The Priora group closed a block trade transaction involving the acquisition of a large minority stake in the Swiss listed Galenica AG. Priora disclosed a 10% interest in Galenica whose market capitalization is CHF 7.5 billion.

Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Priora. The team included Ralph Malacrida, Micha Schilling (both M&A), Mani Reinert (Competition), Daniel Lehmann (Tax) and Florian Roth (M&A).