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.
In the last edition of Prestige Immobilier, Patrick Blaser wrote about the issue of constructible zoneswhich actually became not constructible, even for main residences, because of the entry into force of the...
Asteria Investment Managers (Asteria), the recently launched impact investing firm controlled by REYL & Cie Ltd (REYL), is to enter into a strategic tie-up with Swiss impact private asset manager...
Borel & Barbey advised a company of the group of JAR Geneva SA (https://jargeneva.com/) in the acquisition of a commercial property with a value of CHF 90 million integrated into...
Borel & Barbey advised Kernel Holding (together with Linklaters, acting as lead advisor) on a covered bond issue up to USD 300 million, bearing interest at 6.75% and maturing in...
In an article published in the latest legal column of Tout l’Immobilier, Patrick Blaser writes about the right of Geneva municipalities to decide what can or cannot be built in their villa zones.The article is available online.
The article written by Patrick Blaser “Succession: pitfalls to avoid” has been published in the latest issue of L’Actualité Immobilière. He warns of the pitfalls in matters of succession and give some...
Anne Laure Bandle contributed to the latest issue of the Swiss Arbitration Association’s journal with an article on “Arbitrage contemporain à Art Basel ?” (38 ASA Bulletin 3/2020) co-authored with Marion...
The article written by Patrick Blaser “Lockdown ordered by Bern – Covid-19: are reductions in rent justified?” has been published in the new edition of Prestige Immobilier. He develops the...
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...
The partial revision of the Swiss Copyright Act (CA) came into force on 1 April 2020. Its main aim is to adapt copyright to the digital age, in particular by...
Foxstone SA (https://www.foxstone.ch/)completed a multi-million fund raising to strengthen its leading position in real estate crowdfunding. Borel & Barbey advised Foxstone SA in this financing. The team was led by Luca...
Alexandre Gallopin and Audrey Payot taught a half-day seminar on Shareholders’ Agreements as part of a training program organized by the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA).
Anne Laure Bandle will present the essential developments in Art Law as part of the Law Marathon organised by the Geneva Bar Association on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 June...
Alpian SA (www.alpian.com) successfully closed a Series A financing round raising CHF 12.2 million. Alpian SA is a newly established company incubated by the REYL Group. The company aims at...
Anne Laure Bandle wrote an article in the newspaper Le Temps on the impact of the coronavirus on the art market and agreements. The article is available online.
