M&A & investment capital

• SNCF Mobilités, the main French rail operator, on the acquisition of a 45% stake in BLS Cargo AG, a major player in the Swiss rail freight market.
• A major French bank, on several stake acquisitions in Swiss or foreign groups, particularly in the sector of watchmaking technology.
• MICHELIN, a world leader in the tire industry, on the acquisition of a minority stake in the German group A.T.U., a service provider in the automotive sector owned by the Mobivia Group.
• A French hotel group, on the acquisition of a historic hotel in the city of Geneva.
• A global leader in security inks for banknotes and sensitive documents on various M&A and refinancing transactions.
• INEOS, a world leader in the pharmaceutical industry, on the acquisition of FC Lausanne-Sport, a historic club of the Swiss Football Championship.
• The founders of My-Store SA, online store leader in Western Switzerland, on the sale of a majority stake to the Ringier Group.
• Several start-ups, particularly in the perfume, jewelry, food-processing and new technologies industries, on the establishment of the structure and profit-sharing plans, the financing and the participation to capital, shareholders agreements and related agreements (distribution, supply, sale, etc.).

Restructuring and relocation & Corporate law

• An American multinational, world leader in the aerospace industry, on several domestic restructuring operations and corporate law issues.
• A French commodities dealer, relocating its Swiss trading activities to France.
• A global blockchain player on the relocation of shareholding structure in Switzerland and the intellectual property rights.
• A French industrial group, leader in the motorisation and automation of housing and building openings, on relocation operations (headquarters transfer), restructuring and corporate law issues.
• A French group, leader in the production, processing and distribution of materials, on a cross-border merger (to France) of a holding company.
• A Swiss leader in outpatient surgery, on domestic restructuring and corporate law issues.

Distribution and other contracts

• A world leader in the production and distribution of beverages, on different contracts for distribution, franchise and license matters, particularly on customer compensation issues.
• An American multinational, on setting up a joint venture in Asia for the manufacture and distribution of baby care products.
• A global leader in the luxury goods and perfume industry on international distribution contracts.
• A major car manufacturer on the implementation of framework agreements related to maintenance.
• An American multinational based in Switzerland, world leader in the manufacture and distribution of consumer goods, on various aspects of international distribution contracts (contract law, competition and private international law).
• A joint venture between a global leader in leasing and management of industrial wagons and containers and an asset management company. 

Competition

• A large publishing and content distribution group, on the sale of its press distribution and news products activities to a Swiss player.
• A leading French publisher in the context of a supposed ban on parallel imports for the French books sector.
• A global group of delivery services, on antitrust matters as part of a sponsorship agreement with an international sports federation.
• Public producers and suppliers of electricity, on mergers in the energy sector and as part of a request for provisional measures based on alleged abuse of dominance.
• A European private equity fund, on the acquisition of a major international sports marketing company based in Switzerland.