
About
Provided by Lenz & Staehelin
With around 70 partners and associates, Lenz & Staehelin enjoys a leading position in domestic and cross-border private and public M&A transactions, and has been party to many of Switzerland’s most important corporate deals.
In response to the complex requirements of domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and the many areas of law involved, this practice group brings together the knowledge, skills and experience of different practice areas to form focused, creative and hands-on teams for specific transactions.
In addition to advising on corporate law in general, the group also has ample experience in structuring complex cross-border and domestic M&A transactions and working with private equity investments. We also rank among the key players in the highly sophisticated field of public tender offers.
Our work includes:
- General corporate: Company law, Corporate housekeeping, Corporate and regulatory compliance, Corporate governance, Shareholders' meetings of listed companies, Reorganizations and restructurings
- M&A: Mergers, Private acquisitions, Private equity investments, including buy-out, venture capital, Public tender offers, including hostile takeovers and takeover defences, Joint ventures, Spin-offs
- Capital markets and securities laws (disclosure duties, ad hoc publicity, insider information, management transactions)
- Corporate and M&A-related litigation and arbitration
- Estate planning and tax advice for entrepreneurs and managers.
Chambers Review
Lenz & Staehelin is a leading practice offering expertise in public tender offers and assisting with divestments, mergers and acquisitions. The law firm has a strong focus on representing clients in hostile takeover battles, with further prowess advising international companies on the acquisition of Swiss targets. The team is popular with Swiss banking clients for assistance with corporate transactions, and also has a number of clients from the pharmaceutical sector.
Work Highlights
- Lenz & Staehelin advised Bain Capital and Cinven on their CHF4.2 billion acquisition of Arxada from Lonza.
Strengths
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"Lenz & Staehelin has a fully invested team: professional, available and friendly."
"They gave us very strong support, and are available and professional."
"Lenz & Staehelin has a fully invested team: professional, available and friendly."
"They gave us very strong support, and are available and professional."
Notable Practitioners
Rudolf Tschäni has longstanding expertise in handling complex transactions. He is well placed to advise on public M&A and corporate governance matters.
Hans-Jakob Diem is a highly esteemed M&A lawyer acting for corporates on public tenders, acquisitions and strategic partnerships.
Geneva-based Andreas Rötheli offers transactional expertise in cross-border acquisitions and divestments, and also assists with strategic partnerships. His clients include private equity firms as well as banks and companies from the aviation industries.
"Andreas Rötheli is commercially astute and practical in his approach."
Tino Gaberthüel assists with acquisitions, carve-outs and public tenders. He regularly advises on high-value cross-border mandates.
"Tino Gaberthüel has a thoughtful negotiation style, he is commercial when needed, and he got us through a complex situation."
Jacques Iffland has an established reputation in Geneva for his advice on high-value public M&A deals.
"Jacquees Iffland is a pleasure to work with, fully involved and very smart."
Stephan Erni advises on a range of M&A transactions, including cross-border acquisitions for clients in the finance industry.
Matthias Wolf is recognised for his work on corporate transactions, including high-value sale of shares. His client base covers a range of industries, including the pharmaceutical, chemicals and construction sectors.
Ranked Lawyers at
Lenz & Staehelin
Switzerland
Members
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Head of Department
Beat Kühni
David Ledermann
Head of Department
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