On January 19, 2016 WISeKey International Holding AG signed a CHF 60 million committed share subscription facility with a consortium of international institutional investors led by GEM Global Yield Fund LLC SCS, a fund of Global Emerging Markets.

The share subscription facility will be effective as of the date of the listing of WISeKey on the SIX Swiss Exchange, which WIseKey expects in Q1 2016.

WISeKey has been advised by Homburger as lead counsel. The Homburger team was led by partner David Oser (Corporate | M&A) and comprised partner Reto Heuberger (Tax) as well as associates Eric Sibbern (Corporate | M&A), Claudia Suter and Martin Schenk (both Tax).