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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.

Contemporary Arbitration at Art Basel?

1 October 2020
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...

m3 Groupe Holding SA – Investment in Technis SA

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

Foxtone SA strengthens its leading position in real estate crowdfunding

29 June 2020
Foxstone SA 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...

Training program on private equity

25 June 2020
Alexandre Gallopin and Audrey Payot taught a half-day seminar on Shareholders’ Agreements as part of a training program organised by the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA).

REYL Group establishes Alpian SA thanks to the successful closing of a Series A financing round

6 May 2020
Alpian SA 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 developing...

Fighting against the abusive use of bankruptcy

9 April 2020
On 26 June 2019, the Federal Council adopted its Message on the draft of an amendment to the Federal Act on Combating Bankruptcy Abuse. This amendment aims to prevent debtors...

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...

M3 GROUP – Purchase of the company owning the shopping center « Meyrin Centre »

20 December 2019
Borel & Barbey advised m3 Group in relation to the purchase of the company owning the shopping center “Meyrin Centre”. m3 Group operates in real estate, hospitality and restaurants. Our team...

Newsletter – Facebook’s “Like” button and the need to update the communication policy on the processing of personal data

29 November 2019
In a decision of 29 July 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that a company that operates a website to sell its products and inserts Facebook’s “like”  button...

ARTMYN SA – issuance of convertible loans

25 November 2019
ARTMYN SA  issued convertible loans for an amount of approximately CHF 4’000’000.- to which strategic international investors have subscribed. The funds will be used to accelerate the implementation of its...

Kernel Holding – bond issuance

15 November 2019
Borel & Barbey advised Kernel Holding as Swiss Counsel (jointly with Linklaters as lead international counsel) on the issuance of its USD 300m guaranteed notes due in 2024, carrying an...

Bearer shares

30 October 2019
Bearer shares will no longer be authorized as from November 1, 2019, date on which the Federal Act on the Implementation of Recommendations of the Global Forum on Transparency and...

Family Law – Evolution and the role of the lawyer

25 September 2019
Attorneys Sonia Ryser and Elodie Fritschy-Kugler participated in the “Droit 2019” campaign of Bilan Magazine with a contribution on the impacts of a divorce on parental rights and on financial matters. To access the...

New Swiss Decisions in the FIFA Corruption Gate

25 September 2019
Attorney Pierre Bydzovsky wrote an article for the Expert Guides – The World’s leading lawyers chosen by their peers about the recusal decision of the Attorney General of Switzerland in the FIFA corruption gate....

Sale transaction regarding Infranor group

21 May 2019
Perrot Duval Holding SA entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Guangzhou Haozhi Industrial Co. Ltd. on 8 May 2019 regarding the sale by Perrot Duval Holding SA of...