Commercial, corporate and M&A

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Client Satisfaction

The team of ‘seasoned experts’ at Bär & Karrer Ltd. maintains an impressively varied practice, with capabilities that include advising on listed company and private M&A, public tender offers, other corporate transactions and ESG. The team is praised for its ’strong subject matter expertise in combination with excellent commercial acumen’. Rolf Watter leads the practice, with wide-ranging experience in corporate governance issues. Christoph Neeracher heads the private M&A and private equity department, while Mariel Hoch bolsters the practice with her knowledge of cross-border M&A, public takeover offers and corporate relocations. Ralph Malacrida demonstrates considerable expertise in handling M&A, while Dieter Dubs principally focuses on public tender offers. Martin Anderson leads the Geneva M&A practice and Paolo Bottini helms the Lugano practice. Other key names to note are Philippe Seiler and Raphael Annasohn.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘The team is capable of managing any M&A topic at lightening speed.’
‘Seasoned experts in the field of M&A and PE, with a formidable track record of successful execution.'
'A broad and diverse team, which allows them to swiftly and professionally carry out transactions with exceptional efficiency.’
‘One of the best and most experienced teams.’
‘Strong subject matter expertise in combination with excellent commercial acumen, which is a rare combination and a must in driving forward due diligence and negotiations during complicated processes.'
‘Raphael Annasohn was an absolute pleasure to work with. He combines deep legal and technical understanding with sound judgement, commercial acumen and pragmatism. Without Raphael, it would have not been possible to progress the project at such a speed.'
‘The M&A team of Christoph Neeracher is unique in the way he has managed to build a broad group of M&A experts consisting of several partners and associates that clearly stand out in terms of their expert knowledge, high level of commitment and responsiveness.'
‘What makes this practice unique is its deep understanding of the IT industry, combined with extensive private equity transaction structuring capabilities. The lawyers are up to date on the latest trends and technologies, and they are able to provide practical and strategic advice to clients.'

Key clients

AC Immune SA
Advent International
Alibaba
Allreal Holding AG
Altana AG
Ardian
Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.
Armira Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG
AS Equity BidCo GmbH
Astorg
BeyondBytes Ltd
Bregal Unternehmerkapital
Capvis (C.I.) Limited
Castik Capital Partners
Chubb Limited
Cognita
CVC Capital Partners
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
Deutsche Börse AG
Deutsche Private Equity
Die Schweizerische Mobiliar
Deutsche Invest Capital Partners GmbH
Dr. Urs Spitz
EGS Beteiligungen
ELCA Informatique
EQT Partners
Equistone
Farner International AG
Firmenich
FNZ
GENUI II GmbH & Co. KG
GIMV
GRO Capital
H2 Energy AG
HARTING Group
Home Instead
IK Investment
Jacobs Holding AG
KKR
Linden Capital Partners
Lonza Group AG
Maxburg Capital Partners
Medbase
MET Holding AG
Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
Montana Capital Partners AG
Norline
Novartis AG
Open Systems
Partners Group AG
Patrimonium
Proventis Partners AG
PWC
Quaestor Coach
SK Capital Partners
Stirling Square
Sumeru Equity Partners
Sportradar
Swarovski
Swiss Life
Swiss Re AG
TA Associates
terreActive
Triton V
UBS Group AG
Ufenau
Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA
Valora Holding AG
Verium AG
Vifor Pharma
Vitruvian Partners LLP
Waterland Private Equity

Work highlights

Advising UBS on an all-share transaction for the acquisition of 100% of Credit Suisse.
Advising CVC and Partners Group on an agreement for Partners Group to increase its stake in leading Swiss watchmaker Breitling AG.
Advising Novartis on the planned spin-off of Sandoz.

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