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The department handles mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and private equity transactions, with a particular focus on technology-driven and innovation-led mandates. It provides legal support from early-stage growth through to exit events for fast-growing enterprises in advanced technology (including AI), life sciences, and financial services, and acts for associated founders, shareholders, investors, and executives. It also acts in strategic M&A transactions and business transfers for both innovative industries and more traditional sectors.
The department acts for prominent venture capital and private equity funds, large corporations, and SMEs. The client roster spans institutional investors, European innovation bodies, scale-ups, and founder-led businesses. Recent clients include major investment funds such as the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund) as well as major international corporations, SMEs, seasoned entrepreneurs, and innovative Swiss start-ups and scale-ups. The department also acts for impact funds and mission-driven companies.
Lawyers in the department bring substantial experience from leading commercial law firms, merging high-level transactional capability with recognised expertise. The department is distinguished by three characteristics that set it apart from generalist practices: Technology-focused transactions, Impact and sustainability integration, Boutique model with full-transaction capability.
