Our Private Equity and Venture Capital practice group advises clients on the full spectrum of private equity and venture capital transactions – from initial investment through to exit.
Our expertise
Pestalozzi’s Private Equity and Venture Capital experts regularly represent and advise financial investors and strategic investors, portfolio companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs, founders and management teams on the whole range of private equity and venture capital transactions.
Our Private Equity and Venture Capital team has in-depth knowledge and expertise in a broad range of key industries, including life sciences (biotech, pharmaceuticals, medtech, nutrition) and healthcare, information and communications technology (ICT) and software, digital marketing, e-commerce and online business, retail and consumer services, industrials and engineering as well as finance, insurance and fintech. We work closely together with our specialists across all practice areas, including Corporate/M&A, Financial Services, IP&TMT, Tax, Employment and Competition.
By combining our legal know-how and deep industry experience in various business sectors, we offer comprehensive and pragmatic advice, helping our clients to efficiently navigate through all stages of the investment life cycle.
Our services
Our services include:
- M&A auction processes
- Investment and financing rounds (including all types of equity and debt financing, due diligence reviews, investment and shareholder agreements, negotiations with business angels, venture capital investors and strategic partners)
- Management buy-outs
- Management participation and general employment law matters (management participation plans, stock options, phantom stock, etc.)
- IPOs and trade sale exits
- Public to private transactions
- Acquisition financing
- Tax structuring and advice on legal structures and governance matters
Team Members
![Ludivine Boisard](/media/cache/c6/4f/c64f35b80183447d5456f3d947099fee.jpg, /media/cache/c6/4f/c64f35b80183447d5456f3d947099fee@2x.jpg 2x)
Ludivine Boisard
Partner
![Petra Hanselmann](/media/cache/d4/f3/d4f3364382e89a30077e1dfafc911069.jpg, /media/cache/d4/f3/d4f3364382e89a30077e1dfafc911069@2x.jpg 2x)
Petra Hanselmann
Partner
![Franz J. Kessler](/media/cache/8f/c2/8fc2792314dda74f5956644a02735bac.jpg, /media/cache/8f/c2/8fc2792314dda74f5956644a02735bac@2x.jpg 2x)
Franz J. Kessler
Partner
![Christoph Lang](/media/cache/b3/76/b376e59005b008410686e6b502325702.jpg, /media/cache/b3/76/b376e59005b008410686e6b502325702@2x.jpg 2x)
Christoph Lang
Partner
![Christian Leuenberger](/media/cache/c2/17/c217300e78a1ec7f6d92c8512c47fb1d.jpg, /media/cache/c2/17/c217300e78a1ec7f6d92c8512c47fb1d@2x.jpg 2x)
Christian Leuenberger
Partner
![Martin L. Mueller](/media/cache/e1/b7/e1b769306281a622e63cbb5288b669a2.jpg, /media/cache/e1/b7/e1b769306281a622e63cbb5288b669a2@2x.jpg 2x)
Martin L. Mueller
Partner
![Pascal Richard](/media/cache/7f/48/7f48b0727cf6a50eeb6f2b932ce10086.jpg, /media/cache/7f/48/7f48b0727cf6a50eeb6f2b932ce10086@2x.jpg 2x)
Pascal Richard
Partner
![Severin Roelli](/media/cache/7e/d0/7ed0ee4bee3726c8f25b6b8444839ffe.jpg, /media/cache/7e/d0/7ed0ee4bee3726c8f25b6b8444839ffe@2x.jpg 2x)
Severin Roelli
Partner
![Christian Roos](/media/cache/9c/53/9c533ed82dbb94e4b16dbf4e0bd5720c.jpg, /media/cache/9c/53/9c533ed82dbb94e4b16dbf4e0bd5720c@2x.jpg 2x)
Christian Roos
Partner
![Sébastien Roy](/media/cache/36/92/36928ad2b83e9da52052eb82af43d321.jpg, /media/cache/36/92/36928ad2b83e9da52052eb82af43d321@2x.jpg 2x)
Sébastien Roy
Partner
![Franz Schubiger](/media/cache/6e/92/6e92386c4494e92f55142c5f91340cec.jpg, /media/cache/6e/92/6e92386c4494e92f55142c5f91340cec@2x.jpg 2x)
Franz Schubiger
Partner
![Beat Schwarz](/media/cache/58/8d/588d36e48cbb2c3266c1cc94e1b42262.jpg, /media/cache/58/8d/588d36e48cbb2c3266c1cc94e1b42262@2x.jpg 2x)
Beat Schwarz
Partner
![Jonas Sigrist](/media/cache/36/d0/36d075b35aece9273cc3bd844527f8a0.jpg, /media/cache/36/d0/36d075b35aece9273cc3bd844527f8a0@2x.jpg 2x)
Jonas Sigrist
Partner
![Robert Furter](/media/cache/61/06/610682fa7540f7c7c114e5f75d94e433.jpg, /media/cache/61/06/610682fa7540f7c7c114e5f75d94e433@2x.jpg 2x)
Robert Furter
Senior Counsel
![Jakob Hoehn](/media/cache/68/27/68274fbb8d34d4579b3ed6d436bdb1f9.jpg, /media/cache/68/27/68274fbb8d34d4579b3ed6d436bdb1f9@2x.jpg 2x)
Jakob Hoehn
Senior Counsel
![Christoph Ramstein](/media/cache/b3/4f/b34f2d687f48d95e9c5c05fe94a841fb.jpg, /media/cache/b3/4f/b34f2d687f48d95e9c5c05fe94a841fb@2x.jpg 2x)
Christoph Ramstein
Senior Counsel
![Kern Alexander](/media/cache/9a/c9/9ac9ce7029d1ec54bc57355db0261623.jpg, /media/cache/9a/c9/9ac9ce7029d1ec54bc57355db0261623@2x.jpg 2x)
Kern Alexander
Of Counsel
![Jean-Baptiste Lhôte](/media/cache/01/d3/01d3eaed6e3d353e8aef5b60ba206256.jpg, /media/cache/01/d3/01d3eaed6e3d353e8aef5b60ba206256@2x.jpg 2x)
Jean-Baptiste Lhôte
Senior Associate
![Mercedes Chiabotti](/media/cache/8e/b1/8eb1944c7c18d2a7316cd08b00528425.jpg, /media/cache/8e/b1/8eb1944c7c18d2a7316cd08b00528425@2x.jpg 2x)
Mercedes Chiabotti
Associate
![Dario Gomringer](/media/cache/bf/9e/bf9e72d6889a8813cdbc930dfdd2685f.jpg, /media/cache/bf/9e/bf9e72d6889a8813cdbc930dfdd2685f@2x.jpg 2x)
Dario Gomringer
Associate
![Martina Herzog](/media/cache/3a/90/3a90967f66e2d3a1e00c25a1758d8fa2.jpg, /media/cache/3a/90/3a90967f66e2d3a1e00c25a1758d8fa2@2x.jpg 2x)
Martina Herzog
Associate
![Frédéric Moioli](/media/cache/eb/34/eb34818d70c8228a5effd92633bd07eb.jpg, /media/cache/eb/34/eb34818d70c8228a5effd92633bd07eb@2x.jpg 2x)
Frédéric Moioli
Associate
![Xenia Pisarewski](/media/cache/a7/c0/a7c0b397a6b1d4308157d43242691c49.jpg, /media/cache/a7/c0/a7c0b397a6b1d4308157d43242691c49@2x.jpg 2x)
Xenia Pisarewski
Associate
![Julia Ramseyer](/media/cache/d4/8b/d48b1b35ed38dfa2394d2ae7ca8bf31f.jpg, /media/cache/d4/8b/d48b1b35ed38dfa2394d2ae7ca8bf31f@2x.jpg 2x)
Julia Ramseyer
Associate
![Yannic Schönenberger](/media/cache/5a/27/5a27c0902e4e4f65813247b14aced4a7.jpg, /media/cache/5a/27/5a27c0902e4e4f65813247b14aced4a7@2x.jpg 2x)
Yannic Schönenberger
Associate
![Raphael Widmer](/media/cache/da/c2/dac2fd44698a4c6c19c3053b170b83f5.jpg, /media/cache/da/c2/dac2fd44698a4c6c19c3053b170b83f5@2x.jpg 2x)
Raphael Widmer
Associate
![Simon Winkler](/media/cache/6a/bf/6abf7cf166690b6c39a7c4bc8184362c.jpg, /media/cache/6a/bf/6abf7cf166690b6c39a7c4bc8184362c@2x.jpg 2x)
Simon Winkler
Associate
![Lorena Caredda](/media/cache/ad/a8/ada85d2d242a0ba9cef3cba1d116afe2.jpg, /media/cache/ad/a8/ada85d2d242a0ba9cef3cba1d116afe2@2x.jpg 2x)
Lorena Caredda
Paralegal
![Christa Elsener](/media/cache/93/03/9303e71b7d9031134a461743963546e9.jpg, /media/cache/93/03/9303e71b7d9031134a461743963546e9@2x.jpg 2x)
Christa Elsener
Paralegal
![Ascension Lozano](/media/cache/2c/90/2c90402ae3df2b9bb756a1daca0ad5b4.jpg, /media/cache/2c/90/2c90402ae3df2b9bb756a1daca0ad5b4@2x.jpg 2x)
Ascension Lozano
Paralegal
![Manuela Morel](/media/cache/19/5f/195f26c6baebb33871b68422810708fa.jpg, /media/cache/19/5f/195f26c6baebb33871b68422810708fa@2x.jpg 2x)
Manuela Morel
Paralegal