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Whether you are planning a merger as part of your growth strategy, thinking about diversifying into new sectors or looking for new funding options such as non-bank lending or through equity investment, our experts offer you the right mix of legal and commercial advice. Having lawyers who think and act beyond their traditional role and seek to add value can help you secure the competitive edge you need in an ever-changing business environment. Our international team of more than 700 corporate lawyers in over 41 countries worldwide can assist you in all aspects of corporate law and M&A, both domestically and internationally.

Whatever your size, a large publicly listed company or a small privately owned business, we can deliver a tailored, commercial, cost effective solution for you, covering areas such as M&A, private equity, equity capital markets, outsourcing, group restructuring and privatisations. Our cross-border teams consist of experts from all practice areas and sectors such as banking, consumer products, energy, infrastructure, insurance, lifesciences, real estate and construction, hotels and leisure, technology and media. This allows us to understand your specific issues for a transaction and provide you with advice within context, saving time and money and allows us to pinpoint your real commercial issues and risks in a transaction.

 
Stefan Brunnschweiler
Stefan Brunnschweiler, LL.M.
Managing Partner
Switzerland, Zurich
Stefan Brunnschweiler is the managing partner of CMS Switzerland and heads the CMS Corporate/M&A Practice Area Group Switzerland. He was named one of the top 10 lawyers in Switzerland in the edition of...
Pascal G. Favre
Dr Pascal G. Favre
Managing Partner
Switzerland, Geneva
Pascal Favre is the head of the Corporate/M&A and Competition Practice Groups of CMS Geneva. Pascal regularly advises clients on all types of international and domestic M&A deals, transaction and corporate...
Tina Balzli
Tina Balzli, LL.M. (NYU), LL.M. (NUS)
Partner
Head of Fintech & Blockchain, CMS Switzerland and Co-Head of the CMS Crypto, Digital Assets and FinTech International Focus Group
Switzerland, Zurich
Tina Balzli specializes in banking, insurance, financial and capital markets law, general corporate and commercial law as well as mergers & acquisitions, with a particular focus on fintech and blockchain. She...
Mark Cagienard
Mark Cagienard, LL.M. VAT
Partner
Attorney at Law, Certified Tax Expert, Co-Head of Tax Group
Switzerland, Zurich
Mark Cagienard specialises in tax law, covering individual and corporate taxation both on a domestic and international level with a particular focus on corporate finance, M&A and VAT. Mark Cagienard assists...
Stefan Gerster
Dr Stefan Gerster, LL.M., MRICS
Partner
Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law
Switzerland, Zurich
Stefan Gerster is a partner with CMS Zurich since 2001. His practice focuses mainly on real estate law. He is the head of our internal practice group Real Estate & Construction. Among the clients of Stefan...
Daniel Jenny
Dr Daniel Jenny, LL.M.
Partner
Switzerland, Zurich
Daniel Jenny specialises in M&A transactions, capital markets, corporate restructurings as well as general corporate and commercial matters (e.g. joint ventures, shareholders' agreements). He is active...
Matthias Kuert
Dr Matthias Kuert, LL.M.
Partner
Switzerland, Zurich
Matthias advises clients in financial law (including capital markets law), and general contract and corporate law matters. In these fields, he also handles proceedings in front of state courts, regulatory...
Kaspar Landolt
Dr Kaspar Landolt, LL.M.
Partner
Head of Banking & Finance Team
Switzerland, Zurich
Kaspar Landolt focuses on banking & finance, capital markets and corporate law. He has more than twenty years of experience in acquisition finance, corporate lending, real estate finance, project finance...
Jerome Levrat
Jérôme Levrat
Partner
Head of Private Equity & Commercial Geneva
Switzerland, Geneva
Jérôme Levrat specialises in corporate law, private equity, venture capital, M&A and commercial matters. He regularly advises funds and companies (including in the industrial, distribution, health care...
Vaïk Müller
Dr Vaïk Müller
Partner
Head of Banking & Finance Geneva
Switzerland, Geneva
Vaïk Müller's main areas of focus are banking, regulatory, financial services and products, including funds and derivatives, as well as compliance and regulatory matters, including in the field of FinTech...