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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.

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.

Finanzmarktrechtliche Amtshilfen – Un nouveau chapitre co-écrit par Maria Chiriaeva

12 July 2022
Dans un chapitre récemment publié dans « Interne Untersuchungen », édité chez Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag, Me Chiriaeva y aborde la problématique de l’assistance administrative internationale dans le cadre des enquêtes...

Alpian SA obtained its banking license and closed its Series B+ financing round raising CHF 19 million

13 June 2022
Alpian SA (www.alpian.com) obtained its banking license and successfully closed a Series B+ financing round raising CHF 19 million. Alpian SA is a company incubated by REYL Intesa Sanpaolo. The...

Launch of the investment vehicle “Swissroc Industrial Opportunities (CH) SA”

10 March 2022
Borel & Barbey advised Swissroc Investment on the legal aspects of the launch of the investment vehicle “Swissroc Industrial Opportunities” in the context of the acquisition of an industrial and...

Identification and verification of the beneficial owner

29 November 2021
At the conference “Identification and verification of the beneficial owner” organized by Academy & Finance in Geneva on November 24, 2021, Maria Chiriaeva presented the practical implications of the requirements regarding the...

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...

SECA training program

30 April 2021
As part of a training program organized by the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA), Alexandre Gallopin and Audrey Payot taught a half-day seminar on “Shareholders Agreements” and...

Alpian SA closed its Series B financing round raising approximately CHF 17 million

16 April 2021
Alpian SA (www.alpian.com) successfully closed a Series B financing round raising approximately CHF 17 million. Alpian SA is a company incubated by the REYL Group. The company aims at developing...

L’obtention de moyens de preuve dans le contentieux bancaire

16 April 2021
In their article “L’obtention de moyens de preuve dans le contentieux bancaire ” published in the Guide Droit 2021 of Bilan Magazine, Vincent Guignet and Jean-René Oettli make clients aware of the tools they have...

Highland Europe participates in closing of Nexthink SA Series D Financing Round

11 February 2021
The company Nexthink SA closed its Series D Financing Round raising USD 180 million. Borel & Barbey advised Highland Europe, one of the principal investors of Nexthink SA, in this...

SECA Online Training

15 January 2021
Arnaud Cywie and Alexandre Gallopin will chair two days of the SECA’s online formation (Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association) starting February 11, 2021, with a presentation on Shareholders Conventions (Arnaud Cywie...

JAR Geneva SA – Real Estate Purchase

7 December 2020
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...

Kernel Holding – bond issue

18 November 2020
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...

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...

Foxtone SA strengthens its leading position in real estate crowdfunding

29 June 2020
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...