Octogone Holding SA acquired by Focus Financial Partners

Kellerhals Carrard acts as lead counsel to Octogone Holding SA in the definitive agreement under which the group is to join Focus Financial Partners Inc (Nasdeq: FOCS), a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms.

Octogone is a leading independent wealth and investment management group headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. Octogone will substantially expand Focus' international presence with entry into several new ultra-high net worth markets across the globe.

The Kellerhals Carrard team is led by Corporate/M&A partners Clarence Peter and Annemarie Streuli, and includes partner Henric Immink (Corporate/M&A, Regulatory) and associate Frédéric Paul-Reynaud (Corporate/M&A).