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Christoph Lang and Sébastien Roy jointly helm the ‘pragmatic and business oriented’ team at Pestalozzi, which operates across a plethora of mandates, varying from public takeovers and demergers to licensing and public issuance work. Lang particularly excels on the corporate law side, while Roy is noted for his strengths across transactional, contractual, and regulatory mandates. Petra Hanselmann is knowledgeable across a spread of issues, such as private equity transactions, pre-transaction restructurings, and joint ventures, with Severin Roelli being recommended for his expertise in M&A transactions with particular regard to public takeovers. Pascal Richard and Beat Schwarz are other names to note in the group, both capable of acting on a domestic and international scale.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very pragmatic team, very result oriented and not afraid to tell us that we are doing something wrong.’

  • ‘Christoph Lang's charming approach was also well received by the other side, and he was able to defuse tension in a very elegant manner.’

  • ‘The team acted in a pragmatic and business-oriented way.’

  • ‘Petra Hanselmann stands out with her broad transaction experience and quick understanding of a new business or situation and can therefore provide very professional advice in a very timely manner and preempt lengthy or difficult discussions.'

  • ‘The team is pragmatic rather than pedantic which sets them apart from most other Swiss firms. Pascal Richard knows how to negotiate what really matters. The team have excellence in client service.’

  • ‘Specific standout partner for me is Sébastien Roy. Very knowledgeable and supportive.’

  • ‘Pestalozzi offers a wide range of high-level professional advice that fits perfectly with the customer needs.’

  • ‘We work closely with Sébastien Roy to sort a strategic highly risky matter. The listening and solution-oriented skills in combination with a deep understanding of the Swiss legal framework help our company to find the right setup to solve this complex case.’

Key clients

  • 3i Group
  • AGCO Corporation
  • Altria
  • APAX
  • Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A.
  • AXA XL
  • Barry Callebaut
  • Bentley Systems, Incorporated
  • BMW
  • BP
  • Coca Cola
  • Dow Chemical
  • Energy Impact Partners LLP
  • EKZ Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich
  • General Electric
  • Glencore
  • Goldman Sachs Private Capital
  • Group PSA
  • GTCR
  • Hexagon
  • Intrum AB
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Microsoft
  • Obayashi Corporation
  • P4G Capital
  • Pactiv Evergreen Inc.
  • RUAG International Holding AG
  • Sony
  • South Pole
  • Stellantis
  • SSP Group plc
  • Swiss Life
  • Swiss Post
  • UBS
  • Vista Private Equity

Work highlights

  • Advised Intrum AB on the sale of a material portion of its investment portfolio to affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management L.P. for more than EUR1bn.
  • Advised RUAG International on the sale of the Aerostructures Business.
  • Acted as lead counsel to Hexagon AB (a global measurement and software company listed at the Stockholm stock exchange) in a multi-jurisdictional disposal of its world-wide precision measurement instruments division and coordinated the Swiss spin-off and divestiture, as well as local sales transactions in China, the US, and France.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christoph Lang, Sébastien Roy

Other key lawyers

Petra Hanselmann, Severin Roelli, Pascal Richard, Beat Schwarz, Christian Leuenberger, Franz Schubiger