PRESS RELEASE
2 July 2026

Bär & Karrer Advises Mercuria On Its Joint Venture With Eni

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Bär & Karrer

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Bär & Karrer is a leading Swiss law firm with more than 200 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano, Zug, Basel and St. Moritz. Our core business is advising our clients on innovative and complex transactions and representing them in litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. Our clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and around the world. Most of our work has an international component. We have broad experience handling cross-border proceedings and transactions. Our extensive network consists of correspondent law firms which are all market leaders in their jurisdictions. Bär & Karrer was repeatedly awarded Switzerland Law Firm of the Year by the most important international legal ranking agencies in recent years.
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Mercuria Energy Group, one of the largest independent energy and commodity groups in the world, and Eni S.p.A., one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, have entered into a joint venture to combine their respective global energy trading business. The joint venture will bring together the physical and financial trading operations of both groups across oil, LNG, LPG, natural gas and biofuels, as well as associated shipping and storage activities. The combined business is expected to create a leading global energy trading platform with operations spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the United States. The proposed transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

Bär & Karrer acts as Swiss legal counsel to Mercuria. The team comprises Cédric Chapuis and Ronny Schmid (both M&A) as well as Mani Reinert and Martin Werner (both Antitrust).

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Bär & Karrer is a leading Swiss law firm with more than 200 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano, Zug, Basel and St. Moritz. Our core business is advising our clients on innovative and complex transactions and representing them in litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. Our clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and around the world. Most of our work has an international component. We have broad experience handling cross-border proceedings and transactions. Our extensive network consists of correspondent law firms which are all market leaders in their jurisdictions. Bär & Karrer was repeatedly awarded Switzerland Law Firm of the Year by the most important international legal ranking agencies in recent years.

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