Introduction
"This Practice Guide – Swiss M&A, published by Lexology Getting The Deal Through in its second edition, provides a topical and expert analysis of the legal framework, opportunities..."
"This Practice Guide – Swiss M&A, published by Lexology Getting The Deal Through in its second edition, provides a topical and expert analysis of the legal framework, opportunities..."
"Under Swiss law, as for other jurisdictions, transactions are formally structured as a two-step process consisting of..."
"Despite its relatively small size, Switzerland is home to many large and well-established international corporations spanning a diverse range of industries, from major banks and..."
"Most M&A transactions involve parties – including employees, service providers such as providers of data rooms, M&A advisers, and law firms – located outside of Switzerland..."
"Switzerland is a small but key market for businesses worldwide. Featuring a highly educated workforce, competitive tax laws, a stable government and an efficient..."
"This chapter provides an overview of the relevant regulatory and associated legal considerations for M&A transactions in the following financial institutions requiring a licence from..."
"Swiss merger control law requires that certain transactions are notified and approved before they may be implemented. Such merger control proceedings may be lengthy, absorb..."
"In private M&A, buyers commonly have available post-closing or indemnification recourse against sellers. This recourse typically rests on a general and specific indemnities. These..."
"Switzerland continues to provide a generally favourable legal framework for private M&A, giving parties extensive contractual freedom in agreeing on the terms to apply to a transaction..."
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"Swiss M&A transactions related to public companies are mainly governed by the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act (including its implementing ordinances) and the Swiss..."
"Carve-out transactions involve the disposal of subsidiaries, divisions or assets or the spin-off or split-off of business units in the public markets. Companies turn to these transactions..."
"A joint venture is an arrangement between two or more parties for pursuing a specific commercial purpose. From a business perspective, joint ventures are generally formed for the following..."
"Swiss law neither defines nor provides a specific set of rules for venture capital (VC) investments. However, the very nature of VC investments provides for some particular characteristics..."
"Businesses rise and fall and, with them, companies are incorporated, dissolved and liquidated. When a company ends up in financial difficulties or even becomes insolvent or over-indebted..."
"In the past couple of years, there has been high demand for acquisition and leveraged finance in Switzerland, which was supported by a notable number of mid-market and larger..."
"In Swiss M&A transactions, there are two key issues with regard to labour and employment law..."
"Legal entities are subject to corporate income tax if they are resident (ie, if they are incorporated or effectively managed in Switzerland). Swiss corporate income tax is levied on the..."
"Successful M&A transactions need to deliver the value expected by the buyer when doing the acquisition. Poor performance in dealing with post-merger integration is often the..."
"In the majority of M&A transactions in Switzerland, the parties choose arbitration over litigation. There are many reasons for this..."