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This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to private equity laws and regulations that may occur in Switzerland.

On 6 November 2019, the Federal Council decided that the Financial Services Act (FinSA) would enter into force on 1 January 2020. Subject to a transition regime,...

Switzerland is a contracting party to the New York Convention. It entered into force on 30 August 1965.

Dans un arrêt 4A_369/2015 du 25 avril 2016, le Tribunal fédéral (TF) examine la portée du devoir d'information de la banque dans le cadre d'une relation de conseil en placement.

Die weltweite Verbreitung von COVID-19 (Coronavirus) und die Massnahmen des Bundesrates haben mehrere Fragen im Zusammenhang mit dem Migrationsrecht aufgeworfen.

2020 brought an unprecedented market disruption: a global pandemic and a subsequent economic downturn. Many companies try to recover from the effects of the (still ongoing)...

Going public may serve several goals: it may help a company to get access to a broader investor base, to raise the capital it needs in order to activate its growth potential and strengthen its market position...

The year 2021 was highly productive, setting the stage for a favourable start into 2022 with a high level of optimism. However, this optimism...

The Swiss energy mix (consumption) is a stable mix dominated by fuel products (52%). The share of electricity is 24%, gas contributes 14%, and 10% are other energy sources...

Switzerland's final energy consumption totalled 854,300 Terajoules (TJ) in 2016. The energy mix consisted of motor fuels (34.2%), stationary fuels (16.1%), electricity (24.5%), gas (13.7%) and other (11.5%).

Gemäss Vorgabe der ElCom, nun bestätigt durch das Bundesgericht, dürfen Verteilnetzbetreiber die Kosten ihrer Eigenproduktion und der langfristigen Bezugsverträge nicht vollständig...

Three recent Swiss cantonal court decisions have shed light on the intertemporal application of the Lugano Convention after Brexit with respect to the recognition and enforcement of UK judgments in Switzerland.

Under Swiss law, using or applying prohibited substances per se is not a criminal offence for the athlete using or applying the substances.

Both the seller and the acquirer face different tax implications depending on whether an acquisition is carried out by way of acquisition of stock (share deal) or acquisition of business assets and...

Agreements and the abuse of market power will need to be assessed under an effects-based analysis. In addition, the scope of price agreements...

What are the most common types of private equity transactions in your jurisdiction?

Swiss M&A transactions related to public companies are mainly governed by the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act ("FMIA"; including its implementing ordinances) and the Swiss Federal Merger Act ("MA").