Riedweg & Partner AG has ‘excellent knowledge’ of the tax aspects of corporate and capital markets transactions, and handles a range of complex and international restructuring matters. The team is co-headed by Peter Riedweg, who is ’highly respected’ in corporate tax law, tax planning and transfer pricing expert Céline Martin, and Laurent Riedweg, who advises a range of domestic and international clients. The team is supported by highly experienced practitioner Robert Waldburger.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Pragmatism, client orientation, entrepreneurial, professional.’

  • ‘They have good relationships with tax authorities, excellent knowledge, prompt responses, efficient and thorough.’

  • ‘Peter and Laurent Riedweg are very knowledgeable, professional, and personable.’

  • ‘Very high quality and reactive, very reliable employees.’

  • ‘Seniority of professionals, accessibility, commitment, transparency regarding billing, pragmatism.

  • ‘Peter Riedweg and Robert Waldburger are both highly respected professionals and despite their seniority, are extremely accessible and very committed to the customer.’

  • ‘Always responsive to our needs and able to provide alternative solutions to deal with our business objectives.’

  • ‘Peter Riedweg - has significant and vast experience in Swiss tax matters. Strong connections/contact with Swiss tax authorities. Creative approaches to dealing with specific tax issues and implementing transactions and structures.

Key clients

  • Ardian
  • Lonza
  • Orascom Development Holding
  • Zürcher Kantonalbank
  • Swiss Finance & Property
  • PANOLIN
  • Shift4
  • Patrimonium
  • Keda Industrial Group
  • Ningbo Shanshan
  • Credit Suisse
  • Société Générale
  • Netcetera
  • Green (InfraVia III Green s.à r.l., Green Group AG, Green Datacenter AG, green.ch AG)
  • Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advised Ardian on tax aspects of its acquisition of Mimacom Flowable Group.
  • Advised Credit Suisse, Zürcher Kantonalbank and Swiss Finance Property on tax matters related to IPO of EPIC Suisse.
  • Advised PANOLIN on tax aspects of sale of global ECL business to Shell.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Peter Riedweg, Céline Martin, Laurent Riedweg

Other key lawyers

Olivia Ruth, Laura Bartesaghi