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In Switzerland, the M&A market continued to cool off in the first half of 2023, with a 67 per cent decline in deal volume compared to the same period last year.

Avec 350'000 travailleurs frontaliers, le télétravail constitue une problématique majeure entre la Suisse et la France.

FINMA has published anti-greenwashing rules for Swiss funds, as well as organizational requirements for investment managers of Swiss and foreign funds.

For decades, Switzerland has been known as one of the most open and predictable jurisdictions for foreign investment.

Cyberattacks are perceived as one of the biggest risks from a business perspective.

Il est commun qu'une société fasse un prêt à son actionnaire. L'opération peut toutefois être nulle si certaines conditions ne sont pas respectées.

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The Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities introduces new requirements for identifying beneficial owners through direct interests. While the 25 percent threshold appears straightforward, practical implementation involves navigating complex issues including fiduciary arrangements, voting rights provisions, and the precise timing of control acquisition in corporate transactions.

Urs Kägi and Vera Naegeli of Bär & Karrer explain the challenges that Swiss companies must embrace as the new schedule of ESG reporting comes into force.

On 26 September 2025, the Swiss Parliament adopted the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (the "Legal Entities Transparency Act", "LETA").

In Switzerland, there are a large number of board members who have such a function or work for a Swiss company who are not resident in Switzerland but abroad. In these constellations, there are also numerous legal challenges and aspects to consider.

For the AGM season 2022, proxy advisors published their new guidelines for Swiss listed companies. We summarize the most important changes, for which Swiss listed companies will need to be prepared at their AGM.

Nachdem die sog. Konzernverantwortungsinitiative in der Volksabstimmung vom letzten November am Ständemehr scheiterte, tritt nun per 1. Januar 2022 der indirekte Gegenvorschlag auf Gesetzesstufe in Kraft.

The Swiss Federal Council has initiated consultation proceedings on proposed amendments to the Swiss Code of Obligations that would introduce new transparency obligations for boards of directors regarding proxy advisor involvement. These amendments address growing concerns about potential conflicts of interest when proxy advisors simultaneously serve institutional investors while providing voting recommendations on the same companies they advise.

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published its 'Omnibus' package of proposals aimed at streamlining the existing sustainability framework, most notably the CSRD, CSDDD, and Taxonomy Regulation.

The first 100 days of Donald Trump's US administration have already caused considerable uncertainty as to where the USA is heading.