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"A deep bench of highly experienced and competent practitioners."
Legal 500 2013
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"A legal powerhouse."
Legal 500 2014
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"They dig into the background of the case where necessary but are to the point and fee conscious."
Client in Chambers Europe 2015
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"Market leader with experts located in Zürich, Geneva, Lugano and Zug."
Chambers Europe 2015
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"The lawyers are used to working with clients who like quick turnarounds."
Client in Chambers Europe 2016
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"The firm’s extremely lean deal teams build nicely upon internal synergies and expertise."
Legal 500 2013
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"Has specialists for all relevant deal aspects."
Client in The Legal 500 2015
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"The lawyers are excellent, they are very responsive and take the heavy work off your shoulders."
Client in Chambers Europe 2015
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"The top-notch practice at Bär & Karrer provides excellent service and impresses with its strength in depth."
Legal 500 2016
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"A leading firm thanks to its involvement in some of the country's most prominent and high-value transactions."
Chambers Europe 2013
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"The team is technically excellent and more pragmatic and commercial than others."
Client in Chambers Europe 2016
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"The best mix of dedication and knowledge."
Legal 500 2013
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"The team is experienced and straightforward – my number one choice."
Client in Chambers Europe 2013
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"Absolutely great service."
Client in IFLR1000 2015
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"Spending money on this firm is always a good investment."
Client in Chambers Europe 2013
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"We get gold standard service; the work is of exquisite quality."
Client in Chambers Europe 2015
Mergers & Acquisitions
We have extensive experience and expertise in dealing with complex domestic and cross-border transactions. We act on major deals as well as on smaller transactions. We advise our clients on the full range of corporate transactions, including acquisitions and divestments of privately owned companies, auctions, friendly and hostile takeovers, spin-offs, mergers, transaction finance, and restructurings.
Our mergers & acquisitions practice covers a range of industries including industrial groups, pharmaceutical companies, financial institutions, technology firms, and energy providers. We act for corporate buyers and sellers, private investors as well as private equity funds and their financial advisers.
- Structuring transactions
- Due diligence
- Drafting and negotiation of the transaction documentation
- Securing regulatory permits, clearances and tax rulings
- Organizing of signing and closing
- Implementing transactions
Key Contact
Prof. Dr. Rolf Watter
Partner
Team Leaders
Daniel Bader
Partner
Prof. Dr. Rashid Bahar
Partner
Paolo Bottini
Partner
Urs Brügger
Partner
Dr. Cédric Chapuis
Partner
Dr. Peter Hsu
Partner
Dr. Luca Jagmetti
Partner
Dr. Urs Kägi
Partner
Dr. Daniel U. Lehmann
Partner
Dr. Corrado Rampini
Partner
Peter Reinarz
Partner
Dr. Thomas U. Reutter
Partner
Thomas Rohde
Partner
Phyllis Scholl
Partner
Susanne Schreiber
Partner
Dr. Till Spillmann
Partner
Thomas Stoltz
Partner
Eric Stupp
Partner
Michael Trippel
Partner
Team Members
Paolo Ader
Associate
Faton Aliu
Associate
Raphael Annasohn
Associate
Letizia Autieri
Associate
Matthias Bizzarro
Associate
Edoardo Buzzi
Associate
Francesco Carelli
Associate
Cyrill Diefenbacher
Associate
Nadina Duss
Associate
Raphael Egger
Associate
Dr. Adam El-Hakim
Associate
Dr. Tiffany Ender
Associate
Dr. Joel Fischer
Associate
Dr. Daniel Flühmann
Associate
Melanie Fopp
Associate
Andrea Giger
Associate
Silvio Grunder
Associate
Charles Gschwind
Associate
Daniel Heiniger
Associate
Christophe Hensler
Associate
Célia Jimenez
Associate
David A. Jost
Associate
Beda Kaufmann
Associate
Adrian Koller
Associate
Dr. Christian Kunz
Associate
Dr. Daniel Küpfer
Associate
Marina Lerch
Associate
Michel Morelato
Associate
Dr. Vera Naegeli
Associate
Christian Padrutt
Associate
Fabienne Perlini-Frehner
Associate
Marc Poltéra
Associate
Yasmine Quaglia
Associate
Daniel Raun
Associate
Laurent Riedweg
Associate
Rocco Rigozzi
Associate
Oliver Rüdlinger
Associate
Dr. Nina Sauerwein
Associate
Sabrina Schalcher
Associate
Lukas Scherer
Associate
Micha Schilling
Associate
Dr. Philippe Seiler
Associate
Raima Sherifoska
Associate
Lukas Stocker
Associate
Yves Suter
Associate
Ivo von Büren
Associate
Dr. Alexander von Jeinsen
Associate
Stephanie Walter
Associate
Annette Weber
Associate
Barbara Wälchli
Associate
Raphael Züger
Associate
Elena Furlanetto
Trainee
Matthias Haberstig
Trainee
David La Casa
Trainee
Frédéric Mancosu
Trainee
Jean-François Mayoraz
Trainee
Sarah Nyfeler
Trainee
Roxane Pedrazzini
Trainee
Michael Rohrer
Trainee
Michael Schmassmann
Trainee
Cyrill Tschudin
Trainee
Stefanie Walch
Trainee
Andreas R. Wehowsky
Trainee
Raphael Wyss
Trainee
