Corporate & M&A
We are your one-stop shop for national and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions as well as projects related to corporate and commercial law. In addition to listed companies, our clients include numerous small and medium-sized enterprises that are characteristic of the Swiss economy, private equity and venture capital funds, family offices, institutional investors and private investors. In addition to their work as lawyers, many of our partners sit on the boards of directors of companies. This means that not only are they able to answer your legal questions, but they also have the ability to assess a project from a business perspective thanks to their practical work. So in addition to high-quality legal and innovative advice, you will also receive pragmatic and practicable solutions. Our services are rounded off by our notary team who can provide you with efficient and flexible notary services.
Our team can offer you access to experts on the following topics in particular:
Companies experience different stages of development. Our lawyers have the legal answers to any challenges related to corporate law that may arise. We can advise you on all matters from founding, preparing all the necessary internal company regulations, reviewing and drafting commercial contracts and general terms and conditions, to capital increases and reductions, restructurings and liquidations.
MoreOur dynamic and motivated M&A and Private Equity Team has years of experience and the necessary size to structure and efficiently implement your national and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. In addition to listed and medium-sized companies, we advise private equity and venture capital funds, family offices, institutional and private investors and boards or directors and managers from Switzerland and abroad.
MoreOur notary team in Baar, Zug provides you with access to notarial services at favourable conditions and with the utmost flexibility in terms of time. Our notaries serve national and international clients not only in all notarizations related to corporate law, but also in the notarization and implementation of prenuptial agreements, wills and inheritance contracts as well as advance healthcare directives and living wills.
MoreOur public M&A team designs and implements acquisition and disposition strategies for public companies (including friendly and hostile tender offers) and represents strategic and financial buyers, sellers, and their respective financial advisors in all kinds of cross-border and domestic public M&A transactions. These range from complex pre-transaction carve-outs to public takeovers in the form of auctions processes, takeover defense strategies and manuals, squeeze-outs, mergers, demergers/spin-offs and other divestment procedures for public companies.
MoreTeam
- Sergio Bortolani
- Renato Bucher
- Serge Calame
- Frédéric Cottier
- Hubert Orso Gilliéron
- Alain Gros
- Patricia Guerra
- Kevin M. Hubacher
- L. Mattias Johnson
- Dunja Koch
- Samuel Ljubicic
- Mark Montanari
- Florian Müller
- Wolfgang Müller
- Thomas Nabholz
- Karin Oberlin
- Dmitry A. Pentsov
- Christian Rebell
- Dimitri M. Rotter
- Marc A. Schamaun
- Daniel Schoch
- Kilian Schärli
- Mona Stephenson
- Léonard Stoyanov
- Nadine von Büren-Maier
- Eric Haymann
- Christoph Heiz
- Jean-Luc Herbez
- Felix M. Mathis
- Guy-Philippe Rubeli
- Thomas Ladner
- Ülkü Cibik
- Eric Favre
- Camillo Devecchi
- Philipp Falk
- May-Si Hau
- Daniel Haymann
- Jacques Johner
- Gabriel Meier
- Melanie Müller
- Thomas Nietlispach
- Jérôme Pidoux
- Laure-Lye Pillonel
- Grégoire Schafroth
- Andrea Viest
- Noemi Bünter
- Imane Kacem
- Marc Baumberger
- Loredana Hartmann
- Séverine Micheloud
- Xenia V. Pisarewski
- Michèle Sue Sidler
- Davina Stalder
- Karim Steiner
- Armin Trautmann
- Kathrin Waditschatka
- Natascha Hödl
“The firm have a high capacity to deal with complex matters and extract what is essential”
Publications
Réforme du droit de la société anonyme et de la société à responsabilité limitée
Expert Focus, Revue suisse pour l’audit, la fiscalité, la comptabilité et le conseil économique, p. 18 - 21, Février 2023- FR
Switzerland to introduce foreign direct investment legislation: overview
International Law Office, 25 January 2023- EN
Technology M&A 2023 Switzerland – Trends and Developments
Chambers and Partners, Global Practice Guides, Technology M&A 2023, 18 January 2023- EN
Mergers & Acquisitions (§ 6 V.8.j-r: Legal Due Diligence in den Bereichen Bewilligungen, Compliance, Verträge, Immaterialgüterrechte, Datenschutz, Liegenschaften und Infrastruktur, Geschäftsversicherungen und Rechtsstreitigkeiten und § 6 VI: Due Diligence-Bericht)
Handbücher für die Anwaltspraxis (HAP), Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag, S. 285-316 und S. 320-324, 1. Aufl., Dezember 2022- DE