Well regarded by high-end and mid-market clients, Bratschi Ltd fields a strong offering that includes expertise in the IT, finance and energy sectors, among others. Thomas Peter leads the team, with other key names in the practice including Etienne Gard and Kevin Kengelbacher. Jvo Grundler joined the team from Prager Dreifuss AG in March 2023, and Orlando Meyer and Marco Giavarini joined from Lexportal in October 2022.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is highly committed and competent, with a good understanding of the market. Bratschi offers a solution to any problem we may have.'

  • ‘Thomas Peter is our lead contact person. While he has excellent legal knowledge, we also appreciate his pronounced business focus and the ability to render practical advice. He is very responsive and reliable.'

  • ‘They remained focused on the client's needs. The team is highly competent and engaged.’

  • ‘Highly client and business oriented and able to provide on-the-spot advice and solutions.’

  • ‘Pascal Rüedi provides immediate advice on any specific transaction. Pascal speaks “business language” and is therefore able to explain challenging legal topics to business people easily.’

  • ‘We had a great experience working with Pascal Rüedi and his team. As transaction counsel, they were always on top of deal issues and extremely responsive.’

  • ‘Pascal Rüedi stood out for his knowledge, professionalism and commercial approach to managing transactions. A delight to work with.’

  • 'All of them are very pragmatic, flexible and service oriented.'

Key clients

  • Swiss Post
  • Loft Dynamics AG
  • Umanite Holding AG
  • Pharmacies BENU SA
  • Prayon S.A.
  • Variant perception ventures AG
  • Centrum Beratungs- und Beteiligungen AG
  • San Cristobal Mining Inc.
  • Sunrise GmbH
  • Liberty Vorsorge AG
  • Visana Services AG

Work highlights

  • Advised Loft Dynamics AG on the raising of CHF 20m in its series A financing round from US venture capital firms, including David Sacks’ Craft Ventures, Sky Dayton and Up Ventures.
  • Advised Centrum Beratungs- und Beteiligungen AG on all legal aspects of the sale of all shares in Belvédère Asset Management AG to Fundamenta Group.
  • Advised Umanite Holding AG on a secondary majority LBO of Cleeven Group with Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Thomas Peter

Other key lawyers

Etienne Gard, Kevin Kengelbacher, Jvo Grundler, Marco Giavarini, Orlando Meyer, Pascal Rüedi