Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ("WCAS"), a U.S. private equity firm, announced in January 2015 its majority investment in AIM Software Group (“AIM”), a global provider and developer of cutting-edge software used for data and risk management mainly by financial institutions. With more than 100 customers, and offices in Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland, France, the UK, and the US, AIM offers best-in-class applications designed to work together in a fully integrated business suite, GAIN. The founders will maintain a significant ownership stake in AIM.

WCAS has been and is being advised by Homburger as to Swiss law. The Homburger team is led by Dieter Gericke (partner, Corporate | M&A) and comprises Stefan Oesterhelt (partner, Tax) and Roland Lüthy (associate, Corporate | M&A).