Zurich, January 2024 | A team of CMS Switzerland under the lead of Stefan Brunnschweiler and Samuel Felix Gang provided comprehensive advice to the sole shareholder on all legal aspects regarding the sale of Argolite AG to SWISS KRONO Group. The team further consisted of Sibylle Schnyder, David Hürlimann, Andrea Relly, Ferdinand Blezinger, Dominik Penkov and Alexander Salamon. Argolite AG, which was founded in 1937 and operates out of Willisau (Switzerland), has been producing laminates since 1953 and is the only Swiss manufacturer of HPL (High Pressure Laminate) in accordance with the EN438 quality standard, having around 80 employees. Founded in Menznau (Switzerland) in 1966, the SWISS KRONO Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of wood-based materials and stands for sustainable and innovative solutions in the Flooring, Interiors and Building Materials business. SWISS KRONO focuses on recyclable materials for living and working environments. As a preferred partner, SWISS KRONO enables its customers to grow with green building materials. Founded as a family business, the Group is wholly owned by Ines Kaindl-Benes. For the SWISS KRONO Group, the acquisition offers synergies and growth opportunities in an increasingly competitive market and also represents a clear commitment to the home market and the location in Switzerland. Despite the acquisition by the SWISS KRONO Group, Argolite AG will retain its legal independence, the Willisau site and the jobs there. 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&AAndrea Relly, Counsel, Corporate/M&ADr Ferdinand Blezinger, LL.M., Senior Associate, Corporate/M&AAlexander Salamon, Attorney Trainee, Corporate/M&ADr Sibylle Schnyder, LL.M., Partner, Real EstateDavid Hürlimann, Managing Partner, TaxDominik Penkov, Associate, Tax

On 31 October 2023, Renais­sance, to­geth­er with industry expert Daniel Lippuner and the management of Heberlein AG, acquired the entire business operations of Heberlein AG. The acquired business will continue to operate unchanged at its current location in Wattwil with the existing management and all employees under the name Heberlein Technology AG. Heberlein was founded in 1835 and has established itself as a leading provider of nozzles for synthetic continuous yarns worldwide, developing, manufacturing, and distributing key components for the chemical fiber industry, with approximately 80 employees. Renais­sance, based in Lausanne, was founded by pension funds for pension funds and has been investing in unlisted Swiss SMEs for over 20 years.A team from CMS, led by Alain Raemy, provided comprehensive legal and tax advice to Renaissance in this transaction. CMS SwitzerlandAlain Raemy, Partner, Corporate / M&AAndrea Relly, Counsel, Corporate / M&AMark Cagienard, Partner, TaxDominik Penkov, Associate, Tax Dr. Simone Brauchbar Birkhäuser, Partner, IP / ITPhilipp Dickenmann, Partner, Dispute ResolutionReto Hunsperger, Partner, RestructuringDr. Marjolaine Jakob, Partner, Re­struc­turin­gOlivia Zingg, Associate, IP / ITHelena Loretan, Associate, Real EstateKatja Bertsche, Senior Associate, Real EstateDr. Miryam Meile, Senior Associate, Employment Anna Mast, Associate, Corporate / M&AAlexander Salamon, Lawyer Trainee, Corporate / M&A

Zurich, February 2022 – A team of CMS Switzerland led by Stefan Brunnschweiler acted as Swiss legal counsel for the Spanish start-up Playtomic on all legal aspects regarding the acquisition of all shares in GotCourts AG, a swiss stock corporation based in Zurich, Switzerland. CMS Switzerland worked in collaboration with team members from CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo (CMS Spain). Playtomic is Europe's largest sports booking app and SaaS for sport venues. The company operates in 25 countries, with over 2500 partner clubs and over 1 million active players. GotCourts is a social network for racket sports players and an online service for booking courts and coaches. It's the first platform to provide everything a player needs in a single network. Since the business was founded in 2014, it has grown rapidly in Switzerland and are now scaling internationally. GotCourts already connects 250,000 racket sports enthusiasts and supports their passion for the sport. CMS Switzer­land­Stefan Brunnschweiler, Managing Partner, Global Co-Head of the Corporate/M&A GroupAndrea Relly, Senior Associate, Corporate/M&AAlexandra Stocker, Associate, Corporate/M&ASamuel Felix Gang, Associate, Corporate/M&ADr Dirk Spacek, Partner, IP/ITDr Simone Brauch­bar-Birkhäuser, Counsel, IP/IT­Mark Ca­gi­enard, Partner, TaxJens Lehmann, Associate, TaxDominik Penkov, Associate, TaxCMS SpainCarlos Peña, Partner, Corporate/M&AAlfonso Codes, Partner, Public Law & Regulated SectorsJose Luis Rodríguez Ontiveros, Associate, Corporate/M&A