One client praises Loyens & Loeff‘s Swiss tax team for providing ’an all-inclusive package that covers every tax-related need, excelling in tax planning and structuring while leveraging a deep understanding of each client’s business.’ The practice is co-led by Beat Baumgartner, Swiss managing partner and an expert in cross-border tax structuring and Pillar 2 strategy, and Fabian Sutter, who specialises in transfer pricing and M&A tax frameworks.
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Testimonials
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- 'They recognise the importance of the highest quality and a quick turnaround and remain available, even outside regular hours. They deliver tailor‑made deliverables, not generic, copy‑and‑paste memos or slides, which is important especially for non‑standard sectors such as the aviation industry.'
- 'The team provides an all‑inclusive package that covers every tax‑related need, excelling in tax planning and tax structuring while leveraging a deep understanding of each client’s business to ask the right questions.'
Key clients
- Liberty Global/Sunrise Communications AG
- Egeria Group
- Redslim Group AG
Work highlights
Advised Liberty Global on the spin-off transaction of its Swiss business division to a new Swiss company, Sunrise Communications, with a subsequent IPO of the shares of the new entity.
Assisted the Egeria Group with multijurisdictional and cross-border tax, legal and regulatory matters, including a highly cross-border reorganisation of its shareholder structure.
Helped a Brazilian fintech group on the redomiciling of its listed top holding to Switzerland.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Beat Baumgartner; Fabian Sutter
Other key lawyers
Rebecca Kühne