / M&APascal Stocker, Associate, Corporate / M&AAlexandra Stocker, Associate, Corporate / M&ADr Simone Brauchbar Birkhäuser, Counsel, IP / ITKatja Bertsche, Associate, Real EstateChristian Gersbach, Partner, Em­ploy­ment­Christina Winter, Associate, Em­ploy­ment­Patrick Neher, Attorney Trainee, CommercialLucas Poschung, Attorney Trainee, Commercial

The Frankfurt-based financial investor Halder has acquired Newemag AG. All parties involved have agreed not to disclose the details of the transaction. Founded in 1975, Newemag AG ranks among the leading suppliers of machine tools in Switzerland with more than 400 customers in diverse markets. In addition to turning and milling machines, the product portfolio of Newemag AG also includes machining centres with the capability of 5-axis and simultaneous machining. The company has extensive technical and implementation knowhow and is well connected in the Swiss manufacturing industry. By way of acquiring Newemag AG and together with Suvema AG, acquired in October 2019, Halder establishes the leading technology provider for tailored CNC machine tools in Switzerland. Combining the competencies of Suvema AG and Newemag AG within one group enables the joint exploitation of additional growth potential. Halder is an experienced private equity investor active in the German-speaking region since 1991 supporting established businesses mainly in the sectors Industrial, Healthcare and Food & Beverage. Halder supports its portfolio companies on their journey to become market leader. Over the past 30 years, Halder has invested into 44 companies and solved 23 successions. Currently the Halder team manages 7 portfolio companies.A team from CMS Switzerland, led by Stephan Werlen, advised Halder on all legal matters of the transaction. The Zurich and Frankfurt private equity and M&A teams with the partners Stephan Werlen and Oliver Wolfgramm advise Halder on a regular basis. CMS Switzer­land­Dr Stephan Werlen, Partner, Corporate / M&APascal Stocker, Associate, Corporate / M&AAlexandra Stocker, Associate, Corporate / M&ADr Simone Brauchbar Birkhäuser, Counsel, IP / ITKatja Bertsche, Associate, Real EstatePatrick Neher, Trainee, CommercialCMS Ger­manyDr Oliv­er C. Wolfgramm, Partner, Corporate / M&ADr Dirk Baukholt, Counsel, Corporate / M&ADr Navid Anderson, Counsel, Corporate/ M&A

Bruker, a NASDAQ-listed technology company in the analytical instrumentation sector, acquires Prolab. Prolab, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Reinach, specialises in high-precision low-flow liquid chromatography technology. In this context, the company focuses primarily on micro- and nano-UHPLC pump technology. The zirconium pump developed by Prolab is already a component of Bruker's high-performance mass spectrometry systems. The acquisition of Prolab provides Bruker with the opportunity to accelerate product innovation. In addition, Prolab's injection technology on the Zirconium Qube Autosampler enables high-precision injections with the smallest sample volumes and minimal sample losses, as well as faster cycle times. Therefore, the acquisition of Prolab ideally complements Bruker's high-performance mass spectrometry systems.A team from CMS Switzerland, led by Stefan Brunnschweiler, advised Bruker on all legal matters of the transaction. CMS Switzer­land­Stefan Brunnschweiler, Partner, Corporate / M&APascal Stocker, Associate, Corporate / M&ADr Simone Brauchbar Birkhäuser, Counsel, IP / ITAlexandra Stocker, Associate, Cor­por­ateDr Mar­jolaine Jakob, Partner, CommercialCMS GermanyDr Hendrik Hirsch, Partner, Corporate / M&ADr Berrit Roth-Mingram, Senior Associate, Corporate / M&ADr Thomas Hirse, Partner, IPKai Neuhaus, Partner, Competition