Bär & Karrer Advises CVC on the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Breitling

CVC Fund VI has agreed to acquire an 80% stake in Breitling, a leading independent, family-owned manufacturer of Swiss luxury watches. As part of the transaction, Théodore Schneider will re-invest for a 20% shareholding in Breitling. Closing of the transaction is subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities.

Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to CVC in this transaction. The team included Christoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti, Beda Kaufmann, Philippe Seiler, Yves Suter, Charles Gschwind, Célia Jimenez, Sabrina Schalcher and Raphael Egger (all M&A), Till Spillmann and Adrian Koller (both Financing), Susanne Schreiber and Laurent Riedweg (both Tax), Markus Wang and Jonas Bornhauser (both IP) as well as Mani Reinert (Competition).