Corporate and M&A

Python Practice Areas Corporate and M&A

Our corporate and M&A practice attorneys advise clients on the full range of corporate and M&A activities.

From assisting with all stages of local and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations (working in partnership with law firms from other jurisdictions when necessary), to company sales and structuring, management and ownership successions, stock, share and asset purchase advice and related document drafting, to negotiating representations and warranties, to advising on and preparing disclosure schedules, side agreements and financing documents among others.

  • Start-ups

    Our corporate and M&A attorneys advise our start-up clients on all the most important corporate issues that they face.

    These include, but are not limited to, the selection of the most suitable company form (for example, LLC (GmbH) Ltd (AG) or Limited Partnership), advice on and the preparation of all applicable company documents (Memorandum, Articles of Association etc), drafting co-founder agreements, advice on the appointment of directors and on employment contracts, shareholder agreements and shareholder rights, all startup administrative and compliance matters, financing transactions, venture capital etc.

  • SMEs

    Our corporate and M&A attorneys advise our SME clients on all corporate and M&A matters, including but not limited to, corporate governance (such as board of director matters and stockholder/voting agreements), share purchase agreements, asset sale agreements, equity ownership structuring, stock option plans, intellectual property licensing agreements, trade secrets, non disclosure and confidentiality agreements, restructuring and recapitalization, debt and loan transactions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and other partnership transactions, due diligence, mergers etc.

  • Multinationals

    Our corporate and M&A attorneys advise our multinational corporate clients on the full range of corporate and M&A matters, including but not limited to, corporate governance issues, share purchase and share sale agreements, cross border asset sale agreements, equity ownership structuring, stock option plans, intellectual property licensing agreements, restructuring and recapitalization, debt and loan transactions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and other partnership transactions, all stages of acquisition and due diligence, mergers, acquisitions, tax optimization etc.

  • Others

    Our corporate and M&A attorneys advise major Swiss and international organizations, sport federations, NGOs, non-profit corporations, citizens groups, associations, foundations and public interest organizations on all corporate and M&A matters, ranging from the preparation of all applicable corporate documents, to assisting with all corporate governance matters, from the appointment and dismissal of directors, to assistance with all administrative and compliance matters, from drafting intellectual property licensing agreements, to advising on joint ventures and other partnerships etc.