Dr iur Daniel Daeniker > Homburger > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Homburger
PRIME TOWER
HARDSTRASSE 201
8005 ZURICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Capital Markets, Corporate / M&A, Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, Financial Market Regulation, Financing and Investment Products.

Position

Partner. Practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, particularly cross-border transactions, and on corporate governance. Other areas of work include capital markets law (particularly equity offerings and IPOs) and financial services regulation.

Career

Qualified in 1990. Joined Homburger in 1991, Partner since 2000, Head of Corporate / M&A from 2009 to 2014, Managing Partner from 2013 to 2019, Senior Partner since 2019.

Languages

German, English, French, Spanish.

Memberships

Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations.

Education

Graduated as Dr iur from the University of Zurich in 1992 and as an LLM from the University of Chicago (LLM, 1996).

Personal

Born 1963. Gained professional experience in Switzerland, Central America and Hong Kong before joining Homburger. Non-executive director of Hilti AG (Liechtenstein). Trustee of the Martin Hilti Family Trust and president of the donor foundation of Avenir Suisse, a Swiss free-market think tank.

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Hall of Fame)

Daniel DaenikerHomburger

Dieter Gericke spearheads the ‘very skilled, professional and reliable’ team at Homburger, which is capable of acting for a host of blue-chip clients, with established prowess in regulated sectors such as banking and insurance, life sciences, nutrition and telecoms. The team demonstrates expertise across a variety of complex transactions, including venture capital, private equity, public M&A and auctions. Frank Gerhard focuses on M&A within the chemical and life sciences sectors. David Oser and Daniel Hasler demonstrate vast capabilities in private equity matter, while Daniel Daeniker is well regarded for his expertise in corporate governance. Andreas Müller is well equipped to advise on corporate and securities law, among other issues. Anna Peter, who was promoted to partner in January 2024, is also recommended.

Switzerland > Capital markets

(Leading individuals)

Daniel DaenikerHomburger

Counting a number of key players in the Swiss capital market in its client roster, Homburger is noted for its expertise advising clients on tax and regulatory aspects of capital markets transactions. Frank Gerhard and Benjamin Leisinger co-lead the practice, with the former possessing considerable expertise in IPO, private placements and innovative structures. Benedikt Maurenbrecher’s capabilities encompass regulatory capital instruments, debt, and asset-based and equity-linked transactions. Dieter Gericke and Daniel Daeniker are both particularly active within the life sciences sector, while René Bösch is routinely entrusted by clients to handle debt capital market transactions. Daniel Häusermann bolsters the practice with his broad practice, and Lee Saladino’s strengths lie in regulatory capital and other debt instruments.