Niederer Kraft & Frey advises Hong Kong stock exchange listed Citychamp Watch and Jewellery Group in the acquisition of a 70% majority stake in Valartis Bank (Liechtenstein) AG, a fully licensed bank with headquarters in the principality of Liechtenstein and the sixth largest bank in Liechtenstein, for CHF 77.7 million. The closing is subject to certain conditions precedent.

The NKF team consisted of Manuel Werder (Lead Partner, Corporate, M&A), Andreas Casutt (Senior Partner, Corporate, M&A), Christoph Balsiger (Partner, regulatory), Nicolas Birkhäuser (Partner, IP/Antitrust), René Fischer (Senior Associate, Corporate, M&A), Yannick Wettstein (Associate, regulatory), Daniel Herrera (Associate, M&A), Chiara Nyfeler (Junior Associate, M&A), Nina Bremi (Junior Associate, M&A), and Mathuri Suppiah (Junior Associate, employment).