Tax

The Pestalozzi Tax practice group advises clients on a complete range of Swiss tax matters and international tax issues. As tax experts working as part of a full-service law firm, we are able to render all our tax services as integrated services across any combination of legal areas.

• Financing: We regularly assist in financing transactions, mainly as advisor to the financing banks. Several of the banks we work with are ranked within the top 50 banks in the world.
• M&A: We frequently support domestic and international clients in acquisitions and takeovers of privately held or quoted companies and the design of new Group structures: We have profound knowledge of integrations, reorganisations and migrations, including holding, principal and finance company structures as well as branch structures.
• Real estate: We frequently assist in real estate transactions, including the reorganisation of real estate companies, the development and sale of real estate, and transactions in connection with estate planning for corporations and wealthy individuals.
• Private clients: We have long standing expertise in tax planning and compliance for executives and transferees working for international companies. We assist in regulatory issues (permits) and social security matters.

• Cross border handling of corporate restructuring and tax matters on a global scale involving jurisdictions on multiple continents are one of specialties developed over many years of working with global corporations.