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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.

Art Disputes and How to Avoid Them

12 April 2021
The International Bar Association (IBA) Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee is holding a virtual conference on 14 April due diligence and how to prevent art disputes. Anne Laure...

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...

Art and Culture Heritage Law at LSE

14 December 2020
Anne Laure Bandle will lecture several classes part of the Module on “Art and Culture Heritage Law” for the Executive LL.M Program at the London School of Economics and Political Science...

Strategic partnership in investment with social impact

8 December 2020
Asteria Investment Managers (Asteria), the recently launched impact investing firm controlled by REYL & Cie Ltd (REYL), is to enter into a strategic tie-up with Swiss impact private asset manager...

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...

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...