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Otto Group Acquires a Majority Stake in the Medgate Group
24. March 202218 March 2022 - The international trading and services group Otto Group, based in Hamburg, has acquired a majority shareholding in Medgate Holding AG, based in Basel. Otto Group became the new majority shareholder of Medgate Holding by buying out certain existing shareholders and subscribing to newly created shares in a capital increase. AEVIS VICTORIA SA, which previously held 40% of the shares, sold its shareholding in this connection and left the shareholder structure. Medgate Holding is a leading provider of digital health services, including telemedical consulting. In the course of the transaction, Medgate Holding also acquires the German BetterDoc GmbH, provider of services in the field of medical quality data analysis. Through the acquisition of Medgate Holding, Otto Group is specifically expanding its digital services in the direction of digital health. The founders of Medgate Holding and BetterDoc GmbH continue to hold a minority stake in Medgate Holding.
Bratschi advised Otto Group on all legal aspects of Swiss law in the context of the transaction, working together with the law firm CMS Hasche Sigle in Germany. The Bratschi team comprised Marco Rizzi (Partner, Lead/M&A), Dr. Felix Kesselring (Partner, Healthcare), Michael Barrot (Partner, Tax), Dr. Claudio Bazzi (Partner, Finance), Dr. Christian Wind (Partner, Competition Law), Dr. Adrian Bieri (Partner, Competition Law/IP), Stephanie Pontes (Associate, M&A/Corporate), Elisa Aliotta (Associate, IP), Serafin Oberholzer (Associate, Labour Law), Yaël Heymann (Associate, Healthcare/Data Protection), Emile Merkt (Associate, Corporate) and Nadine Wanner (Associate, Corporate).
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Michael Alexis Barrot
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Attorney-at-Law,
Partner,
Certified Tax Expert
Head Taxation
Zurich
Claudio Bazzi
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Attorney-at-Law,
Partner,
Member of the Board of Directors
Co-Head Sports
Zurich
Adrian Bieri
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Attorney-at-Law,
Partner
Head Intellectual Property, Technology and Data Protection
Zurich
Felix Kesselring
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Attorney-at-Law,
Partner
Head Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Zurich
Serafin Oberholzer
Marco A. Rizzi
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Attorney-at-Law,
Partner
Co-Head International Practice
Zurich, Geneva
Nadine Wanner
Christian Wind
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Attorney-at-Law,
Partner
Co-Head Compliance and Investigations, Competition and Media
Zurich
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PFAS-Gutachten für Schweizer Bauernverband SBV
PFAS – langlebige Industriechemikalien mit potenziellen Gesundheitsrisiken – stellen insbesondere die Landwirtschaft vor grosse Herausforderungen. Bratschi durfte nun den Schweizer Bauernverband (SBV) mit einem umfassenden Rechtsgutachten zur PFAS-Thematik unterstützen. Die Materie ist hochaktuell und in ständiger Bewegung.
28.05.2025
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Bratschi Advises Rusterholz Holding AG on Acquisition of Bacher Garten-Center AG
With this acquisition, Rusterholz Holding AG – a family-owned business approaching its 100th anniversary next year – becomes the largest company on the left side of Lake Zurich in the areas of plants, nurseries, and garden and terrace services.
27.05.2025
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SOLVER Advisory AG and Bratschi advise the Shareholders of A. Schönbächler & Co AG on the Sale of all Shares to PLAZZA AG
The listed company PLAZZA AG is acquiring all shares in A. Schönbächler & Co AG, based in Affoltern am Albis, with retroactive effect as of January 1, 2025. Through this transaction, the buyer expands its real estate portfolio in the Canton of Zurich and unlocks additional development potential. The shareholders, in turn, ensure the succession planning of the long-established A. Schönbächler & Co AG.
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