The real estate and hotel development company Aminona Luxury Resort and Village SA («ALRV») has signed a long-term hotel management agreement (and ancillary contracts) with Lefay Resorts & Residences, an Italian reference brand for luxury wellness vacations, for the management of the future luxury SPA resort in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
The hotel will feature 106 suites as well as 12 chalets, more than 4,000 square feet of indoor space, multiple indoor and outdoor pools and a variety of spa facilities.
Bratschi assisted and supported ALRV in these contract negotiations. The mandate was led by >Ion Eglin, in collaboration with >Ingrid Cueva Molnar.
Lefay was assisted by the international law firm Gianni & Origoni, led by Massimiliano Macaione and supported by Chiara Mazzuca Mari.
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.
Bratschi AG has advised BIL on a mortgage-backed credit facility in the double-digit millions for a real estate investment company. The purpose of the loan is to finance property development projects in Switzerland.