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

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Corporate/M&A - Switzerland

1
Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Lenz & Staehelin has 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 in advising international companies on the acquisition of Swiss targets. The team is popular with Swiss banking clients for assisting with corporate transactions, and also represents manufacturers, asset management firms, construction companies and life sciences enterprises.

Work Highlights

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  • Lenz & Staehelin advised L Catterton on its acquisition of a majority stake in AmaWaterways from Certares and other shareholders.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andreas Rötheli
2
Andreas Rötheli
2
Band 2
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 very calm which is reassuring. He is on top of the different subjects we give him.

Andreas Rötheli is really experienced and a great negotiator.

Tino Gaberthüel
2
Tino Gaberthüel
Head of Corporate/M&A
2
Band 2
Tino Gaberthüel assists with acquisitions, carve-outs and public tenders. He regularly advises on high-value cross-border mandates.

Tino Gaberthüel knows his area of expertise well, helps us to navigate through complex legal challenges and displays remarkable dedication and expertise for the client.

Tino Gaberthüel is a great lawyer with a lot of attention to detail. He is very responsive and knowledgeable.

Tino Gaberthüel has great experience and always gives good advice.

Tino Gaberthüel is great to work with. He is transparent, experienced and pragmatic.

Tino Gaberthüel is very responsive, does a nice job and explains the Swiss law concepts really well.

Jacques Iffland
3
Jacques Iffland
3
Band 3
Jacques Iffland has an established reputation in Geneva for his advice on high-value public M&A deals.

Whenever you need advice on a public tender, you will not go wrong going to Jacques Iffland.

Matthias Wolf
4
Matthias Wolf
4
Band 4

Matthias Wolf is recognised for his work on corporate transactions, including high-value sales of shares. His client base covers a range of industries, including the pharmaceutical, chemical, manufacturing and construction sectors.

Matthias Wolf really knows Switzerland very well. He has a very good ability to work internationally and has good experience. He stands out to me as a great support and sparring partner.

Stephan Erni
4
Stephan Erni
4
Band 4

Stephan Erni advises on a range of M&A transactions, including cross-border and domestic acquisitions for clients in the real estate industry.

Stephan Erni is a very knowledgeable and experienced lawyer. He plays an important role in the key aspects of a transaction and hence is very valuable.

Simone Ehrsam
U
Simone Ehrsam
U
Up and Coming

Simone Ehrsam has broad expertise across both public and private M&A, with notable skill in public tender offers, share acquisitions and joint ventures. She acts regularly for listed companies and represents clients from the medical, manufacturing and technology sectors.

Simone Ehrsam is an expert in her field. She is very pragmatic, very business-oriented and very experienced.

Simone Ehrsam is a very knowledgeable lawyer.

Simone Ehrsam is very reliable and has great knowledge in the field of public takeovers.

Simone Ehrsam was very effective in promoting our position.

Ranked Lawyers at
Lenz & Staehelin

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Switzerland

Corporate/M&A

Andreas Rötheli
2
Andreas Rötheli
2
Band 2
Tino Gaberthüel
2
Tino Gaberthüel
Head of Corporate/M&A
2
Band 2
Jacques Iffland
3
Jacques Iffland
3
Band 3
Matthias Wolf
4
Matthias Wolf
4
Band 4
Stephan Erni
4
Stephan Erni
4
Band 4
Simone Ehrsam
U
Simone Ehrsam
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Andreas Rötheli

Andreas Rötheli

Head of Department

Beat Kühni

Roman Graf

Rudolf Tschäni

Simone Ehrsam

Tino Gaberthüel

Tino Gaberthüel

Head of Department

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Aerospace & Defence

Banks

Chemicals

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Health Care

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Private Clients / Individuals

Real Estate

Software & Computer Services

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