Bär & Karrer Ltd. demonstrates prowess across the full spectrum of real estate transactions, and the team possesses considerable strengths in tax related restructurings for real estate groups. The team also handles a diverse array of post-acquisition and lease litigation. Corrado Rampini leads the team, with a broad-ranging practice that encompasses asset deals, portfolio transactions and capital market transactions of listed real estate companies. Other key names to note in the practice include Massimo Vanotti, who possesses a strong grounding in advising start-ups and venture capital firms. Daniel Bader and Christoph Suter contribute their vast expertise in tax related mandates arising from the real estate sector, while Rocco Rigozzi is capable of managing share deals and real estate related M&A, among a host of other mandates.

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Key clients

  • Hyatt Corporation
  • AXA Investment Managers Schweiz AG
  • Stellantis Europe S.p.A.
  • Warteck Invest AG
  • Rahn + Bodmer Co.

Work highlights

  • Acted as Swiss counsel to Hyatt in the sale of the Park Hyatt Zurich to a joint partnership among Trinity Investments, funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, and funds managed by UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets Multi-Managers.
  • Advised AXA Investment Managers Schweiz AG on the merger of three real estate funds.
  • Advised Stellantis on the sale of 60,000 square metres in the industrial zone of Meyrin Satigny (ZIMEYSA) in a share deal transaction.

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Practice head

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Corrado Rampini

Other key lawyers

Massimo Vanotti, Daniel Bader, Christoph Suter, Rocco Rigozzi, Cyrill Diefenbacher