2018 was a very strong year for M&A in Switzerland. With almost 500 transactions, whereof more than 150 involved private equity investors, the number of transactions surpassed even the record year of 2014

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Kellerhals Carrard advises LAIQON AG in the acquisition of the Portfolio Management of several Mutual and Special Funds of the MainFirst Group...

The Swiss Financial Market Authority FINMA announced on 10 September 2021 that it has granted for the first time approval to a stock exchange and a central depository (Zentralverwahrer)...

There are now many on-line platforms like Upwork and Fiverr where you can hire freelancers for a variety of different services.

In our blog and podcast series "The essentials of Swiss contract law", Christian Oetiker, Selim Keller and Pascal Burgunder of our Litigation and Arbitration team give a short and compact overview on the essential elements of Swiss contract law.

In our blog and podcast series "The essentials of Swiss contract law", Christian Oetiker, Selim Keller and Pascal Burgunder of our Litigation and Arbitration team give a short and compact overview on the essential elements of Swiss contract law.

Vorkaufsrechte an Grundstücken sind in der Immobilienpraxis weit verbreitet. Vertraglich werden solche oft in Mietverträgen oder aber in speziellen Vorkaufsverträgen

The start of a new year also marks the beginning of a new season of annual general meetings of shareholders of listed companies (AGM).

Ein stark positioniertes Schweizer KMU. Unternehmerische Verantwortung. Und der klare Entscheid, die Zukunft aktiv zu gestalten.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining middle‑market mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

With the introduction of the Swiss Financial Institutions Act, commercial trustees in Switzerland are required to obtain a license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA...

In November 2020, after several years of debate and an intense voting campaign, Switzerland narrowly rejected the adoption of the first, so-called "Responsible Business Initiative".

At its meeting on 27 September 2019, the Federal Council decided that the Federal Law on the Implementation of the Recommendations...

Der Aktienkauf ist in der Schweiz die bedeutendste Form des Unternehmenskaufs. Die gesetzliche Regelung ist jedoch in vielfacher Hinsicht unzureichend, weil es im Kaufrecht keine besonderen Bestimmungen zum Aktienkauf gibt.

As the EU AI Act's transparency obligations take effect from August 2026, companies deploying AI tools across Europe face a critical compliance challenge: ensuring users know when they're interacting with artificial intelligence. Swiss companies operating in or targeting the EU market must now navigate specific disclosure requirements for AI-generated content, deepfakes, emotion recognition systems, and biometric categorisation, with implementation timelines demanding immediate action.