On October 14, 2016, Man Group plc (Man Group), London (London Stock Exchange: EMG.L), announced that it signed an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Aalto Invest Holding AG (Aalto), Switzerland. Aalto is a US and Europe-based real estate asset focused investment manager with USD 1.7 bn of funds under management as of September 30, 2016. The acquisition is expected to be completed in January 2017, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.

Homburger advised Man Group with respect to Swiss law. The Homburger team was led by partner Daniel Hasler (Corporate | M&A) and included partners Reto Heuberger (Tax) and Stefan Kramer (Financial Services) as well as associates Guy Deillon (Corporate | M&A) and Andreas Josuran (Financial Services) and junior associate Philippe Baumann (Corporate | M&A).