Beat Schwarz
Partner
Attorney at law
Feldeggstrasse 4
8008 Zürich
Schweiz
T +41 44 217 92 44
beat.schwarz@pestalozzilaw.com
Beat Schwarz ist auf Gesellschafts- und Handelsrecht sowie auf Unternehmens- und Finanztransaktionen spezialisiert, insbesondere M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Joint Ventures, Restrukturierungen und Debt Capital Markets. Als Teil seiner Transaktionsberatung ist er auch regelmässig für Versicherungen und Finanzdienstleister in regulatorischen und gesellschafts- und vertragsrechtlichen Fragestellungen tätig.
Beat Schwarz is recommended by various leading legal directories in his fields of expertise including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.
Beat Schwarz is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen (lic. iur. HSG, 2004) and Cornell University School of Law (LL.M., 2008). In 2003, he worked for the Swiss Federal Competition Authorities practicing Swiss antitrust law. Beat Schwarz joined Pestalozzi as a junior associate in 2004 and became an associate after his admission to the Zurich bar in 2006. After graduating from Cornell in 2008, he practiced as a foreign associate with a U.S. law firm in New York in international and U.S. domestic commercial, corporate/M&A and financing transactions and rejoined Pestalozzi end of 2009.
Karriere
- Partner at Pestalozzi
- US international law firm in New York: foreign associate (2008/2009)
- Cornell University: LL.M. (2007/2008)
- Bar admission: Switzerland
- Associate at Pestalozzi
- Junior Associate at Pestalozzi
- University of St Gallen: lic. iur. HSG
- Swiss Federal Competition Authorities (WEKO): intern/research associate
Sprachen
Englisch, Deutsch
Expertisen & Industrien
InvestigationGovernance
Kapitalmarktrecht
Corporate / M&A
Financial Services
Versicherung
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Konkurs- und Nachlassverfahren
Mitgliedschaften
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- Swiss American Lawyers Association (SALA)
- The Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA)
Publikationen
Swiss M&A - Venture Capital Investments 2026
