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Dr Daniel Jenny, LL.M.

Partner

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd
Räffelstrasse 26
P.O. Box
8022 Zurich
Switzerland
Languages German, English, French

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 in various sectors, including TMC and Life Science & Healthcare. Daniel is the co-head of the Swiss Private Equity Group and a member of the steering committee of the worldwide CMS Private Equity Group.

Besides his vast experience in a broad range of national and international M&A and private equity transactions, Daniel Jenny represents investors and startups in venture capital investments and financing rounds. He also has a broad experience in corporate restructurings, including distressed M&A (e.g. purchase of companies in insolvency proceedings).

Further, Daniel Jenny focuses on corporate governance issues and has broad experience in issues relating to directors' liability. In his fields of expertise, Daniel Jenny often represents clients in corporate litigation such as post M&A, directors' liability or other corporate disputes (e.g. special audits or challenge of shareholders' resolutions). He has been involved in some of the largest directors' liability cases.

After his traineeship with CMS and his clerkship with the District Court of Zurich, Daniel Jenny was admitted to the bar in 2007 and has since been working as a lawyer with CMS. He gained additional work experience as an international associate in a New York-based law firm and as legal counsel with an industrial multinational (Hilti AG). Daniel Jenny has authored various legal publications. His thesis "Means of Defence of Board Members in Directors' Liability Lawsuits", approved by the University of Zurich in 2012 (summa cum laude), was awarded with the Professor Walther Hug prize. Daniel Jenny has been constantly recommended in legal directories such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000. He was awarded "Lawyer of the Year Private Equity" by Legalcommunity in 2023.

 

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Very good legal knowledge. Highly responsive. Highly empathetic and patient. High engagement level despite seniority.

IFLR 1000, Client feedback:  33rd edition (2023/2024)

"Daniel Jenny is a market-leading practitioner who is highly sought after by clients from a range of sectors for his experience handling domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions."

WWL, M&A, Switzerland, 2023

"He is very commercial and pragmatic."

Chambers & Partners, Global, Corporate/M&A, Switzerland, 2023

Hands-on, fast thinker, skilled negotiator. He did a great job helping us analyze the options.

IFLR 1000, M&A, Client feedback: 31st edition (2020/2021)

Precise drafting of the legal work; quick in response; depth of knowledge; listens to clients; good negotiator.

IFLR 1000, M&A, Client feedback: 31st edition (2020/2021)

In-depth knowledge in the field of insolvency and restructuring; precise drafting of agreements; competent and efficient negotiator; calm; quick in response.

IFLR 1000, Restructuring & insolvency, Client feedback: 31st edition (2020/2021)

Daniel Jenny is noted for being "very determined to ensure clients get the best out of its transactions."

Chambers and Partners, Corporate/M&A, Switzerland, Global, 2021

Daniel Jenny is an exceptionally smart and skilled lawyer. He is technically outstanding and at the same time commercial and pragmatic.

The Legal 500, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Switzerland, 2020

Sources describe Daniel Jenny as "calm under pressure, business-oriented, pragmatic and efficient."

Chambers and Partners, Corporate/M&A - Switzerland, Global, 2020

"Strong communication, creative and open to involve other disciplines."

IFLR1000, Financial and corporate, Switzerland, 2019

Daniel Jenny is able to think through complex questions very quickly and give to the point, direct answers.

Chambers and Partners, Corporate/M&A, Switzerland, 2019

Daniel Jenny is recommended by clients as "rising star" in the area "Commercial, Corporate and M&A".

The Legal 500, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Switzerland, 2018

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Memberships & Roles

  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • SECA
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Awards & Rankings

  • Legalcommunity, 2023 | Lawyer of the Year Private Equity
  • Chambers and Partners Global & Europe | Corporate/M&A (since 2019) | Leading Individual
  • Legal500 | Corporate/M&A (since 2018) | Listed Individual
  • IFLR 1000 | Restructuring in Insolvency, Capital Markets: Equity, Private Equity, M&A, Switzerland, 2021-2023 | Notable practitioner
  • Who's Who Legal | M&A, Switzerland, 2021-2023 | National Leader
  • Leaders League | Mergers & Acquisitions, Switzerland 2021-2023 | Excellent
  • Best Lawyers | Corporate Law, 2023

 

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Publications

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Lectures list

  • 2023 Swiss Private Equity & Venture Capital Breakfast (hosted by CMS and Pedersen & Partners), Co-Chair of Panel Discussion
  • The Boardroom Module 2: Board Governance, guest lecturer at the Boardroom (https://www.the-boardroom.ch/), several and ongoing engagements since November 2021
  • Corporate Governance; Verantwortlichkeit und Haftung des Verwaltungsrats: Ein multidisziplinäres Querschnittsthema, Guest Lecture at HSG, 29 April 2021
  • Share Purchase Agreements: Latest Developments and Trends, Finanz und Wirtschaft Forum, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions 2019, Business Transformation – the new Normal, 27 August 2019
  • Role of Board Members in M&A Transactions, Finanz und Wirtschaft Forum, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions 2018, Shape your Business, 11 September 2018
  • Neue Finanzierungsformen: Crowdfunding und Initial Coin Offering (ICO), CMS M&A Breakfast, 15. Mai 2018
  • Unternehmenstransaktionen im rechtlichen und ökonomischen Kontext, Arten und Ablauf einer M&A Transaktion aus juristischer Sicht, Gastvorlesung an der HSG vom 25. April 2018
  • Abwehrmöglichkeiten von Verwaltungsratsmitgliedern gegen den Vorwurf der Pflichtverletzung, 9. EIZ-Tagung zur Verantwortlichkeit im Unternehmensrecht, 29. August 2017
  • Post-Closing M&A Disputes │ Rechtliche Aspekte, CMS M&A Breakfast, 10. Mai 2016
  • Überblick und Neues zur Business Judgment Rule, Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der aktienrechtlichen Verantwortlichkeit, CMS Lunch, 14. März 2013
  • Abwehrmöglichkeiten von Verwaltungsratsmitgliedern in Verantwortlichkeitsprozessen, Eine prozessuale Betrachtung, Institut für Rechtswissenschaft und Rechtspraxis, Universität St. Gallen, ZPO – Fallstricke und Chancen, 7. März 2013
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Education

  • 2012 Doctorate, Dr. iur., summa cum laude, University of Zurich, Prof. Walther Hug Preis
  • 2010 Master of Laws, LL.M ,New York University School of Law, Half Tuition Dean's Graduate Award
  • 2007 Bar admission
  • 2004 Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law, Hamburg
  • 2003 Law studies, lic. iur., magna cum laude, University of Zurich
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12/04/2023
CMS Switzerland recommended by The Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edi­tion
03/2023
CMS Switzerland recommended in the Chambers Europe Guide 2023
Chambers and Partners has pub­lished its rankings of Europe's lead­ing law firms and lawyers in the Europe Guide 2023. Our firm and our lawyers are listed in both rankings for Switzerland.
16/02/2023
CMS Switzerland ranked in Chambers Global Guide 2023
Chambers and Partners has pub­lished its rankings of the world's leading law firms and lawyers in the Global Guide 2023. Our firm is again listed in both rankings for Switzerland.
02/11/2022
CMS advised ISS on the acquisition of Livit FM Services AG
The leading facility management and workplace experience company ISS has acquired Livit FM Services AG from its previous parent company Livit AG. Livit FM Services AG looks after a large proportion of Swiss Life properties in Switzerland. The company has over 670 employees. The takeover of Livit FM Services AG is a strategic acquisition that strengthens ISS Switzer­land's market position. The transaction will enable ISS to expand and develop its service delivery to the real estate industry segment. The integration of the acquired company is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023. Livit FM Services AG will operate under the ISS brand in the future.A team of CMS led by Dr Daniel Jenny com­pre­hens­ively advised ISS on all legal matters of this trans­ac­tion.CMS Switzer­land­Dr Daniel Jenny, Partner, Cor­por­ate/M&ADr Ferdin­and Blezinger, Associate, Cor­por­ate/M&AFlori­an Jung, Associate, Cor­por­ate/M&AAl­ex­an­dra Stocker, Associate, Cor­por­ate/M&AReto Hunsperger, Partner, Com­mer­cialDr Mar­jolaine Jakob, Partner, Com­mer­cial­Christina Winter, Associate, Em­ploy­men­tHelena Loretan, Associate, Real EstateMark Cagienard, Partner, Tax
29/07/2022
CMS advised GENUI on the acquisition of a majority stake in Magnolia
Investment company GENUI and Magnolia, a leading software vendor in the global digital experience and content management markets, announced that GENUI acquired a majority stake in Magnolia and injects significant growth capital into Magno­lia.Magno­lia is an emerging vendor pioneering the vision of "composable" Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs). Magnolia already serves clients in more than 100 countries through nine regional offices and counts many global brands such as The New York Times, Sanofi, Sainsbury's, Ping An and Bechtle as its trusted customers. With the funding, the company will continue the expansion of its global sales and marketing footprint including its technology and channel partner ecosystems, accelerate product innovation and increase global market aware­ness. GENUI is a company founded by renowned en­tre­pren­eurs and investment pro­fes­sion­als who believe in "Good En­tre­pren­eur­ship". GENUI exclusively makes long-term commitments to companies with the goal of creating sustainable growth and social value. Companies are given professional governance by getting access to en­tre­pren­eurs with in­dustry-rel­ev­ant expertise and their cor­res­pond­ing networks.A global team led by Dr Daniel Jenny, CMS Switzerland, provided com­pre­hens­ive legal advice to GENUI in connection with the trans­ac­tion.CMS Switzerland Daniel Jenny, Partner, Cor­por­ate/M&ADirk Spacek, Partner, Intellectual PropertyMark Cagienard, Partner, TaxKaspar Landolt, Partner, Banking & Fin­anceAl­ex­an­dra Stocker, Associate, Cor­por­ate/M&APas­cal Stocker, Associate, Cor­por­ate/M&AFerdin­and Blezinger, Associate, Cor­por­ate/M&AChristina Winter, Associate, Em­ploy­ment­Patrick Neher, Attorney Trainee, Real Es­tateS­ab­rina Djordjevic, Trademark Ad­min­is­trat­or, Intellectual PropertyCMS Singa­pore­Toby Grainger, Part­ner­Leslie Tay, AssociateSam Ng, Of-Coun­sel­CMS Spain Igancio Zarzalejos, PartnerAna Vázquez Recio, As­so­ci­ateP­il­ar Becerril An­drada-Vander­wilde, TraineeCMS Czech Re­pub­licHelen Rodwell, Part­ner­Monika Hospudkova, AssociateCMS UKTom Jameson, PartnerSarah Kensell, AssociateZoe Loftus-Bell, Senior Paralegal­Fae­gre Drinker USALuc Attlan, Part­ner­Ash­lee M. Germany, As­so­ci­ate­David Kay, Senior CounselVILAF VietnamNgo Thanh Tung, PartnerEsko Cate, As­so­ci­ateN­guy­en Phoung Ngan, Counsel 
28/04/2022
CMS advised shareholders on their sale of One Inside to VASS
VASS, a portfolio company of private equity firm One Equity Partners, entered into a share purchase agreement, which contemplates the acquisition of One In­side.Through the partnership with One Inside VASS strengthens its expertise in Adobe technology and enters into the Swiss market. One Inside in return wins a strong European partner in order to offer di­git­al­iz­a­tion projects from strategy to execution. Together the enterprises offer their customers a com­pre­hens­ive portfolio of IT solutions on an in­ter­na­tion­al basis.One Inside was founded 1998 in Switzerland and offers IT consulting. In particular, One Inside creates ex­traordin­ary customer experiences for its clients focusing on Adobe solutions. One Inside employs more than 70 experts at 5 different locations in Switzerland, Germany and North Macedonia and offers services to a number of renowned Swiss cus­tom­ers.VASS is a leading European IT consulting enterprise with its roots in Spain, now present in 21 countries worldwide, focusing on di­git­al­iz­a­tion. Partnering with One Inside is part of VASS' com­pre­hens­ive M&A strategy to form a European champion in CX consulting. For 2022, the now extended VASS group expects sales of more than EUR 260'000'000.A CMS team led by Dr Daniel Jenny advised the shareholders of One Inside on all legal and tax matters in connection with the trans­ac­tion.CMS Switzer­land­Dr Daniel Jenny, Partner, Corporate / M&AMark Cagienard, Partner, TaxDr Ferdinand Blezinger, Associate, Corporate / M&ACMS North Mace­do­niaMar­ija Filipovska, Partnerin, Corporate / M&AAleksandar Josimovski, At­tor­ney-at-law, Corporate / M&AAleksandar Kralevski, Associate, Corporate / M&AZlatko Kujundjiski, Associate, Com­pet­i­tion­CMS Ger­manyDr Chris­toph Lächler, Partner, Corporate / M&AChristina Haußmann, Senior Associate, Corporate / M&AAndreas Kazmaier, Associate, Corporate / M&A
11/04/2022
CMS Switzerland recognised by The Legal 500
Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 edition
24/03/2022
CMS advised Infopro Digital on the acquisition of Bindexis AG from NZZ
Infopro Digital, a leading European B2B group specialised in information and technology, acquires Bindexis AG from NZZ.Bindexis AG focuses on the monitoring and lead generation of construction projects. The company is headquartered in Basel.The acquisition of Bindexis AG is part of Infopro Digital's in­ter­na­tion­al­isa­tion strategy and strengthens its European leadership in monitoring and lead generation for construction projects. Infopro Digital already owns eight leading platforms across eight major European mar­kets.In­fopro Digital is present in 17 countries and employs more than 4,000 people. Infopro Digital's innovative solutions are aimed at pro­fes­sion­als in five key business sectors: construction and public sector, automotive, industry, insurance and finance, as well as retail.A team from CMS Switzerland, led by Daniel Jenny, advised Infopro Digital on all legal matters of the trans­ac­tion.CMS Switzer­land­Dr Daniel Jenny, Partner, Corporate/ M&APascal Stocker, Associate, Corporate/ M&AAlexandra Stocker, Associate, Corporate/ M&ADr Dirk Spacek, Partner, IP / IT / Com­mer­cial­Chris­ti­an Gersbach, Partner, Em­ploy­ment­Tho­mas Zweifel, Associate, Real Es­tate­Patrick Neher, Trainee, Com­mer­cial­CMS Ukraine­Tetyana Dovgan, Partner, Corporate/ M&AMariana Saienko, Senior Associate, Corporate/ M&AMykola Heletiy, Senior Associate, Em­ploy­ment­Denys Hatseniuk, Lawyer, Corporate/ M&A
03/2022
CMS Switzerland recommended in the Chambers Europe Guide 2022
Chambers and Partners has pub­lished its rankings of Europe's lead­ing law firms and lawyers in the Europe Guide 2022. Our firm and our lawyers are listed in both rankings for Switzerland.
20/01/2022
CMS Switzerland ranked in Chambers Global Guide 2022
Chambers and Partners has pub­lished its rankings of the world's leading law firms and lawyers in the Global Guide 2022. Our firm is again listed in both rankings for Switzerland.
12/01/2022
CMS advises shareholders on their sale of SwissQ Consulting AG to Xebia
Xebia, a portfolio company of the private equity firm Waterland, entered into a share purchase agreement concerning the acquisition of SwissQ.The partnership with SwissQ will extend Xebia's geographical reach into Switzerland, while SwissQ will gain offshore and nearshore cap­ab­il­it­ies. Overall, the transaction will result in access to a combined 4'000 technical experts worldwide in the areas of data, AI, cloud, DevOps, SRE as well as software development for offering services to a joint customer base.Founded in 2006, SwissQ Consulting AG is an IT consulting and training company, which also organizes renowned technology conferences in Switzerland. SwissQ Consulting AG employs more than 120 experts at offices in Zurich and Bern and offers services to a number of renowned cus­tom­ers.Xebia is a globally leading digital full-service consulting enterprise with its head office in the Netherlands. Xebia employs more than 4'000 experts globally.A CMS team led by Dr Daniel Jenny advised the shareholders of SwissQ Consulting AG on all legal and tax matters in connection with the trans­ac­tion.CMS Switzer­land­Dr Daniel Jenny, Partner, Corporate / M&AMark Cagienard, Partner, TaxChristian Gersbach, Partner, EmploymentDr Ferdinand Blezinger, Associate, Corporate / M&AFlorian Jung, Associate, Corporate / M&AJens Lehmann, Associate, TaxTarik Salkim, Attorney TraineeCMS Am­s­ter­damPi­eter van Duijven­voorde, Partner, Corporate / M&A
29/12/2021
CMS advised Thomas Reister on the sale of his majority stake in the emodrom...
Thomas Reister has sold his majority stake in the emodrom Group to his co-share­hold­ers.The emodrom Group is involved in the marketing and strategic development of the Hock­en­heim­ring racing circuit in Hockenheim, Baden-Württem­berg (Germany). The emodrom Group supports the location of companies (including Porsche) on the racing circuit, establishes its own mo­bil­ity-re­lated businesses there and otherwise markets the racing circuit for events.Under the leadership of Thomas Reister, the emodrom Group has successfully emancipated the Hock­en­heim­ring from pure racing (formerly Formula 1) in the last 10 years, despite difficult starting conditions. Instead of exclusively racing, the Hock­en­heim­ring now offers a wide range of services and experiences related to mobility. A CMS team led by Dr Daniel Jenny provided com­pre­hens­ive legal advice to Thomas Reister in connection with the transaction. Team­Dr Daniel Jenny, Partner, Corporate / M&AMark Cagienard, Partner, TaxDr Si­mone Brauchbar Birkhäuser, Counsel, Intellectual PropertyDr Ferdinand Blezinger, Associate, Corporate / M&AFlorian Jung, Associate, Corporate / M&ATarik Salkim, Trainee