Private Equity & Venture Capital

We can design the optimal corporate governance structure tailored to the needs of your company. Our expertise with listed companies helps us design structures for smaller companies that allow for future growth. For listed companies, we advise on disclosures and public reporting requirements. For management transactions, we advise on structure, timing, and compliance with reporting requirements.

Our tax team, using our corporate and labour expertise, has helped to find solutions for this key tool for many companies. We have drafted and implemented a large number of stock option and share plans, including the drawing up of tax structures and obtaining any necessary rulings from the various cantonal tax authorities.

We assist in structuring, forming, and administering funds established in Switzerland.

We have advised companies and investor syndicates in over 40 financing rounds.

Our M&A team can assist you in the preparation of M&A transactions. We work with buyers and sellers in due diligence, contract negotiation and closing; we also resolve IP, tax, regulatory, labour, environmental, real estate, and other ancillary issues.

We advise Swiss-based VCs and private equity companies on investments made both in and outside Switzerland and, if required, coordinate foreign counsel.

We also advise foreign VCs and private equity companies on Swiss portfolio investments, including requirements set by German tax legislation for investments in Switzerland.

We assist companies in implementing an optimal tax structure. For start-ups, we obtain formal tax relief and analyse their VAT needs. Our dedicated team of seven qualified tax experts assists in all tax matters.

Our clients regularly require advice across a full range of issues affecting their business, including litigation and arbitration, employment contracts, insolvency law and competition law.