The Swiss investor Capvis, which specialises in medium-sized investments, acquires a majority stake in the Lucerne-based SCHURTER Group. The founding and previous owner family continues to hold a stake in the company and is represented on the board of directors by Thomas Schurter.
15 January 2023
The SCHURTER Group is the world's leading Swiss technology company for safe power supply, input systems and sophisticated overall electronic solutions. SCHURTER is a leading innovator, producer and supplier of components for equipment protection as well as equipment connections, switches and EMC products. The SCHURTER Group, headquartered in Lucerne, operates in 17 countries with a total of 20 subsidiaries and achieved sales of around CHF 330 million in the 2022 financial year. The company has been in the hands of the Schurter family since its foundation.
The transaction does not affect the organisation or the group's 2200 jobs. Lucerne will remain the company's headquarters. The established SCHURTER brand will also remain. Further signs of continuity are the retention of Thomas Schurter on the board of directors and of CEO Ralph Müller and his management team at the helm of the company.
The closing of the transaction is still subject to the approval of the relevant authorities.
An international CMS team led by partner Stephan Werlen and senior associate Pascal Stocker provided comprehensive legal advice to the owner family on the transaction.
CMS Switzerland
- Dr Stephan Werlen, Partner, Corporate / M&A (Lead)
- Pascal Stocker, Senior Associate, Corporate / M&A
- Alexandra Stocker, Senior Associate, Corporate / M&A
- Anna Mast, Associate, Corporate / M&A
- David Hürlimann, Partner, Tax
- Jens Lehmann, Senior Associate, Tax
- Dr David Schuler, Senior Associate, Tax
- Marquard Christen, Partner, Competition / FDI
- Hadi Mirzai, Senior Associate, Competition / FDI
- Christian Gersbach, Partner, Employment law
- Miranda Tairi Rustemi, Attorney Trainee, Commercial
CMS EU Law Office
- Kai Neuhaus, Partner, Competition / FDI
CMS UK
- Jason Zemmel, Partner, Corporate / M&A
- Jamie Burgess, Senior Associate, Corporate / M&A
