Dr Christoph Neeracher > Bär & Karrer Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Bär & Karrer Ltd. Offices
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 90
8027 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Dr Christoph Neeracher
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions | Corporate & Commercial | Reorganization & Insolvency | Litigation | Employment | Transport & Logistics | Energy | Financing | Life Sciences | Data Protection
Position
Christoph Neeracher specializes in international and domestic M&A transactions (focusing on private M&A and private equity transactions, including secondary buyouts, public to private transactions and distressed equity), transaction finance, venture capital, startups, corporate restructurings, relocations, corporate law, general contract matters (e.g. joint ventures, partnerships and shareholders agreements) and all directly related areas such as employment matters for key employees (e.g. employee participation and incentive agreements).
He is experienced in a broad range of national and international transactions both sell and buy side (including corporate auction processes) and the assistance of clients in their ongoing corporate and commercial activities. Additionally, Christoph Neeracher represents clients in litigation proceedings relating to his specialization.
Chambers Global and Europe rank him as a leader in the field of M&A (since 2010) and IFLR 1000 lists him as one of the leading lawyers in Switzerland (since 2012). The International Who’s Who of M&A Lawyers lists Christoph Neeracher as one of the world’s leading M&A lawyers. The Legal 500 (2012) describes him as “extremely experienced in M&A matters and very strong in negotiations” and ranks him among the leading individuals. Christoph Neeracher is ranked first in Mergermarket’s Profile League Table for 2016’s most prolific individual DACH legal advisors.
Career
- Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 2007)
- Associate at Bär & Karrer (2001)
- Law Clerk at the District Court of Meilen (1997-1998)
Languages
English, German
Memberships
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- German – Swiss Association of Legal Professionals
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- IPBA (Inter-Pacific Bar Association)
Education
- New York University: LL.M. in Corporate Law (2001)
- University of Zurich: Dr. iur. (2000)
- Admitted to the Zurich Bar (1999)
- University of Zurich: lic. iur. (1996)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Transport
Bär & Karrer Ltd. advises high-profile clients in the aviation, maritime, road, and rail industries. The team collaborates with real estate, infrastructure, energy, and corporate specialists from other departments. Practice head Luca Jagmetti has particular experience in complex asset transfer, logistics, and service level agreements within the transport industry. Christoph Neeracher represents clients in litigation proceedings and Philippe Seiler handles the commercial and corporate aspects.
Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)The team of ‘seasoned experts’ at Bär & Karrer Ltd. maintains an impressively varied practice, with capabilities that include advising on listed company and private M&A, public tender offers, other corporate transactions and ESG. The team is praised for its ‘strong subject matter expertise in combination with excellent commercial acumen’. Rolf Watter
leads the practice, with wide-ranging experience in corporate governance issues. Christoph Neeracher heads the private M&A and private equity department, while Mariel Hoch bolsters the practice with her knowledge of cross-border M&A, public takeover offers and corporate relocations. Ralph Malacrida demonstrates considerable expertise in handling M&A, while Dieter Dubs principally focuses on public tender offers. Martin Anderson leads the Geneva M&A practice and Paolo Bottini helms the Lugano practice. Other key names to note are Philippe Seiler and Raphael Annasohn.
Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Full-service law firm Bär & Karrer Ltd. draws on the specific know-how from specialists within different departments to support clients on out-of-court restructuring matters including distressed M&A, acquisition out of Swiss “Chapter 11” proceedings, handling D&O insurance, default negotiations with lenders and debtors under facility agreements, and tax-efficient structuring of restructurings. The team is headed by Christoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti, and Thomas Rohde. Neeracher has a strong focus on international and domestic M&A transactions, particularly in private equity and secondary buyouts, Jagmetti has special expertise in out-of-court restructurings, composition proceedings and related topics, such as mass dismissals, and Rohde has extensive expertise in corporate restructurings, creditor representation, and M&A transactions.
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Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Switzerland
- Leading individuals Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Insolvency and corporate recovery Switzerland
- Transport Switzerland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Insurance
- Leading firms: Italian-speaking Switzerland
- Private client
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Sports law
- Tax