
Alex Nikitine leads the Walder Wyss Ltd. team with his considerable strengths in managing venture capital transactions and IPOs. The team is actively engaged to handle private and public M&A, public tender offers and a host of other transactions. Other names to note in the practice include Hans-Jakob Diem, who is especially knowledgeable with regard to M&A and securities law, and Urs Gnos, whose varied set of skills encompasses venture capital and capital market transactions alongside buy-outs and general corporate advice. Florian Gunz Niedermann’s arsenal of abilities consists of a range of domestic and international M&A, the ‘brilliant’ Luc Defferrard is well-positioned to advise on private equity and venture capital issues, and Ramona Wyss is fully immersed in an array of regulated industries.
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Practice head
Alex Nikitine
Other key lawyers
Hans-Jakob Diem; Urs Gnos; Florian Gunz Niedermann; Luc Defferrard; Ramona Wyss
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