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The two most common types of corporate entities are the stock corporation or company limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft, hereinafter referred to as stock corporation or company...

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.

With the growing interest of institutional investors in Swiss listed companies the influence of proxy advisors has also risen.

On the 16th December 2005, the Swiss Parliament adopted the new law of the limited liability company (LLC), which came into force during the second half of the year 2007.

The main source of law for Swiss governance rules is the company law contained in Articles 620ss of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO).

What are the most common types of corporate business entity and what are the main structural differences between them?

L'activisme actionnarial (shareholder activism) a eu une influence significative sur le sort des societies ouvertes au public du monde entier ces dernières années.

This chapter aims to provide an overview of the key aspects and challenges that arise when it comes to carrying out compliance monitorships from a Swiss perspective.

Après l'échec de l'initiative pour des multinationales responsables lors de la votation populaire de novembre dernier en raison de la majorité des cantons, le contre-projet indirect sous la forme d'une loi entrera en vigueur le 1er janvier 2022.

The deposited equity securities are the underlying shares that have been listed in the home country. Chinese listed companies are bound by strict domestic regulations for secondary

The principal forms of corporate organisations in Switzerland are the stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft (AG)) and the limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) or LLC).

Overview of Swiss corporate governance in 2026, including AG vs GmbH, board structure, shareholder rights, ESG duties, activism trends and key legal developments.

Swiss companies and investors are navigating a rapidly evolving ESG regulatory landscape. In the recent past, non-financial reporting duties for large public interest companies...

The principal forms of corporate organisations in Switzerland are the stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft (AG)) and the limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) or LLC).

En vertu des art. 964a ss CO, les entreprises suisses doivent respecter diverses obligations de reporting et de diligence en matière environnementale, sociale et de gouvernance (ESG).

The year that has passed since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Sarbanes"), and subsequent Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") interpretive rules, permits sufficient perspective for an initial examination of its effect throughout the various states. Fifteen states have seriously considered adoptive legislation only to permit the particular bills to be largely tabled, rejected, or watered-down.

For several years, Switzerland has operated under sustained international scrutiny regarding the transparency of legal entities and the identification of their ultimate controlling persons.

All standard transaction strategies to acquire portfolio companies are commonly used in Switzerland. Regular leveraged buyouts probably account for a majority of the transactions.