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Cyrill Diefenbacher

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Work Department

Tax

Position

Cyrill Diefenbacher has broad experience in national and international corporate tax matters.

He advises clients on tax-related questions in the area of M&A transactions / restructurings / financing, but also has broad experience in advising clients in the area of tax compliance. He frequently works on M&A transactions (buy-side or sell-side advice over all stages of the transaction, advice on management incentive schemes), restructurings and reorganizations and provides advice on various national or international corporate tax matters. His area of expertise includes Swiss VAT.

Cyrill Diefenbacher regularly speaks in the area of M&A tax / corporate tax law and publishes specialist articles in the field of taxes. He is a lecturer at the EXPERTsuisse Swiss Certified Tax Expert education program and regularly speaks at different tax seminars.

Career

Partner at Bär & Karrer (since 2022); Associate at Bär & Karrer (2016-2021); Consultant, Senior Consultant, Manager at a “big four” company in Switzerland (2011-2016); Internship at Mazars Coresa (2008-2009)

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

Member of SWISS NFT Association; Member of EXPERTsuisse; Member of the International Fiscal Association Swiss Branch (IFA Switzerland); Swiss Association of Certified Tax Experts; Member of the International VAT Association (IVA); Member of the Swiss-Japanese Chamber of Commerce; Member of Swiss Venture Club; Member of the Crypto Valley Association (CVA) Working Group Tax & Accounting

Education

DAS FH in Swiss VAT (2022); CAS FH in Swiss VAT (2021); Certified Tax Expert (2015); University of St. Gallen: M.A. HSG in Law (MLaw) (2011); University of St. Gallen: B.A. HSG in Law (2008)