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The new rules provide for a transitional regime allowing shareholders to disclose their positions under the new regime by 31 August 2017.

On 1 February 2024, a revision of SIX Exchange Regulation ("SER") regulations on ad hoc publicity and management transactions will enter into force. The amendments relate mainly...

On 12 December 2014, the Swiss Parliament approved the draft bill for a revised CO (revCO) and thus stringent disclosure obligations for shareholders of private companies.

This arrangement is usually executed via the Security Trust Deed.

When establishing any kind of business in Switzerland, the first – sometimes only – suggestion made to entrepreneurs by their financial or fiduciary advisers is to set up a joint stock company.

The revised Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (SESTA) is expected to enter into force on 1 April 2013.

The use of trusts for wealth management and asset protection has evolved well beyond their English Common Law origins. Today, Switzerland stands out as a preferred jurisdiction for the administration of trusts, offering a unique combination of legal recognition, flexibility and professionalism. So, what makes Swiss Trustees particularly valuable?

The Swiss company "Wilhelm Tell LLC." restores theater stages and is known for its affinity for art and the quality of its work. For an assignment at the Bernese Museum of Art, it requires specialist staff...

Companies are increasingly conducting internal investigations when allegations are reported to them.

This month, our alerts focus on the challenges of payroll for international employees and expatriates.

The European Union's Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) are introducing sweeping changes to how companies manage product information throughout the entire lifecycle. These regulatory frameworks mandate comprehensive digital documentation of products' environmental impact, materials, and circularity potential. Organizations across industries must now prepare for unprecedented transparency requirements that will fundamentally reshape product development, su

Environmental liabilities, such as liabilities arising from ground or air pollution or from the presence of asbestos in the buildings of the target, are often a predominant issue in the negotiations of deals in pollution-intensive industries.

For companies in financial distress, strengthening the equity base is typically one of the key pillars of a successful turnaround.

Im Auftrag des Parlaments hat der Bundesrat einen Vorentwurf zur Vernehmlassung publiziert, der die Einführung einer Schweizer Investitionskontrolle vorsieht.

The Swiss Confederation plans to introduce a federal transparency register on the beneficial owners of legal entities with the TLEA.

The Federal Supreme Court recently rendered an important new decision in the SAirGroup and SAirLines. proceedings (for further details please see "SAirGroup's debt restructuring liquidation leads to new decision").

When a closely related party of a financially distressed company grants the latter a loan, the claim for repayment may - even without an explicit subordination agreement – be classified as subordinated in bankruptcy proceedings.