The acquiring/terminal segment of Aduno SA generated in 2016 a merchant sales volume of CHF 8.2 billion and an operating income of CHF 97.5 million with a workforce of about 240 employees.
 
SIX operates Switzerland’s financial market infrastructure and offers on a global scale comprehensive services in the areas of securities trading, clearing and settlement, as well as financial information and payment transactions. With the acquisition of Aduno SA, SIX is underscoring its aim of driving forward its growth and consolidating its position over the long term as the leading provider of card-based payment services in Switzerland and Europe.
 
Schellenberg Wittmer acted as exclusive legal counsel to SIX Group AG and SIX Payment Services AG. The team consisted of partners Lorenzo Olgiati (corporate/M&A; overall lead), Oliver Triebold (corporate/M&A), Jürg Borer (Competition), Josef Caleff (real estate/M&A), Roland Mathys (ICT/IP) and Michael Nordin (Tax), Regula Portmann (counsel Tax), associates Mirjam Schneider and Karin Hofstetter (both corporate/M&A), Samuel Klaus (ICT/IP), Michael Hess (employment) and Jessica Obrist (corporate paralegal).