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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.

From antiquities to artificial intelligence

22 January 2024
Meet Borel & Barbey partner Anne Laure Bandle at the artgenève art fair on 25 January 2024, where she will introduce the RAM annual conference. RAM – “Responsible Art Market”...

Art transactions – risks and responsibilities

11 January 2024
Spotlight on the new publication “Art transactions – risks and responsibilities“, edited by Anne Laure Bandle. In this volume, she has contributed a chapter on forgeries and issues of authentication...

Valuation of companies

8 December 2023
In the latest edition of the journal “Successio”, Julia Henninger and Balz Hösly examine the recent decision of the Swiss Supreme Court on the valuation of companies that depend on...

The future of the art market

22 November 2023
? Upcoming Conference Tomorrow, 23 November 2023, Anne Laure Bandle will speak at the Schulthess Forum Kunst im Recht 2023 in Zurich. The panel, also composed of Jonathan Levy, Pascal Schneidinger...

Fideuram and Man Group become partners in Asteria

21 November 2023
Italian bank Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking (Fideuram) has completed the sale of a 51% participation in Asteria Investment Managers (Asteria), a Geneva-based impact investing asset manager, to Man...

At the Interface Between Inheritance and Corporate Law

14 November 2023
We are pleased to announce that our associate, Dr. Julia Henninger, will be giving a conference today alongside Dr. Sara Zahner. This event, titled “At the Interface Between Inheritance and Corporate...

Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking sells a majority stake in Asteria Investment Managers to Man Group

17 October 2023
Italian bank Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking and global investment management company Man Group have entered into an agreement for the acquisition by Man Group of a majority stake in...

New acquisition for Swissroc Industrial Opportunities (CH) SA, which focuses on a modern and sustainable development of industrial real estate

26 September 2023
Swissroc Industrial Opportunities (CH) SA has strengthened its strategic position in western Switzerland by acquiring a 20,000m² plot of land in Prangins (VD) from the Novartis Group. Borel & Barbey...

m3 GROUPE transfers its holding in GPA Guardian Protection SA

12 September 2023
m3 GROUPE has recently transferred its holding in the Swiss private security company, GPA Guardian Protection SA, to a major Swiss industrial and financial group. Borel & Barbey advised m3...

TreaTech closes its first financing round for CHF 9,000,000

4 September 2023
TreaTech, an EPFL spin-off, has completed its first financing round by raising about CHF 9,000,000. This start-up has developed a technology for converting waste streams, such as sewage sludge, into...

Sale of Yucca Solutions SA and its holding company YUCCA SA to French group Scalian

9 August 2023
The French group Scalian acquires 100% of Yucca Solutions SA and its holding company YUCCA SA, Swiss entities operating internationally in the IT development and maintenance sector. Borel & Barbey...

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...

Comment des experts peuvent-il se faire piéger par des faux ?

27 June 2023
Anne Laure Bandle and Arnaud Cywie cover the Swiss chapter of Lexology Art Law 2023.

BPM Group is expanding into the Swiss market

16 May 2023
The French automobile group BPM Group is expanding its activity into the Swiss market and acquires four dealerships in the cantons of Vaud and Valais. Borel & Barbey advised BPM Group on the implementation of the group in Switzerland and as buy-side counsel of these four acquisitions.

Art Law 2023 – Switzerland – Lexology GTDT

4 April 2023
Anne Laure Bandle and Arnaud Cywie cover the Swiss chapter of Lexology Art Law 2023.