International & Cross-Border Transactions | Global

The team is highly-rated across a range of transactional and contentious practice areas. The key pillars for international transactional work include M&A, banking, capital markets and tax. The firm handles both inbound and outbound matters, such as assisting Swiss lenders with outbound financing mandates and representing non-Swiss buyers investing in Swiss targets.

In the cross-border transactional space, Homburger offers noteworthy capabilities in TMT, banking, capital markets and M&A. The team represents domestic and international clients, typically advising on Swiss aspects of law and assisting other firms with complex international transactions. Equally, the firm has a leading competition practice, in which it has experience of leading multi-jurisdictional merger control cases.

The law firm possesses wide-ranging expertise in transactional and contentious areas. Its M&A, banking and tax practices are much sought after for big-ticket and mid-market inbound mandates, representing clients from a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, shipping and luxury goods.

The team is well regarded across a range of practice areas, including banking, tax, capital markets and M&A. It is a particularly popular choice for cross-border acquisition finance transactions and has expertise in assisting banks and issuers with international capital raising. The law firm acts for an impressive array of Swiss and international clients, including those from the pharmaceutical, technology, life science and real estate sectors.

It has a formidable presence in the transactional space and is particularly known for its cross-border capabilities in M&A, banking and capital markets. It has notable strength acting for shareholders on cross-border divestments and is regularly mandated by issuers and financial institutions for international rights offerings. The team also has an excellent reputation for advising Swiss and international banks and financial institutions on banking litigation and regulatory investigations.

In relation to the firm's transactional focus, Schellenberg Wittmer represents an array of international clients and routinely acts as lead counsel for matters that span Europe and further afield. Additionally, the law firm hosts a top-tier restructuring practice that advises on high-profile cross-border restructuring and insolvencies, with increasing activity on the enforcement of foreign bankruptcies. It is also well regarded for its international work in M&A, banking and capital markets, demonstrating the ability to handle both inbound and outbound cross-border transactions.

The team regularly advises domestic and international clients from the pharmaceutical, energy and manufacturing industries on their acquisition of Swiss companies and other cross-border transactional activity. With significant expertise in handling regulatory and tax compliance matters, the lawyers are well regarded by Swiss clients for their knowledge of multi-jurisdictional regulations.

While Pestalozzi offers expertise across a range of practice areas, it stands out for its activity in the financial services sector. Its banking practice provides strong expertise in the financing of cross-border acquisitions, representing a raft of Swiss and international banks in litigation, investigations and other compliance mandates. Equally, its capital markets practice acts for issuers, bookrunners and underwriters, and it regularly advises international clients on securities exchange listings and Swiss regulations.

The law firm handles cross-border acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as international banking and tax matters. It acts for international companies and Swiss clients from a range of sectors including life sciences, real estate and energy. The team's white-collar crime practice is also active on cross-border mandates, particularly those involving a variety of European jurisdictions.

Deriving strength from its transactional and regulatory knowledge, the law firm is able to support clients through a wide range of cross-border corporate and financing mandates occurring across the TMT, life sciences, finance and healthcare industries. It regularly provides advice on asset transfers, acquisitions, double taxation and transfer pricing elements of multi-jurisdictional transactions.

The law firm is noted for its highly-impressive capabilities across a range of transactional and regulatory matters. Its banking team acts for diverse financial institutions in cross-border financings, as well as complex multi-jurisdictional litigation. VISCHER is also recognised for housing an array of specialists in payments, blockchain and crypotocurrency matters. Clients further benefit from the firm's deep expertise in insolvency and restructuring issues, routinely advising on high-profile bankruptcy proceedings in a variety of jurisdictions.