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Successful Appeal against Group Administrative Assistance Request

31 August 2017

With decision dated August 25, 2017, the Federal Administrative Court approved our appeal and rejected the delivery of data in course of a so called group request. The Dutch tax authorities had requested the delivery of financial...

Successful push-back of mutual assistance

12 July 2016

After more than two years of sophisticated litigation VISCHER sucessfully objected against the request for mutual assistance filed by the Dutch tax authorities against a client who had been resident in Switzerland for many years....

Successful tax litigation regarding international tax liability

11 November 2015

The client, married with children, left Switzerland and moved to Dubai where he was employed with a bank. His wife and children stayed in Zurich. The spouses claimed different tax residences whereas the cantonal tax Administration...

Successful litigation in transfer pricing case

21 October 2015

VISCHER represented a leading media industry client in a tax litigation against the tax Administration of Zurich. The tax court of Appeal had to decide, based on the international Transfer pricing Guidelines, on the accurate...

Barnes Group acquires Priamus System Technologies

1 October 2015

Barnes Group Inc., an international industrial and aerospace manufacturer and service Provider listed on the New York stock exchange, has acquired Swiss privately held Priamus System Technologies, a technology leader in the...

Oerlikon's sale of Advanced Technologies Segment successfully closed

4 February 2015

On February 3, 2015, Oerlikon announced that it has successfully closed the sale of its Advanced Technologies Segment to the Swiss-based company, Evatec AG. VISCHER acted as Oerlikon's Lead and Swiss Counsel. The VISCHER Team, led...

Reorganisation of PDS-Group

22 July 2014

PDS-Group, the Swiss-based global provider of software and solutions for life sciences research and development, reorganizes and simplifys its shareholder and corporate group structure by way of share transfer, debt-to-equity swap...

Loomis acquires VIA MAT

31 March 2014

VISCHER advises Loomis, one of the leading cash handling companies, as to Swiss law in ist 100% acquisition of VIA MAT Holding AG ("VIA MAT"). VIA MAT is one of the world?s leading companies in international valuables logistics....

OC Oerlikon sells its Melco Business to Mizar Holding Company, Inc. (USA)

31 May 2012

OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, Pfäffikon sells its Melco business (manufacturing single-head embroidery machines) through several affiliates to an affiliate of Mizar Holding Company, Inc. USA). The transaction is closed on June 30,...

Goldman Sachs and Doughty Hanson bid for Orange Communications AG

30 November 2011

Goldman Sachs and Doughty Hanson bid in the 2011 CHF 2bn auction for the Swiss mobile phone operator Orange Communications SA sold by France Telecom, but are finally outbid.

VISCHER advises Goldman Sachs and Doughty Hanson in...