Counsel

Franziska Hammer

Languages

German
English
French

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Franziska Hammer's main practice areas are corporate law and M&A.

She advises companies, shareholders and investors in Switzerland and abroad on corporate law issues, in particular in connection with intra-group reorganisations as well as in M&A, private equity and joint venture transactions. Another area of her expertise is the planning of company succession and the establishment of foundations.

Franziska Hammer graduated magna cum laude from the University of St. Gallen in 1997. Having gained experience as trainee with the Department of Justice and Police of the Canton of St. Gallen and with a leading law firm in Zurich, she was admitted to the bar in 1999. Since 1999 she is an attorney of our firm. She was seconded to CMS Cameron McKenna in London in 2001 and to the biotech firm Amgen (Europe) AG in Lucerne in 2003. Franziska Hammer was appointed counsel of our firm in 2014.

Awards & Recognitions

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High level of commitment and collegial cooperation, especially with Stefan Brunnschweiler and Franziska Hammer. A great wealth of experience and in-depth expertise.

The Legal 500, Switzerland, Commercial, Corporate / M&A, 2022

Relevant experience

ABB: Advice on a major corporate restructuring involving 5 jurisdictions
CCC Group: Advice on the acquisition of the majority stake in Karl Vögele AG, Uznach
Dover Switzerland: Advice on the sale of Tipper Tie Alpina GmbH to JBT Corporation, advice on various group restructurings
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company: Advice on its EUR 6,9 billion multi-national acquisition of Nycomed headquartered in Zurich
Wärtsilä: Advice on a ship engine joint venture with a Chinese state company
Colibrys SA: Advice on the sale of Colibrys SA in a multi-seller transaction
Holtzbrinck: Advice on merger of Macmillan Science and Education with Springer Science+Business Media
HUBER Packaging Group: Advice on the acquisition of four facilities in Switzerland, Finnland, UK and France of Crown Vogel AG
Nahrin: Advice on the acquisition of Goloy
Advice on a group restructuring including 14 mergers with a transaction value of CHF 2.6 billion
Advice on various investments in start-up companies including advice on shareholder and finance structure
Advice on various cross-border transfers of company domicile (inbound and outbound)

Publications

Daniel Jenny/Franziska Hammer, Handbuch Schweizer GmbH-Recht (Handbook on Swiss LLCs), § 28–39, § 41, Basel 2019 (handbook awarded with the yearly ZHAW Publication Award)
Selling Insurance across Europe
IMD Guide, 2005 and 2006 update

Memberships & Roles

St. Gallen Bar Association
Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Education

1997 Rechtsstudium, lic. iur., magna cum laude, Universität St. Gallen
1999 Anwaltspatent

Practice Areas

Corporate / M&A

Insights

Global Reach