Oliver Künzler leads Wenger Plattner‘s corporate and commercial department, which is capable of implementing M&A transactions under the Swiss Merger Act, as well as possessing considerable knowledge of Swiss-related asset and M&A transactions. Marc S Nater principally advises clients on public and private M&A, private equity and commercial law, while Benjamin Dürig bolsters the practice with his thorough knowledge of M&A and corporate finance transactions.
Testimonials
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‘Oliver Künzler's long experience in combination with his negotiation and language skills - Oliver is fluent in German, English and French - make him a very talented legal advisor on international transactions.'
'I value Oliver Künzler's pragmatism and business focus.'
'They are very professional and solution oriented.'
'Oliver Künzler is a great lawyer, very knowledgeable on M&A matters and always available.'
Key clients
- Bio-Techne
- GENUI GMBH
- EMERAM Capital
- TRITON Partners
- VI Partners
- Stadler Rail Group
- Sostrene Grene
- Gradiant
- Audi AG
- Novartis Pharma Ltd.
- Julius Baer Group
- SIGNA Group
- Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited
- Meta Investments
- Storskogen
- Great Point Partners
- BACHEM
- OMNES Capital
- Normet Group OY
- TX Group AG
- SWICA Gesundheitsorganisation
- HRG Hotels GmbH
- Rivean Capital (formerly Gilde Buy-Out Partners)
- CIBT, Inc.
- Hawesko
- HG Commerciale
- ADUR Management AG
- SBI Holdings
- Capital Transmission SA
- Magazine zum Globus AG
- Tonix Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Hospitality Swiss Proco AG
- GA Europe GmbH
- Saurer Group
- Brütsch/Rüegger Gruppe
- 1337 Holding AG
- Neovii Pharmaceutical AG
- Artisa Digital AG
- Apecx Swiss AG
Work highlights
- Advised AUDI AG as lead counsel with respect to its entry into Formula 1 as power unit supplier, as well as the takeover of 75% of the shares in an existing Formula 1 team.
- Acted as lead counsel to US-listed group Bio-Techne on the acquisition of Lunaphore Technologies AG.
- Advised WSD, a structured products software provider, on all the Swiss legal aspects regarding the acquisition of Solvians.