US private equity investor SK Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Clariant's business units textile chemicals, paper chemicals and emulsions in a combined share and asset transaction across more than 30 jurisdictions. The total transaction volume amounts to approximately CHF 502 million.
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to SK Capital. The team includes Christoph Neeracher (M&A), Markus Wang (IP), Daniel Bader and Raoul Stocker (Tax), Corrado Rampini (Real Estate), Thomas Stoltz (Employment), Mani Reinert (Antitrust), Luca Jagmetti, Charles Gschwind, Philippe Seiler, Felix Kappeler, Sibil Melliger (all M&A), Till Spillmann (Financing), Philippe Fuchs and Fabian Wigger (both IP) as well as Kevin Russi and Florian Regli (both Tax).