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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.

Seminar on Management Package

28 September 2018
Alexandre Gallopin and Arnaud Cywie will be teaching a seminar on Management Package as part of a training program organized by the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA). Registrations are open...

Acquisition of Dynagest SA by Banque Profil de Gestion SA

9 August 2018
Borel & Barbey advised the shareholders of Dynagest SA, a Geneva based institutional asset manager, in relation to the acquisition of the entire share capital of Dynagest SA by Banque...

Acquisition of Lagane Family Office SA by Groupe Eric Sturdza SA and merger of the entity with Coges Corraterie Gestion SA

11 July 2018
Borel & Barbey advised the Groupe Eric Sturdza SA in relation to its acquisition of the entire share capital of Lagane Family Office SA (Geneva based multifamily office) and its...

ARTMYN SA – closing a new round of financing

20 June 2018
ARTMYN SA (www.artmyn.com) just closed its last round of financing with strategic international investors. The funds will be used to accelerate the implementation of its scanners in different continents. Borel...

Memorandum of Case Law – February 2018 to April 2018

15 May 2018
The Memorandum of Case Law summarizes a selection of decisions for the period in question (in French).

Borel & Barbey is ranked as one of the top law firms in Switzerland

4 May 2018
The Swiss finance magazine BILANZ and the newspaper Le Temps have published the 2018 ranking of the leading law firms in Switzerland, according to a survey of more than 7’200...

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...

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...

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.

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