Niederer Kraft & Frey advised the Swiss medtech start-up Piavita AG, Zurich, in connection with its Series A financing round led by True Ventures, a renowned Silicon Valley based venture capitalist, and several co-investors such as Fyrfly Venture Partners, also from Silicon Valley, and Zurich Cantonal Bank ZKB. The transaction was closed on 26 January 2018.

Piavita develops portable devices for veterinarians to measure vital data on animals wireless and with minimal efforts.

The NKF team was led by Corporate/M&A partner Patrik R. Peyer and further consisted of Corporate/M&A senior associate Moritz Maurer.