Bratschi AG advised Burgergemeinde Bern on the legal spin-off and the successful sale of DC Bank to the BK Foundation.

With this acquisition, Circet is expanding its range of services in the field of telecommunications infrastructure in Switzerland. At the same time, it opens up access to adjacent markets such as smart infrastructure, the digitalisation of utility networks, smart metering and railway telecommunications. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Zurich, Technik Partner AG today is supported by more than 120 professionals across Switzerland through a combination of direct employees and dedicated subcontractor teams and connects more residential units to the fibre-optic network across Switzerland than any other provider.
 

Bratschi advised Circet on all legal and tax aspects of the transaction. The team was led by Etienne Gard (Partner, M&A) and also included Damiano Gargiulo (Associate, M&A), Aline Sohm (Associate, M&A, Contract Law), Stephanie Caprani-Pontes (Associate, M&A, Contract Law), Kerem Altay (Partner, Tax) and Rico Dufner (Associate, Tax).

Bratschi AG advised UBS Switzerland AG, acting as mandated lead arranger, agent and security agent, in connection with a syndicated financing for SwissTech Watch Components SA (STWC), a leading Swiss industrial group specialising in the design and manufacture of high-precision components for the luxury watchmaking industry.