id est avocats sàrl
Client SatisfactionM&A, venture capital, and private equity are core streams of work for the ‘very collaborative’ team at id est avocats sàrl, which is well-positioned to advise clients on areas of advanced technology, life sciences, and professional services, to name a few. Michel Jaccard, who is especially knowledgeable in relation to advising entrepreneurs, buyers, and many others in technology and life sciences-related venture capital and M&A deals, and Marina Castelli-Joos, who is geared to handle M&A, financing transactions, and corporate law mandates, co-lead the firm’s offering.
Testimonials
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‘Very collaborative and provide advice that is tailored to the client's needs.’
‘Available and proactive.'
‘Marina Castelli-Joos is driven, talented, hard-working and responsive; combines in-depth knowledge of the law and razor-sharp analytical skills with sound commercial judgment and pragmatic solution finding.’
‘Great people and collaboration, they are very strong professionals.’
‘Working close with Marina Castelli-Joos, a great advisor for M&A deals.’
‘id est avocats sarl has been pioneering advising startups on their growth journey. They are deeply rooted in the startup ecosystem, especially in the French speaking part of Switzerland.’
‘Michel Jaccard has been a longstanding contact of ours at id est. His experience, coupled with great business perspectives and insights, is hard to match.’
'Michel Jaccard is able to cut through difficult issues with a very pragmatic and problem solving attitude. He is a real asset in any negotiation.'
Key clients
- Nexthink
- Daphne Technology
- VI Partners
- Aktiia SA
- Camptocamp
- European Innovation Council
- Forestay Capital LP
- Alpana Ventures
- Pymwymic Healthy Food Systems Impact Fund II
- Fondation pour l’Innovation et la Technologie
- GRZ Technologies
Work highlights
- Acted as lead counsel to the EIC Fund, the venture capital arm of the European Innovation Council, in 5 of its investments in Swiss innovative start-ups, as well as in one notable exit transaction.
- Acted as lead counsel to Forestay Capital LP, a major venture capital tech fund, in its equity investment as lead investor in the Series B round of a total size of $27m in Neural Concept SA, the leading Engineering Intelligence platform that transforms product design with 3D Deep Learning.
- Assisted CamptoCamp and its shareholders with the sale of a majority stake to the Swisscom group.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michel Jaccard, Marina Castelli-Joos