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Matthias Staehelin

Matthias Staehelin

VISCHER, Switzerland

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner, Co-head VISCHER Life Sciences Team, primarily involved in the life sciences and IT industries; he regularly advises on the sale and purchase of companies (M&A), financing through investors (private equity and venture capital), licensing and collaboration agreements (including joint ventures), introductions to the stock exchange (IPOs) and restructuring; he also a notary public in Basel-City and Basel-Country.

Career

Partner at VISCHER since 2000. Associate with Gloor Schiess & Partner (1994-1999), Associate with the New York office of Cravath Swaine & Moore (1994).

Languages

English, German, French

Memberships

President of BioValley Basel and a Board member of the BioValley Business Angels Club (BioBAC). Member Swiss and Basel Bar Associations, Swiss Notaries Association and International Bar Association (IBA)

Education

King's College, Halifax, Canada (1984-1985) University of Basel, Switzerland (lic. iur., 1990; Dr. iur., 1993) College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium  (Master of Advanced European Studies, 1992/Diplome des Hautes Etudes Europeennes, 1991) College: Internationalisierung des Privatrechts Freiburg i.B., Germany (1992/93)

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