06 Nov 2025

Bär & Karrer Advises Oxford University Press on Acquisition of S. Karger

"Bär & Karrer advised Oxford University Press in its agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Basel-based medical and scientific publisher S. Karger. The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks."

Bär & Karrer advised Oxford University Press in connection with the agreement under which the university's publishing house will acquire 100 percent of the shares in S. Karger. The transaction concerns Oxford University Press's acquisition of S. Karger, a Basel-based specialist publisher focused on medical and scientific publications. The parties signed an agreement to transfer full ownership of S. Karger to Oxford University Press. The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks. Bär & Karrer represented Oxford University Press with a team composed by: Christoph Neeracher and Thomas Rohde (team leaders), Djawad Kleist, Aurèle Bertrand and Björn Wegberg (M&A), Susanne Schreiber and Martin Leu (tax), Markus Wang and Christine Schweikard (IP/IT), Mani Reinert and Martin Werner (competition), Ruth Bloch-Riemer, Sébastien Di Natale and Joelle Cruz (pensions and social security), and Laura Widmer and Nicola Schön (employment).
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