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Kellerhals Carrard

Kellerhals Carrard

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Switzerland

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Commercial, corporate and M&A

A defining characteristic of Kellerhals Carrard‘s corporate and M&A practice is its breadth of sectors across financial services, life sciences, technology, energy, automotive, and insurance. Leadership is split between Beat Brechbühl, who continues to advise on private M&A, and Reto Schumacher. The latter is proficient in advising national and international clients and garners praise for providing ’practical solutions when facing complications in the process’.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Kellerhals Carrard is our main law firm for all commercial and corporate work in Switzerland. They are very client-focused, pragmatic and to the point.’
  • ‘Beat Brechbühl is the lead partner and always available when we need support.’
  • ‘Responsive, flexible and solution-oriented when highlighting an emerging problem, immediately proposing a practical solution.’
  • ‘Reto Schumacher reacted very proactively and proposed practical solutions when facing complications in the process. He worked directly and smoothly with the legal team on the other side to get these solutions agreed. This made it very easy for us to proceed with the project.’
  • ‘Kellerhals Carrard is unique in its ability to combine world-class legal expertise with an in-depth understanding of the commercial and business context in which clients operate. Unlike many law firms that provide technically correct but rigid advice, their legal team consistently delivers solutions that are both precise and pragmatic, tailored to the realities of the client’s business.’

Key clients

  • 21 Invest
  • AccorInvest
  • Adelaide Group
  • Ameliora Wealth Management AG
  • Aquarion AG
  • Autonet Group Holding AG
  • Baccinex SA
  • BKW Group
  • Bloom Biorenewables
  • BVF Partners L.P.
  • Chemspeed Technologies AG
  • CSD Engineers

Work highlights

Advised MoonLake Immunotherapeutics on a $500m cross-border debt financing arrangement with Hercules Capital, including structuring and negotiating financing and security agreements.
Advised BKW as lead counsel on the acquisition of a majority stake in HelveticWind.
Advised Swisscom on the acquisition of a majority stake in Camptocamp.
Practice head

Beat Brechbühl; Reto Schumacher

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