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Schellenberg Wittmer Advises GP Investments on Public Takeover of Spice Private Equity
02.06.2022
GP Investments, Ltd. (GP Investments), majority shareholder of Spice Private Equity Ltd. (Spice Private Equity), has published on 2 June 2022 the pre-announcement for its public tender offer for all publicly held shares in SIX listed Spice Private Equity.
GP Investments intends to increase its equity share in Spice Private Equity from 65.69% to 100% and have its subsidiary delisted following a successful settlement of the public tender offer. In view of the public tender offer, GP Investments has entered into a transaction agreement with Spice Private Equity on 1 June 2022.
GP Investments is a leading alternative investments firm with offices in Sao Paulo, New York, London and Bermuda. Spice Private Equity is a SIX listed investment company focused on private equity investments.
Schellenberg Wittmer is acting as legal counsel to GP Investments in this transaction. The team is led by Pascal Hubli and includes Lorenzo Olgiati, Daniele Simoniello, Michael Erben and Sebastian Zimmermann (all Corporate/M&A), Martin Lanz (Banking & Finance), Michael Nordin and Roland Wild (both Tax).
