Set out below are representative recent Corporate / M&A transactions:

• Cross-border reorganisation and relocation to Switzerland of regulated foreign insurance and reinsurance companies listed on the NYSE such as ACE Group Insurance / Reinsurance and Allied World Assurance Group.
• Legal advisors to France Telecom in the sales auction regarding its Swiss mobile network operator Orange Communications SA and the sale to Apax Partners at an agreed enterprise value of CHF 2 billion.
• Legal advisors to the bidder in the public takeover proceedings concerning the tender offer to the public shareholders in a regulated financial service provider.
• Legal advisors to Jelmoli Holding in connection with the forming of two separate listed companies (Jelmoli and Athris) and the subsequent public tender offer in excess of CHF 1.5 billion launched by Swiss Prime Site AG.
• Legal advisors in the cross-border merger of IAWS Group plc with Hiestand Holding AG and the subsequent listing of ARYZTA AG on the SIX Swiss Exchange (market capitalisation of approximately CHF 4 billion).
• Legal advisors to BSI (Generali Group) in the acquisition of Banca del Gottardo for a purchase price of approximately CHF 1.8 billion and in the subsequent merging of the two companies.
• Introduction of a holding structure for the EFG Bank by means of an asymmetric spin-off and subsequent IPO of the new holding company EFG International AG.

Niederer Kraft & Frey is one of the rare law firms in Switzerland with both the know-how and the capacity required for the successful handling of complex and broad transactions of this nature.