Largest 2015 Switzerland M&A Transactions

Swissport International Ltd. provides ground services for around 224 million passengers and handles 4.1 million tonnes of cargo a year on behalf of some 700 client-companies in the aviation sector.

HNA Group Co. Ltd.
Company
Diversified
Haikou, China
www.hnagroup.com

PAI Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Paris, France
www.paipartners.com

BSI SA is a Swiss private bank specializes in private wealth management. It provides high net worth individuals, independent asset managers and family offices with a comprehensive range of products and services, from classic to alternative and innovative solutions.

BTG Pactual
Company
Financial Services
São Paulo, Brazil
www.btgpactual.com

Assicurazioni Generali
Company
Insurance
Trieste, Italy
www.generali.com

Covis Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company providing therapeutic solutions to patients. Covis markets a portfolio of U.S. prescription products through its U.S. sales and distribution affiliate, Covis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. which is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

ADVANZ PHARMA
Company
Life Science
London, United Kingdom
www.advanzpharma.com
Advisors: Sullivan & Cromwell , Fasken Martineau DuMoulin , RBC Capital Markets

Covis Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company providing therapeutic solutions to patients. Covis markets a portfolio of U.S. prescription products through its U.S. sales and distribution affiliate, Covis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. which is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

Covis Pharma
Company
Life Science
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
www.covispharma.com
Advisor: Lowenstein Sandler

Infront Sports & Media is the second largest sports marketing agency in the world representing over 120 sports rights owners including football federation and clubs, winter sport and 17 world championship events, and delivering 3,300 event days of top class sport around the world.

Dalian Wanda Group Co Ltd.
Company
Real Estate
Beijing, China
www.wanda-group.com
Advisor: Reed Smith

Bridgepoint
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.bridgepointgroup.com
Advisors: Niederer Kraft & Frey , Clifford Chance , Latham & Watkins , Lazard

Rhiag Group Ltd. is the distributor of branded automotive spare parts in the independent Italian aftermarket and one of the largest players across Eastern Europe where it operates through a network of subsidiaries.

LKQ
Company
Automotive
Chicago, Illinois
www.lkqcorp.com
Advisor: BofA Securities

Apax
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.apax.com
Advisor: J.P. Morgan Securities

avocis offers multilingual services in the areas of technical support, user helpdesks, outbound and inbound services and services for SMEs.

Capita
Company
Business Services
London, United Kingdom
www.capita.com
Advisor: Noerr

Equistone
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.equistonepe.com

GlycoVaxyn AG is a specialist vaccine biopharmaceutical company.

GSK
Company
Life Science
Brentford, United Kingdom
www.gsk.com

Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity
Investor
Genève, Switzerland
www.edmond-de-rothschild.fr

Lonstroff AG is a manufacturer/seller of medical packaging materials and medical rubber parts, primarily selling to major European pharmaceutical companies.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries
Company
Automotive
Kobe, Japan
www.srigroup.co.jp

BV Holding AG
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Gümligen, Switzerland
www.bvgroup.ch

Valcambi SA is a gold refinery with a capacity to refine 1600 tons of gold or altogether 2000 tons of precious metals per annum. It produces a wide range of products in Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium for themselves and for other market participants.

Rajesh Exports
Company
Metals/Mining
Bengaluru, India
www.rajeshindia.com

Informa's business information assets consist of Datamonitor Financial, Datamonitor Consumer, MarketLine and Verdict.

GlobalData
Company
Information Services
London, United Kingdom
www.globaldata.com

Informa
Company
Information Services
London, United Kingdom
www.informa.com

Kubo Tech AG is a long established and a major supplier of seals, O-Rings, gaskets and moulded rubber parts to a large and diverse base of industrial customers in Switzerland and Austria. Kubo's principal location is in Effretikon, near Zurich in Switzerland, comprising a modern building with a combination of warehouse, manufacturing and office facilities. Kubo employs ca. 100 people, of which ca. 15 are based in the facility in Linz, Austria.

Diploma
Company
Distribution
London, United Kingdom
www.diplomaplc.com

Swisscom AG - Intellectual Property Rights is a provider IT services.

R Systems International
Company
Information Technology
Noida, India
www.rsystems.com

Swisscom
Company
Communications
Bern, Switzerland
www.swisscom.ch

Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft is a provider of insurance products and brokerage services.

Catalina Holdings
Company
Insurance
Hamilton, Bermuda
www.catalinare.com

Allianz
Company
Insurance
Munich, Germany
www.allianz.com

Selecta is a vending and coffee services company operating more than 145,000 vending machines and serving more than 6 million consumers daily. Selecta was formed in 1957 and is based in Steinhausen, Switzerland.

KKR
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.kkr.com
Advisor: Lazard

Allianz Capital Partners
Investor
Asset Manager
Munich, Germany
www.allianzcapitalpartners.com

Equatex AG is a provider of international employee and executive compensation plan services for today’s global enterprise, supporting clients with participants across Europe, Asia, Australia and America. Equatex AG is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Montagu
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.montagu.com

UBS
Company
Financial Services
Zurich, Switzerland
www.ubs.com