Two members of the board of directors/shareholders of DT Swiss Group AG have acquired all outstanding shares in the course of a succession planning structured as a leveraged buyout (LBO). DT Swiss is a globally renowned manufacturer of bicycle components with branches in the USA, the EU and Asia. Around 500 employees develop, produce and market DT Swiss’ first-class products around the world.
Walder Wyss has comprehensively advised the board members/acquiring shareholders as to structuring as well as regarding all tax and legal aspects of this transaction. The team included Maurus Winzap (Partner, Tax), Lukas Wyss (Partner, Banking/Finance), Simon Kehl (Managing Associate, Corporate/M&A), Janine Corti (Associate, Tax), Fabian Glässer (Associate, Banking/Finance) and Valentin Wiesner (Trainee, Corporate/M&A).