Bär & Karrer Advises Ahlsell on Public
Tender Offer for Meier Tobler

On 3 November 2026, Ahlsell AB (publ) ("Ahlsell"), a portfolio company indirectly held by Euronext Amsterdam-listed CVC Capital Partners plc, and SIX Swiss Exchange-listed Meier Tobler Group AG ("Meier Tobler") have entered into an agreement on the terms and conditions of an all-cash public tender offer by Ahlsell for all publicly held registered shares in Meier Tobler. The offer price is CHF 45.50 per Meier Tobler share. The board of directors of Meier Tobler unanimously supports the public tender offer by Ahlsell and recommends the acceptance of Ahlsell's public tender offer to its shareholders.

Meier Tobler's main shareholder, Meier Capital AG with approx. 58.55% of the shares, and its owner Silvan Meier who serves as Chairman of Meier Tobler's board, have agreed with Ahlsell to tender their shares into the offer and to support the offer.

Bär & Karrer is acting as legal counsel of Ahlsell in connection with the public tender offer. The team of Bär & Karrer is led by Mariel Hoch and includes Dominic Leu, Fabienne Perlini-Frehner, Nick Wälti, Aisha Thüring, Ben Tschigg and Nelly Stöckl (all Public M&A), Ralph Malacrida, Faton Aliu, Dominique Simmen and Colin Giezendanner (all Financing), Laura Widmer and Manuel Schmid (both Employment), Christian Kunz and Ferdinand Rombach (both Data Protection), Markus Wang and Christine Schweikard (both IP/IT), Corrado Rampini and Patrick Neher (both Real Estate), Markus Schott, Julia Stempfel and Jan Grossniklaus (all Regulatory), Ruth Bloch-Riemer and Stefan Bollinger (both Pensions) as well as Mani Reinert and Li Wei Dutler (both Competition).