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An article by Dr. Dirk Spacek for WEKA

CMS has comprehensively advised Henry Schein, the world's largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, on the acquisition of ABC Dental. ABC Dental, a full-service dental distributor offering consumables, equipment, and technical service to general practitioners, specialists, and dental laboratories in Switzerland. The acquisition allows Henry Schein to further expand its presence in the Swiss market and to broaden its customer base.A CMS team led by Alain Raemy (Corporate/M&A) and Andrea Relly (Corporate/M&A) advised Henry Schein comprehensively on this transaction. Other team members included Maximilian Hauser, Anna Mast, Dr Christoph Willi, Dr Dirk Spacek and Mark Cagienard. CMS Switzer­land:Alain Raemy (Lead Partner, Corporate/M&A)Andrea Relly (Counsel, Corporate/M&A)Maximilian Hauser (Associate, Corporate/M&A)Anna Mast (Associate, Corporate/M&A)Dr Christoph Willi (Partner, Regulatory)Dr Dirk Spacek (Partner, Compliance, TMC)Mark Cagienard (Partner, Tax)

An article by Dr. Dirk Spacek for WEKA

An article by Dr. Dirk Spacek and Julia Nitschke for WEKA

Once again, CMS distinguishes itself as a leader in Switzerland's legal landscape, according to the "Top Law Firm" rankings from the Swiss business magazines BIL­ANZ, the Han­delszei­tung and magazine PME. Across 31 distinct practice areas, CMS von Erlach Partners (CMS Switzerland) has solidified its position among the elite, securing top 25 rankings in an impressive 25 practice areas. This reaffirms our standing as a leading full-service law firm in Switzerland. 

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.

The Swiss business magazine BILANZ, the Handelszeitung, and the magazine PME have awarded the "Top Law Firms" in Switzerland for the 7th time. Out of the 31 legal areas, CMS von Erlach Partners (CMS Switzerland) was ranked as one of the top 25 law firms in Switzerland in 28 areas, which is more than any other law firm in Switzerland. This confirms our position as a leading full-service law firm in the country.

Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edition

Neuchâtel , 2. Dezember 2022Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, and GLOBAZ SA, a leading 1st pillar pension administration software provider, announced they will enter into a strategic cooperation around a 2nd pillar pension administration IT solution. Aon Switzerland is handing over MULTI-Pension – its 2nd pillar IT solution – to GLOBAZ. This cooperation, which takes effect on 1 January 2023, reflects the major strategic goal of the two entities to enhance and develop 1st and 2nd pillar management solutions designed to provide an overall overview of pension provisions to the insured. For Aon, a global leader for risk management and wealth solutions for businesses, this step enhances its range of digital services as part of its pension fund management operations. In this perspective, Aon and GLOBAZ will pool their competencies in order to energise digital services and, especially, MULTI-Pension, the 2nd pillar software solution, for the benefit of pension funds, the insured and companies in the Swiss pension market. A CMS Switzerland team led by Dirk Spacek advised Aon on all legal aspects of the transaction. CMS Switzer­land­Dr Dirk Spacek, Partner, TMC/IPDr Christian Gersbach, Partner, EmploymentSarah Keller, Associate, EmploymentLucien Monnerat, Trainee

For the sixth time, the leading Swiss business magazine BIL­ANZ and the newspapers Handelszeitung and Le Temps have published their rankings of the  top law firms in Switzerland. CMS von Erlach Partners (CMS Switzerland) is ranked as one of the top 25 law firms in Switzerland in a total of 28 out of 31 practice areas, which is more than any other law firm in Switzerland. This further underlines our position as a leading full-service law firm.

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).