Swiss bank buys to give protection from Brexit
The disruption caused by Britain’s impending departure from the European Union seems to the main motivation for the…
Switzerland
Oerlikon sells drives business
Swiss company OC Oerlikon is to sell its drives unit for an enterprise value of SFr600m (US$603.3m) to…
Sportradar deal heralds new world order in private equity
The fight for control of Swiss sports data company Sportradar illustrates how the competitive landscape in private equity has evolved since the last buyout boom.
Concrete giant cements small deal
LafargeHolcim may have come about as the result of one of the biggest deals in the industrials sector of recent times, but its CEO believes…
Loeb cranks up pressure on Nestlé
Nestlé could soon provide a stream of acquisition opportunities after an activist investor who has been calling for…
Roche builds on Foundation stake
Roche has continued its so-called personal healthcare strategy by taking full control of a US genomic profiling group.
Private equity to pay up for sports leader
The attraction of the sports betting and sports media rights markets is set to be powerfully reiterated by…
Nestle coffee deal brings short-term upside, but long-term risks
An analyst has made a positive assessment of Nestle’s deal with Starbucks last month, by which Nestle has…
Zurich looks at specific country deals
The chief executive of the giant Swiss insurance company Zurich has powerfully reinforced recent comments by its finance…
Vontobel buy underlines Swiss pressures, but patience is still needed
Investors are expressing the hope that the deal agreed on 24 May by which Vontobel has taken on…
