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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Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate & Commercial / Life Sciences / Restructuring and Insolvency / ESG
Position

Oliver Triebold is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Mergers & Acquisitions Group in Zurich. He specializes in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, corporate governance matters, corporate restructurings and commercial business transactions.

Experience

  • Advised a group of Swiss private investors on their landmark acquisition of leading furniture and home appliance retailer Conforama Switzerland
  • Advised PriceHubble, one of the fastest growing global proptech companies, in multi-million financing round
  • Advised Shareholders of WorldConnect, brand owner of SKROSS® and global market leader for premium travel adapters, on sale to Cellularline
Career

2007-2009- Managing Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

2003- Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

1997- Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

1996-1997- Foreign Associate in an international business law firm in New York

Languages
German English French
Memberships
  • Co-chair of the International Bar Association's annual European Corporate and Private M&A Conference in Paris (since 2013)
  • Council Member of the International Bar Association's Legal Practice Division (2017/2020)
  • Lecturer at the CAS program "Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Law" of the Europa Institut at the University of Zurich
  • Served in 2013/2014 as Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Corporate and M&A Law Committee
  • Since 2012 member of the Legal Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of the Zurich Bar Association
Education

1996- Bar Admission in New York

1996- M.C.J., New York University

1994- Bar Admission in Switzerland

1993- Dr. iur., University of Basel

1990- lic. iur., University of Basel

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Testimonials

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  • ‘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.’

    ‘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.’

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.