Niederer Kraft & Frey (NKF) has advised funds managed by Capvis Equity Partners AG in connection with their placement of 2,500,000 shares in VAT Group AG by way of an accelerated bookbuilding. The total value of the transaction amounts to CHF 176,250,000. Credit Suisse AG and UBS AG acted as joint bookrunners.

Capvis Equity Partners AG is a leading private equity firm in Switzerland and a top player in German-speaking Europe. Capvis invests in well-positioned midsize firms with headquarters in Switzerland, Germany or Austria, typically through succession solutions or corporate spin-offs.

The NKF team was led by Philippe Weber (partner, capital markets & corporate/M&A), Ulysses von Salis (partner, corporate/M&A), Thomas Brönnimann (partner, capital markets & corporate/M&A) and Christina Del Vecchio (senior associate, capital markets).