Noted as a ‘highly skilled, fast and pragmatic’ team, ALTENBURGER LTD legal + tax maintains a varied practice, extending from private equity deals to corporate reorganisations. Thierry Thormann and Massimo Calderan head up the group; the former is well-versed in M&A, restructuring, and corporate finance mandates, while the latter specialises in cross-border issues between Switzerland and Italy. Manuel Moor is also recommended.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The contact with Altenburger LTD was excellent. They understood our project immediately and our philosophy. They went straight forward to the point and negotiated efficiently with our partner.’

  • ‘Manuel Moor had a smart vision of our project and behaved very conscientiously. The contact was excellent during the complete process.’

  • ‘The quality of the documents that Manuel Moor produces is outstanding. Manuel is someone very pragmatic, solution oriented, and is a great support and valuable advisor for all our activities. Overall, we could not recommend him enough.’

  • ‘The team is highly skilled, fast and pragmatic in the sense that they are looking for solutions rather than working on problems.’

  • ‘Hands-on approach, highly skilled, best-in-class understanding of the M&A environment.’

  • ‘Very friendly team with short response times.’

  • ‘Thierry Thormann is a very educated attorney with no long digressions, and he is always to the point.'

  • 'In-depth knowledge of transactions.’

Key clients

  • Capture Media
  • Schulthess Maschinen Ltd
  • PANAKÈS Partners
  • Helarb Group
  • Agenhor SA
  • Kylian Mbappé
  • Dominicé Family

Work highlights

  • Advised Schulthess Maschinen AG on its acquisition of Solasa Group.
  • Advised PANAKÈS Partners on investing in EBADMed, which invests in life science businesses with respect to an investment into a Swiss‐Italian startup company developing a high‐tech medical device.
  • Advised the founders of Capture Media, Michel Lazecki, Sandro Albin, and Franz d'Huc, on a major investment by Syz Capital and Saturnus Capital.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Thierry Thormann, Massimo Calderan

Other key lawyers

Manuel Moor