Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd‘s corporate and M&A teams have considerable experience in the financial services, technology, life sciences, software and energy industries. The practice frequently advises on debt-funded deals and distressed M&A, as well as venture and growth capital. Co-head Lorenzo Olgiati handles acquisitions of companies in distressed situations and corporate governance questions, while Christoph Vonlanthen, who also leads the team, advises on the investor and company-side of transactions involving start-ups. Oliver Triebold advises on acquisitions in the real estate sector, while Marcel Jakob has experience in overseeing demergers and carve-outs.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Lorenzo Olgiati is truly a top-tier M&A lawyer. Lorenzo is great to work with, he's very client-focused, deal-oriented and extremely responsive. I also want to mention his broad experience and great commercial skills; I highly recommend Lorenzo.’
- ‘Unique support throughout the M&A transaction, with a highly competent main contact person who coordinated all necessary clarifications with the individual specialist departments quickly and reliably in the background. The entire team worked together perfectly, like a single organism, and always responded to adjustments.’
Key clients
- AddLife Akzo Nobel Alberto Safra Alpian SA American Express Ams-Osram AG Ansys Inc. Aphaia Pharma AG/Aphaia IP AG Armira Arsenal Capital Partners Asker Healthcare Group Austrian Railways Avaloq Group Axa Axpo Solutions AG Banque Richelieu BASF Schweiz AG Bioventure Consulting GmbH Blue Pool Capital BNP Paribas Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH Bouygues Construction Brera Partners Switzerland AG BridgeBio C&A AG Cardinal Health Carify Carne Group Caynova Cigna/Ascent Health Credaris AG CSS Health Insurance Decarbonization Partners Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd EFG International Eficode Oy Five Arrows Houlihan Lokey Gilde Healthcare Partners B.V. GP Investments Ltd. Goldman Sachs International Groupe SEB Heiq Materials AG Helvetia Schweizerische Versicherungsgesellschaft HighSage Ventures HOCHDORF Hugo Fund Services Implenia Julius Bär Lantal Textiles AG Lennox International Le Coq Sportif Leonardo S.p. A L'Oréal Lufthansa Group Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. Metric Capital Migros Bank Mirova/Koa MoneyPark AG Noventa Group AG OBI OC Oerlikon Corporation Pfäffikon Orange SA Orkla ASA Oxford Finance Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG Philip Morris International/Philip Morris Equity Partners PriceHubble AG RAM Active Investments REYL & Cie SA Rothschild & Co Bank AG Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG Schroder & Co Bank SET Ventures Shire International GmbH SIX Group Spice Private Equity Standard Chartered Bank/Standard Chartered Ventures Steiner AG Stoneweg SA Swisscanto Synova AG Tata Consulting Services TE Connectivity Treetop Medical AG Weinberg Capital Partners ZKB Zürcher Kantonalbank
Work highlights
Advised Alberto Joseph Safra on the divestment of his interests in the J. Safra Group and the continuation of his business interests through ASA Investments.
Advised Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. on the acquisition of Northstar Switzerland SARL from Haleon plc.
Advised a beauty and cosmetics company on the acquisition of Gowoonsesang Cosmetics.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Lorenzo Olgiati; Christoph Vonlanthen
Other key lawyers
Oliver Triebold; Marcel Jakob