Mergers & Acquisition transactions under Swiss law
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As in the United States, each M&A transaction is different and must be
structured in order to take into consideration the specific needs of the
purchaser and the seller as well as the target business. From a legal
perspective, the features of a M&A transaction depend mainly on the following
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the legal form of the target
business (share corporation, limited liability company, others?)
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the purchaser (foreign or
domestic?, public or private company?)
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the seller(s) (foreign or domestic?,
public or private M&A?)
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the legal form for the transaction
(asset deal, share deal, mixture of asset and share deal, statutory merger?)
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tax considerations
This site provides an overview of the law governing a transaction in
Switzerland, the phases and the timing of a typical M&A transaction and
information in connection with M&A of listed companies.
Applicable law
Phases of a typical
M&A transaction
Transaction forms
Share
deal
Asset
deal
Statutory
merger
Public M&A
transactions
Public
offer
Statutory
merger
The timing of a
merger
Frequently
asked questions
Useful links
This site has been prepared by
Dr. Jakob Höhn
Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry
Löwenstrasse 1
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 1 217 91 11
Fax.: +41 1 217 92 17
E-Mail:
jakob.hoehn@plplaw.ch
Related publications:
Swiss Merger Law,
Commercial Register
April 2006
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