A group of investors composed, among others, by Renaissance PME (a vehicle investing in Swiss SMEs and managed by Vinci Capital SA) and SVC – Ltd. for Risk Capital for SMEs (a subsidiary of Credit Suisse), announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire Bandi S.A. in a club deal. With more than 50 employees, Bandi S.A. is active mainly in the production of components for luxury watchmakers.

Walder Wyss acted as legal advisor to SVC - Ltd. for Risk Capital for SMEs on this transaction. The Walder Wyss team was led by Hubertus Hillerström (Banking & Finance, Managing Associate) and further included Tervel Stoyanov (Banking & Finance, Associate) and Valentin Wiesner (Banking & Finance, Trainee).