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NKF advised Invision on the sale of NonStop Gym to PureGym. NonStop Gym operates 48 fitness clubs across Switzerland and has more than 100,000 members. The acquisition will bring together NonStop Gym and PureGym’s existing network of 49 clubs in Switzerland, creating a leading value fitness provider with more than 100 locations across the country by the end of 2026. Following the acquisition, NonStop Gym will benefit from PureGym’s international resources and operational experience. The clubs are expected to adopt the PureGym brand over time. The NKF team was led by Manuel Werder, working with Naomi Loretz and Julius Agosti. #mergersandacquisitions #corporate #legaladvice

NKF has advised The Matcha Club on its international expansion and the set-up of its local presence in Italy. Founded in 2022 in Zurich by Chiara Dalla Mora and Alrik Bytyqi, who co-own the company with Armend Bytyqi, The Matcha Club is a premium matcha brand offering high-quality Japanese matcha, beverages and curated lifestyle products. Through its distinctive retail concept, the company combines authentic Japanese matcha with contemporary design and everyday accessibility. The NKF team was led by Adrian Koller, working with Carlotta Ulmer, Nina M. Loetscher and Thomas Hochstrasser. #corporate #legaladvice

NKF advised FLE GmbH on the acquisition of the Hotel “Holiday Inn” in Zürich-Oerlikon, which marks FLE’s entry into the Swiss market. The 164-room hotel is an established, long-let investment operated under the internationally recognised Holiday Inn brand, complementing FLE’s 20 years of activity in Germany and Austria and extending its presence across the DACH region. The acquisition marks a further milestone in FLE’s growth strategy. The NKF team was led by Fabiano Menghini, working with Noémie Ammann, Marc Vogelsang, Alexander Göbel and Nora Arpagaus. #realestate #mergersandacquisitions #legaladvice

NKF acted as legal counsel to UBS Switzerland AG as mandated lead arranger and agent and the other members of the banking syndicate in connection with a CHF 50m financing for Let’s Go Fitness Group. Founded over 25 years ago, the Let’s Go Fitness Group was acquired in 2018 by the French private equity firm Naxicap. Let’s Go Fitness is a Swiss fitness and wellness company, providing comprehensive training, coaching, group fitness, and wellness solutions for individuals across Switzerland. With 66 fitness clubs nationwide, Let’s Go Fitness combines modern training facilities, qualified coaching, diverse group classes, and wellness areas to support members in achieving their fitness and well-being goals. The NKF team was led by Adrian Koller and Philip Spoerlé, working with Carlotta Ulmer, Caterina Moor, Lia Kohler and Melina Kalias. #transactions #financing #legaladvice

NKF represented River Advice, the European leader in operational services for river cruises and part of UNITED WATERWAYS, on all aspects of the refinancing of River Advice’s existing credit facilities and the securing of dedicated long-term funding for its future growth initiatives. The new financing structure combines term facilities to fund the company and its growth agenda with a revolving facility to fund working capital needs, providing River Advice with a single, long-term financing solution that allows it to pursue its investment pipeline while retaining the flexibility required to manage the seasonality of the river cruise business. The facilities are jointly underwritten by UBS and Swiss Credit Partners as Mandated Lead Arrangers. The NKF team was led by Philip Spoerlé and Adrian Koller, working with Selim Loetscher, Carlotta Ulmer, Matthias Schmid, Robin Brändli and Marc Vogelsang. #transactions #financing #legaladvice

Following receipt of all required regulatory approvals and the fulfilment of all other closing conditions, Georg Fischer (GF), a Swiss industrial company listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker: GF) completed the divestment of the Precicast Group, held by GF Casting Solutions Industrial SA, to US-based Consolidated Precision Products Corp. (CPP) on 30 September 2026. The transaction generated cash proceeds of CHF 215 million, which will be used in line with GF’s capital allocation framework to further reduce net debt. The transaction covered all of GF’s aerospace and industrial gas turbine investment casting foundry operations, including the sites in Novazzano and Stabio (Switzerland) and Arad (Romania). These operations formed part of the former GF Casting Solutions division, the majority of which was already divested on 12 February 2026. NKF acted as lead counsel to GF on the divestment and related carve-out. The NKF team was led by Philip Spoerlé, working Ulysses von Salis, Andrea Giger, Victoria Hotz, Peter-Conradin Schreiber, Alissa Schweda, Thomas Hochstrasser, Nicolas Birkhäuser, Xaver D., Fabrizio Frener, Janine Reudt-Demont, Luisa Egli and Marc Vogelsang. NKF was supported by Freshfields, led by partners Steffen Kleefass and Frank Röhling and the Antitrust team comprising Mariusz Motyka-Mojkowski (counsel), Paulina Kränzlein and Nico Kiekebusch (both associates), Cerha Hempel in Austria and Romania, led by Albert Birkner with a team comprising partners Ionut Bohalteanu and Daniela Milculescu as well as Andreea Roman (counsel). #mergersandacquisitions #divestment #legaladvice