Corporate/M&A
Global Guide 2024 : Switzerland
Band 2
About
Provided by Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Our Mergers & Acquisitions Group features lawyers with diverse backgrounds, training and specializations, all of whom have a distinctly international outlook. As a result, we offer clients a dedicated team that has the experience and size to handle every type of transaction across all relevant industry sectors, from complex start-up financing rounds to private equity deals and large private and public M&A cross-border projects.
Expertise:
- International and domestic lead counsel or special Swiss counsel in all types of mid-sized and large-scale transactions, auctions, complex acquisitions, public takeovers, shareholder activist situations, mergers, carve-out transactions, corporate restructurings, redomicilations and joint ventures across all industries
- Advice to public and private companies, private equity and venture capital funds, family offices, institutional investors, directors, managers, individual entrepreneurs and investors from around the world
- All aspects of investment and divestment transactions, including sophisticated tax structuring, acquisition finance, merger control, capital markets and fund structures, data protection, insolvency and restructurings
Chambers Review
Schellenberg Wittmer's noteworthy M&A team acts on the buy and sell sides of cross-border and domestic transactions. The practice advises a number of clients from the financial services, life sciences and private equity industries. The law firm acts for shareholders and private individuals on the disposal of assets, and also advises clients on corporate restructuring matters, carve-outs and joint ventures.
Work Highlights
- Schellenberg Wittmer acted for Bank Linth on its taking-private by way of public offer.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers at Schellenberg Wittmer were very practical and very responsive, and were able to break down complex things in simple ways."
"They are just great to make complex things easy to understand and to solve any such problems immediately."
"The team is very pragmatic and solution-focused."
"The team has deep technical expertise with regards to Swiss corporate law matters while at the same time being able to translate such expertise into a language which is understood by business colleagues."
"The lawyers at Schellenberg Wittmer were very practical and very responsive, and were able to break down complex things in simple ways."
"They are just great to make complex things easy to understand and to solve any such problems immediately."
"The team is very pragmatic and solution-focused."
"The team has deep technical expertise with regards to Swiss corporate law matters while at the same time being able to translate such expertise into a language which is understood by business colleagues."
Notable Practitioners
Lorenzo Olgiati regularly assists with high-value takeovers, sales and public buy-backs.
"Lorenzo Olgiati has extensive corporate law and M&A experience."
"He has a pragmatic approach and a business mindset, and is very strong in negotiations."
Oliver Triebold has substantial experience advising on high-value domestic and cross-border acquisitions and sales.
Pascal Hubli continues to develop a strong practice in Zürich, regularly advising clients on cross-border joint ventures, acquisitions and takeovers.
"Pascal Hubli is very nice and he is easy to deal with."
Ranked Lawyers at
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Switzerland
Members
Provided by Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Christoph Vonlanthen
Jean Jacques Ah Choon
Head of Department
Josef Caleff
Tarek Houdrouge
Yves Jeanrenaud
Industries
Provided by Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Banking
Chemicals
Commercial & Professional Services
Consumer Product Manufacturing
Energy
Financial Services
Health Care
Industrial Engineering
Insurance
Mining & Metals
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Real Estate
Technology, Hardware & Electronics