Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : Switzerland
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About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie's Real Estate team in Switzerland offers strategic legal advice on the whole life-cycle of real estate matters, including real estate M&A (sale and acquisition of real estate portfolios or companies, sale and lease back and real estate due diligence), corporate real estate (leases, freehold property, regulatory and facility management), real estate funds (fund structuring, tax optimization, regulatory approval and fund documentation), development projects (build-to-suit projects, contractor agreements, development agreements and architectural agreements), hotels and resorts (hotel lease agreements, hotel management agreements, and hotel and resorts development projects) and portfolio optimization (pre-deal optimization, post-deal integration and tax optimization).
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Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie offers a premier team with an enviable scope of transactional expertise. The law firm benefits from property teams in Zürich and Geneva and draws on experience from a range of departments, including tax and M&A. Baker McKenzie is experienced in advising on a range of investment aspects in the real estate sector. The law firm also handles high-value deals pertaining to hospitality, office and retail properties. The practice represents a diverse roster of international and domestic companies, including leading corporates, financial institutions and real estate companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Baker McKenzie team are available and if necessary go the extra mile."
"The lawyers are very experienced, responsive, detail-oriented and give great communication."
"The Baker McKenzie team are available and if necessary go the extra mile."
"The lawyers are very experienced, responsive, detail-oriented and give great communication."
Notable Practitioners
Alexander Wyss regularly assists clients with property acquisitions and real estate M&A mandates. He acts on behalf of developers, hospitality groups and asset managers.
"Alexander Wyss has very good commercial background and understanding."
Samuel Marbacher advises on real estate portfolio acquisitions, with additional experience in lease agreement negotiations.
"Samuel Marbacher is an exceptional lawyer and a very hard-working and dedicated individual. He goes the extra step to make the transaction smoother."
"He is very commercial and is able to act in an agile way to help get the deal over the line."
Martin Furrer is recognised for his diverse caseload, including property acquisitions and sale and leaseback transactions.
"Martin Furrer is very solution-oriented and pragmatic."
Geneva-based Charles Gschwind advises clients on a range of real estate transactions, including sale and leaseback agreements and portfolio acquisitions.
"Charles Gschwind is well aware of the market and of the stakes and challenges. He is very responsive and available, and has good ideas to solve problems."
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