19 agosto 2025 – Blumer Lehmann, a leading company in timber construction and the wood industry with more than 600 employees, announced today the formation of a strategic partnership with Frutiger. Under the agreement, Frutiger – one of Switzerland’s largest construction and real estate service providers with approximately 2,500 employees – will acquire a 30% stake in Blumer-Lehmann Holding AG. This partnership secures the long-term future of Blumer Lehmann, while enabling Frutiger to reconnect with its historic roots in timber construction.

Walder Wyss advised Blumer Lehmann on the transaction. The team included Florian Gunz Niedermann (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Michael Kündig (Managing Associate, Corporate/M&A), Jan Sutter (Trainee Lawyer, Corporate/M&A), Maurus Winzap (Partner, Tax), Janine Corti (Counsel, Tax), Monique Sturny (Partner, Competition), Gion Giger (Counsel, Competition), Felix Tuchschmid (Senior Associate, Competition), and Viktoriya Chernaya (Associate, Corporate/M&A).