Hoffmann & Partner expands its service offering and wins a first mandate with Kuros Biosciences
With the most recent additions to our partnership and board, Hoffmann & Partner has extended their offering to include executive CFO services for listed clients including clients pursuing a listing to an international stock exchange. Further the company now...
Changes in the national tax law destroy one of the biggest advantages for start-ups
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) in Switzerland Employee options were an attractive financial instrument before the tax law was changed per 01.01.2021. Prior to the changes employees could exercise their options when the fair value of share prices was still low...
Hoffmann & Partner M&A Insights: Allocation of the total equity value of a company to different share classes
Deriving the adequate values per preferred and common share is not straightforward. Dividing the total equity value or agreed company pre-money valuation in a financing transaction by the total amount of existing shares to receive the issue price is not correct if...
The use of preferred rights in the life sciences industry in Switzerland
In our last M&A newsletter (The meaning of preferential rights embedded in preferred shares and empirical evidence in Switzerland) we introduced the nature and economic meaning of different preferential rights embedded in preferred shares.In addition, we have...
The meaning of preferential rights embedded in preferred shares and empirical evidence in Switzerland
Start-ups in the Life Sciences field are frequently financed through a combination of equity securities with different rights to its holders. There are several economic rationales behind preferred rights for large investors. Whereas certain (e.g. non-participating)...
Kinarus Announces Signing of a Transaction Agreement with Perfect Holding
The private company, Kinarus AG, Basel and Swiss stock listed Perfect Holding SA, Lausanne have today issued a press release regarding a planned reverse merger.We congratulate both companies and thank Kinarus for the trust in our advisory services to support this...
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