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NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

Borel & Barbey actively engages with legal developments by regularly contributing to specialised literature, participating in conferences, and being involved in the academic world.
This section provides you with an overview of the Firm’s latest news, including our publications, the conferences and talks we have participated in, recent cases we have handled, as well as the awards and distinctions we have received. You will also find important announcements and legislative developments that are shaping our legal environment.

Borel & Barbey advised NeuroGyn AG on a CHF 3 mio financing round

3 December 2024
Borel & Barbey recently advised NeuroGyn AG in a successful CHF 3 million financing round led by a business angel. Founded by Prof. Dr. Marc Possover, NeuroGyn AG is a...

Acquisition of eb-Qual SA by Swiss Expert Group SA

21 July 2023
Swiss Expert Group SA is strengthening its services and pursuing its growth in Switzerland by acquiring the company eb-Qual SA in Fribourg. Borel & Barbey advised Swiss Expert Group SA...

Criptonite Asset Management SA is now FINMA regulated

5 October 2022
Criptonite Asset Management SA has recently obtained a license from FINMA to act as regulated portfolio manager in Switzerland with a specific focus on digital assets. Criptonite Asset Management is a Swiss based wealth management company specialized in cryptocurrencies. Its aim is to create investment products (Actively Managed Certificates) for institutional investors and offer them exposure to the crypto market without its hassle and complexity. The successful process has been handled by Pierre Turrettini Borel & Barbey's team.

New partners and senior associates

14 January 2022
BOREL & BARBEY strengthens its corporate, banking and finance as well as its sports departments by promoting Pierre Turrettini and Alexandre Gallopin to partners of the firm as of 1...

AZURA SUISSE SA is the first independent asset manager in the French-speaking part of Switzerland to obtain a FINMA authorization under FinIA

5 July 2021
AZURA SUISSE SA has recently obtained a license from FINMA to act as an asset manager in Switzerland according to the new Financial Institutions Act (FinIA). AZURA SUISSE SA is...

UCI Ethics Commission

1 March 2021
Pierre Turrettini has been appointed Secretary of the UCI Ethics Commission as from the fourth quarter 2020. UCI Ethics Commission’s main tasks is to ensure that the UCI Code of Ethics is respected...

m3 Groupe Holding SA – Investment in Technis SA

25 September 2020
Borel & Barbey advised m3 Groupe Holding SA (https://m-3.group/) in relation to its investment of CHF 2 million in the Lausanne based start-up Technis SA and the execution of an exclusive...

Interview on the postponement of football games due to the coronavirus

19 March 2020
Pierre Turrettini appeared on Radio Suisse Romande’s (RSR) radio show Sport Matin on 19 March 2020 on the issue of the legal consequences of the postponement of football games due to the...

Acquisition of JAM Research Sàrl by Notz Stucki & Cie SA

30 December 2019
Borel & Barbey advised Notz Stucki & Cie SA in relation to its acquisition of the entire share capital of alternative manager JAM Research Sàrl, based in Geneva.Our team was...

VIRIDI UNIT SA – CHF 3 million financing round

1 November 2018
Borel & Barbey has advised the majority shareholders of VIRIDI UNIT SA, producer of legal cannabis in Geneva, in the completion of a CHF 3 million financing round with a Canadian...

UBS Conference – The Use of AI & Data in the Investment Process

24 October 2018
The UBS Equity Team organized a conference on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data in the investment process at the Hotel Mandarin Oriental in Geneva on October 4,...

Acquisition of Lagane Family Office SA by Groupe Eric Sturdza SA and merger of the entity with Coges Corraterie Gestion SA

11 July 2018
Borel & Barbey advised the Groupe Eric Sturdza SA in relation to its acquisition of the entire share capital of Lagane Family Office SA (Geneva based multifamily office) and its...

Important victory for CAS and FIFA before the Swiss Federal Tribunal

14 March 2018
Pierre Turrettini wrote an article published in Le Temps on March 14, 2018 regarding an important decision of the Swiss Federal Tribunal related to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and...

Real estate crowdfunding forum

5 December 2017
The Firm supports a specialised forum in real estate crowdfunding to take place Thursday, 7 December from 1.30pm to 7pm at the Fondation Louis Jeantet. This forum is jointly organised...

Article about the new Fintech rules

7 July 2017
Pierre Turrettini and Alexandre Gallopin wrote an article in Le Temps regarding the revised legal framework applicable to financial technologies (Fintech). To access the article: https://www.letemps.ch/index.php/economie/2017/07/07/reglementation-fintech-suisse-marche