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id est avocats sàrl

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M&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.
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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

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.

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Practice head

Michel Jaccard; Marina Castelli-Joos