Niederer Kraft & Frey (NKF) advises Navistar International Corporation (Navistar) on Swiss law aspects of a framework agreement for strategic technology and supply collaboration. On 6 September 2016, Navistar announced that is has formed a wide-ranging strategic alliance with Volkswagen Truck & Bus, which includes an equity investment in Navistar by Volkswagen Truck & Bus, framework agreements for strategic technology and supply collaboration and a procurement joint venture.

Navistar, headquartered in Lisle (Illinois), United States, is a leading manufacturer of commercial trucks, buses, defence vehicles and engines.

The NKF team advising Navistar consists of Philippe A. Weber (corporate), Nicolas Birkhäuser (intellectual property and antitrust), Philipp Candreia (contract law) and Alessandro Stanchieri (contract law).