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Dieter Gericke spearheads the ‘very skilled, professional and reliable’ team at Homburger, which is capable of acting for a host of blue-chip clients, with established prowess in regulated sectors such as banking and insurance, life sciences, nutrition and telecoms. The team demonstrates expertise across a variety of complex transactions, including venture capital, private equity, public M&A and auctions. Frank Gerhard focuses on M&A within the chemical and life sciences sectors. David Oser and Daniel Hasler demonstrate vast capabilities in private equity matter, while Daniel Daeniker is well regarded for his expertise in corporate governance. Andreas Müller is well equipped to advise on corporate and securities law, among other issues. Anna Peter, who was promoted to partner in January 2024, is also recommended.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘What impresses me most is their collaborative attitude.'

  • ‘I am constantly pleased with Karin Mattle and her performance.'

  • ‘A very knowledgeable and highly responsive team. All answers and solutions are straight to the point.’

  • ‘Very responsive, knowledgeable and experienced in complex cases.'

  • ‘The Homburger commercial, corporate and M&A team is very skilled, professional and reliable. They always deliver high-end quality even under extreme time pressure and despite ambiguities.’

  • ‘Daniel Hasler and his team delivers extremely high-quality work. Daniel is a very seasoned professional who always knows what his clients need.’

  • ‘Homburger's professionalism, quick responses, and thorough and accurate work have led us to retain them for all of our Swiss transactions.’

  • ‘They are smart, creative, pragmatic, responsive and a pleasure to work with. I truly feel that they understand how important these issues are for us a company, and they care about them as much as I do.’

Key clients

  • Dufry
  • Scaled Agile
  • AEQUITA
  • Implenia
  • DKSH
  • OC Oerlikon
  • Bunge
  • Siegfried
  • Solenis
  • GAM Holding
  • VectivBio Holding
  • Tiedemann Advisors and Tiedemann Group
  • Bobst Group
  • StoneX
  • Globogate concept
  • Phoenix Pharma
  • AMF Medical
  • Clear Channel

Work highlights

  • Advised Dufry as transaction counsel on its EUR 5.5 bn strategic combination with Autogrill.
  • Advised Bunge on its USD 8.2 bn business combination with Viterra.
  • Advised VectivBio on a USD 1 bn public cash tender offer from Ironwood Pharmaceuticals.

Lawyers

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Daniel Daeniker

Daniel Daeniker

Hall of fameHomburger

Partner. Practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, particularly cross-border transactions, and on corporate governance. Other areas of work include capital markets law (particularly equity offerings and IPOs) and financial services regulation.

Leading individuals

Frank Gerhard

Frank Gerhard

Homburger

Partner. M&A, PTOs, private equity (incl. venture capital), IPOs, equity offerings (incl. innovative structures), shareholder activism, corporate law and governance, securities regulation.

Dieter Gericke

Dieter Gericke

Homburger

Partner. Dieter Gericke heads the Corporate / M&A practice team. He focuses on public and private M&A, shareholder activism, equity capital markets (incl. IPOs), private equity and corporate governance.

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Andreas Müller

Andreas Müller

Homburger

Partner. Practice focuses on public and private mergers & acquisitions, private equity and capital markets. Other areas of work comprise matters of corporate governance and executive compensation, as well as corporate law and securities regulation.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dieter Gericke

Other key lawyers

Frank Gerhard, David Oser, Daniel Hasler, Daniel Daeniker, Andreas Müller, Karin Mattle, Anna Peter