On October 14, 2015 the ComCo approved the creation of the joint venture Eos Commerce AG by Coop and Swisscom. Eos Commerce will develop, promote and operate an online marketplace targeted at Swiss customers. This joint venture has the potential to become Switzerland's leading e-commerce platform while combining one of the two major retailers in Switzerland with Switzerland's leading telecom company.

Homburger advised Swisscom and Coop in all Swiss and EU merger control matters.

The Homburger team was led by Franz Hoffet (partner, Competition | Regulatory) and comprised Gerald Brei (partner, Competition | Regulatory), Dieter Gericke (partner, Corporate | M&A), Martin Thomann (counsel, Competition | Regulatory), Bettina Meyer, Sabrina Zimmermann (all associates, Competition | Regulatory).