Das Wertrechtebuch Gemäss Art. 973c Obligationenrecht

Switzerland's new transparency regime for legal entities and beneficial owners enters into force on 1 October 2026, requiring companies to identify, verify, document and report their beneficial owners to a federal Transparency Register. With short transition periods and practical implications for banks, financial intermediaries and advisers, organizations need to understand who is affected, what must be reported, how the register will operate, and what steps to take now to prepare for compliance.

The EU AI Act's general application date of 2 August 2026 has arrived with significant regulatory changes through the AI Omnibus amendment, deferring core high-risk AI obligations...

Switzerland's new Legal Entities Transparency Act introduces a centralised federal register of beneficial owners, fundamentally changing how Swiss companies must identify, document and report ultimate ownership and control structures. The regime imposes strict reporting deadlines beginning in late 2026, with criminal sanctions for non-compliance reaching up to CHF 500,000 for intentional breaches. Companies must now navigate complex look-through requirements, enhanced documentation obligations, and ongoing

Over the past decades, the increasing internationalization and commercialization of professional football competitions have attracted a growing number of investors seeking to acquire stakes in football clubs.

The FCPA enforcement pause ordered in February 2025 by President Trump is over. The new FCPA enforcement guidelines signal a more targeted enforcement approach by the DOJ, which may potentially be more vigorous than before...

Switzerland continues to be one of the leading jurisdictions for fintech innovation, offering a stable legal framework, a sophisticated financial market and a technology-neutral regulatory approach.

All of the standard transaction strategies to acquire portfolio companies are commonly used in Switzerland. We assume that regular leveraged buyouts have accounted for the majority of the transactions in recent years. In 2025, the total deal volume in the private equity sector remained stable...

The demise of Credit Suisse in March 2023 led to a considerable loss of confidence in the Swiss financial market. On April 10, 2024, the Federal Council published its report...

The revised Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) will extend comprehensive regulatory requirements to advisors involved in real estate transactions valued at CHF 5 million or more, effective October 1, 2026.

The regulatory environment in Switzerland to date continues to be investor-friendly for the following three main reasons: (i) limited investment restrictions (a notable exception being the Federal Law on Acquisition of Real Estate (the so-called Lex Koller)...

In this guide, Marcel Frey, Martin Heisch and Raphael Märki address 25 key questions on the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters in Switzerland, detailing inter alia the legal basis on which parties may rely (bilateral or multilateral agreements, statutory law)...

Swiss restructuring and insolvency proceedings are mainly governed by the Swiss Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law (DEBA), which entered into force in 1892.

Today, few speak about organised and drug related crime in the context of anti-money laundering legislation.

Der IFLR Beitrag von Daniel Hayek und Chantal Joris folgt dem Vortrag von Daniel Hayek anlässlich der 6. Zürcher Tagung zum SchKG im Februar 2018.

Prager Dreifuss lawyers discuss how the Global Forum Act targets beneficial ownership transparency.

In August 2016, the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) issued the Insurance Manager Code of Conduct requiring insurance managers to follow a set of procedures when carrying out their functions.

Infrastructure projects in the areas of leisure and property, transport, energy and the water sector continue to be significant.

So called Initial Coin Offerings ("ICO") as a new fundraising mechanisms in which new projects sell their underlying crypto tokens in exchange for e.g. Bitcoin or Ether

First, the acquisition of residential real property in Switzerland is restricted for foreign individuals and companies, although exceptions apply, such as for citizens of the European Union.

Daniel Hayek, Christina Meyer and Chantal Joris of Prager Dreifuss examine the revised Swiss insolvency law and its implications for debtors and creditors.