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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.

Memorandum de jurisprudence – novembre 2017 à janvier 2018

26 February 2018
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Acquisition of FIdFund Management SA by Banque Bonhôte & Cie Ltd

15 February 2018
Borel & Barbey advised Banque Bonhôte & Cie Ltd in relation to its acquisition of the entire share capital of FIdFund Management SA, a real estate fund management company managing...

Borel & Barbey promotes Nicolas Candaux and Pierre Bydzovsky to partnership

5 February 2018
The partners at Borel & Barbey are delighted to announce that Nicolas Candaux and Pierre Bydzovsky have been promoted to partners of our firm on 1 January 2018. As attorney-at-law and Swiss certified tax expert, Nicolas...

Draft bill which proposes the conversion of bearer shares into registered shares

2 February 2018
On 17 January 2018, the Swiss Federal Council published a draft bill which proposes the conversion of bearer shares into registered shares by operation of law and thereby would abolish...

EUR 115 million Financing of Conforama by Tikehau Capital

30 January 2018
Borel & Barbey, together with De Pardieu Brocas Maffei in France, has advised Tikehau Capital in its financing of the Conforama Group, namely its Swiss subsidiary Conforama Suisse Ltd, one...

Airbnb and recent regulation proposals

20 December 2017
Anne-Sophie Collomb and Alexandre Jotterand wrote an article published in Le Temps on 19 December 2017 on Airbnb and the recent regulation proposals made by the Federal Council.

Technology boosts the art market

12 December 2017
Anne Laure Bandle wrote an article published in Le Temps about the use of technology and digitized art in the art market.

Le Mandat de gestion de fortune – The asset management mandate

6 December 2017
Samantha Meregalli Do Duc, who specializes in banking and finance law, just published the book “Le Mandat de gestion de fortune” (The asset management mandate) with Schulthess as a co-editor. She...

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...

Memorandum de jurisprudence – septembre à octobre 2017

29 November 2017
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Memorandum of jurisprudence – June to August 2017

25 September 2017
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Family home and divorce

25 September 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) about the family home in the frame of a divorce and captioned “En cas de divorce, rachat de...

Art Law – Article about the financial pressure on museums

13 September 2017
Anne-Laure Bandle wrote an article in Le Temps regarding the financial pressure on museums. To access the article: https://www.letemps.ch/culture/2017/09/11/musees-face-pression-financiere

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

Private Equity – Corporate Finance

4 July 2017
Alexandre Gallopin has been appointed member of the executive committee of Young SECA Romandie, a chapter of the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA). SECA is the representative...