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Andrea Relly
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Andrea Relly

Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
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Andrea Relly has broad experience in domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions across various industries, including TMC and Life Science & Healthcare. One focus of her work is representing domestic and foreign investors and start-ups in venture capital investments and financing rounds. She further advises companies on a regular basis on all aspects of general corporate matters and contract law, including corporate governance and establishment of joint ventures.

Andrea Relly completed her law studies at the University of Basel in 2009. She subsequently worked as an auditor at the Cantonal Court of Zug and the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Zug, and served as a trainee at a business law firm in Zug. In 2013, she was admitted to the bar and as notary public in the Canton of Zug and joined CMS as a lawyer in the same year.

Relevant experience

  • Advised ABB on the sale of its hydro generator service business to Andritz, on the acquisition of KEYMILE's communication networks business and on the acquisition of Tekomar Group Ltd
  • Advised agta record on the sale of the majority stake in agta record to the Swedish group Assa Abloy (valuing agta record's share capital at EUR 933m)
  • Advised Argos on the acquisition of Arthur Flury AG
  • Advised the shareholders of Assepro AG and its management on the sale of the majority of Assepro to EMZ Partners
  • Advised CCC Group on the acquisition of the majority stake in Karl Vögele AG, Uznach
  • Advised CTS EVENTIM on all legal aspects of the acquisition of the majority stakes in Gadget Entertainment and wepromote
  • Advised DP World on the acquisition of a 44% stake in Swissterminal Holding AG
  • Advised the family Koller on the sale of the Hoegger Group
  • Advised Festo on the acquisition of Eichenberger group
  • Advised Gemalto on the acquisition of the secure document business from Trueb AG
  • Advised GIA Informatik AG on the acquisition of Avectris AG
  • Advised Heraeus on the acquisition of the Swiss precious metals processor Argor-Heraeus
  • Advised Merbag on the acquisition of Mercedes-Benz Milano from Mercedes-Benz Italia (Daimler Group) and on the acquisition of Mercedes-Benz Luxembourg S.A. from Daimler AG
  • Advised Nextclinics on the acquisition of IVF-Zentren Prof. Zech
  • Advised Rieter on the acquisition of SSM division from Schweiter
  • Advised Sunrise on the sale of the Swiss Towers AG
  • Advised synlab Suisse SA on the acquisition of various entities
  • Advised Sonic Healthcare on the acquisition of Swiss laboratory group Medisupport
  • Advised the main shareholders of Tec-Sem Group AG on the sale of their shares in Tec-Sem Group AG

Education

  • 2013 Bar and notary public admission, Canton of Zug
  • 2009 Graduated from the University of Basel
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