Capvis, a leading Swiss private equity firm, acquired a majority stake in the Italian cosmetics producer Gotha Cosmetics.

Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to Capvis in the transaction. The team included Christoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti, Beda Kaufmann (all M&A) and Susanne Schreiber (Tax). Latham & Watkins acted as international counsel to Capvis.