Chambers Practice Guides: Fusionskontrolle

The EU AI Act's general application date of 2 August 2026 has arrived with significant regulatory changes through the AI Omnibus amendment, deferring core high-risk AI obligations...

Over the past decades, the increasing internationalization and commercialization of professional football competitions have attracted a growing number of investors seeking to acquire stakes in football clubs.

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.

Switzerland's new Legal Entities Transparency Act introduces a centralised federal register of beneficial owners, fundamentally changing how Swiss companies must identify, document and report ultimate ownership and control structures. The regime imposes strict reporting deadlines beginning in late 2026, with criminal sanctions for non-compliance reaching up to CHF 500,000 for intentional breaches. Companies must now navigate complex look-through requirements, enhanced documentation obligations, and ongoing

The revised Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) will extend comprehensive regulatory requirements to advisors involved in real estate transactions valued at CHF 5 million or more, effective October 1, 2026.

Die Revision des Schweizer Geldwäschereigesetzes unterstellt ab Oktober 2026 Berater bei Immobilientransaktionen über CHF 5 Mio. erstmals umfassenden Compliance-Pflichten.

The regulatory environment in Switzerland to date continues to be investor-friendly for the following three main reasons: (i) limited investment restrictions (a notable exception being the Federal Law on Acquisition of Real Estate (the so-called Lex Koller)...

For acquisitions of enterprises and M&A transactions (e.g. share or asset deals), the key source of law is the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO). Since the provisions of the CO (e.g. in the sales law)...

The FCPA enforcement pause ordered in February 2025 by President Trump is over. The new FCPA enforcement guidelines signal a more targeted enforcement approach by the DOJ, which may potentially be more vigorous than before...

In a communication dated 12 June 2026, the Swiss Federal Council confirmed that the revised Anti-Money Laundering Act (“AMLA”) and the new Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities (“ATLE”) will enter...

Today, few speak about organised and drug related crime in the context of anti-money laundering legislation.

In this guide, Marcel Frey, Martin Heisch and Raphael Märki address 25 key questions on the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters in Switzerland, detailing inter alia the legal basis on which parties may rely (bilateral or multilateral agreements, statutory law)...

Swiss restructuring and insolvency proceedings are mainly governed by the Swiss Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law (DEBA), which entered into force in 1892.

Prager Dreifuss lawyers discuss how the Global Forum Act targets beneficial ownership transparency.

For what is arguably the financial capital of the world, Switzerland is renowned for its jurisdiction's financial benefits, but this doesn't mean businesses encounter less risk.

Daniel Hayek, Christina Meyer and Chantal Joris of Prager Dreifuss examine the revised Swiss insolvency law and its implications for debtors and creditors.

Herr Zurkinden, 2019 haben Sie für das Parlament zwei Gutachten zum damaligen Rahmenabkommen mit der EU verfasst. Ihr Fazit fiel sehr negativ aus.

Infrastructure projects in the areas of leisure and property, transport, energy and the water sector continue to be significant.

In the aftermath of the grounding of the Swiss national airline, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court passed another leading case on 16 October 2014.

The Consortium's takeover offer received antitrust clearance by the European Commission on 25 May 2022.