6 April 2021 – With a view to broadening its range of occupational pension benefits, Groupe Mutuel has approached the insurance broker Swiss Risk & Care in order to acquire its non-brokerage pension activities. The two companies have now entered the final stage of the sale, which will be effective as of 1 May 2021, subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

Walder Wyss advised Groupe Mutuel in the context of this transaction. The team of Walder Wyss is led by Luc Defferrard (Partner, Corporate law/M&A) and comprises Grégoire Henriod (Senior Associate, Corporate law/M&A), Etienne Trandafir (Associate, Contracts law/Regulatory), Aurélien Bill (Associate, Contracts law/Regulatory), Irène Suter-Sieber (Partner, Employment law) and Flora Palovics (Senior Associatie, Employment law).