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Lenz & Staehelin

Lenz & Staehelin

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Switzerland

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Commercial, corporate and M&A

Lenz & Staehelin‘s corporate and M&A practice sets itself apart with its capabilities in both public M&A and private equity transactions. The firm is the first port of call for a number of international private equity funds and strategic buyers. Tino Gaberthüel and Andreas Rötheli jointly oversee the team. Gaberthüel draws on over two decades of experience in both private and public M&A, while Rötheli regularly counsels institutional clients on M&A and real estate deals, also tackling complex LBOs. Simone Ehrsam is active on cross-border mandates, and Matthias Wolf is trusted by listed companies, handling acquisitions and corporate restructurings on their behalf.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Tino Gaberthüel and Simone Ehrsam are committed, experienced and down-to-earth.’
  • ‘Tino Gaberthüel is a very smart, highly experienced lawyer with outstanding commercial judgment and a deal-oriented approach. Absolutely trustworthy, providing clear and honest advice and highly responsive. Simone Ehrsam is a rising star in Swiss M&A, technically brilliant and a quick thinker with excellent commercial judgement.’
  • ‘Matthias Wolf and Jacques Iffland: both not only bring excellent legal skills to the table, but they also provide valuable input for strategic and operational aspects of the business. Their contributions throughout the process have been highly appreciated.’
  • ‘Both Tino Gaberthüel and Simone Ehrsam are characterised by business proximity, high availability, understanding of the context and high transaction experience.’
  • ‘Tino Gaberthüel is an expert in public takeovers. He is highly responsive, a pleasure to work with and also offers thought leadership. Simone Ehrsam is hard-working, has excellent judgment and is practical and a rising star.’
  • ‘Timo Gaberthüel is a highly skilled and well-regarded expert in Swiss corporate law and M&A. His guidance was always clear, pragmatic and tailored to our specific needs. He was proactive in spotting potential challenges early and helped us address them smoothly. Communication was straightforward and effective, and his leadership throughout the transaction gave us strong confidence.’

Key clients

  • Advent
  • Altor Equity Partners
  • Amundi
  • Apax
  • APG|SGA AG
  • Archimed
  • Asceneuron
  • AstraZeneca
  • Bain Capital Private Equity
  • Baloise Insurance Holding
  • Barnes Group Inc.
  • Cambridge Associates LLC

Work highlights

Advised Baloise Holding on its merger with Helvetia Holding for $22bn.
Advised Rieter Holding AG on the acquisition of Barmag from OC Oerlikon for $1.1bn.
Advised The Shyft Group on its merger with Aebi Schmidt Holding for $1.1bn.

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Practice head

Tino Gaberthüel; Andreas Rötheli

Other key lawyers

Simone Ehrsam; Matthias Wolf; Roman Graf; Jacques Iffland

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