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
Partner
Petra Hanselmann
Partner
Franz J. Kessler
Partner
Christoph Lang
Partner
Christian Leuenberger
Partner
Martin L. Mueller
Partner
Pascal Richard
Partner
Severin Roelli
Partner
Christian Roos
Partner
Sébastien Roy
Partner
Franz Schubiger
Partner
Beat Schwarz
Partner
Jonas Sigrist
Partner
Robert Furter
Senior Counsel
Jakob Hoehn
Senior Counsel
Christoph Ramstein
Senior Counsel
Kern Alexander
Of Counsel
Jean-Baptiste Lhôte
Counsel
Mercedes Chiabotti
Associate
Levy Corba
Associate
Niku Gholamalizadeh
Associate
Dario Gomringer
Associate
Frédéric Moioli
Associate
Xenia Pisarewski
Associate
Yannic Schönenberger
Associate
Raphael Widmer
Associate
Simon Winkler
Associate
Ascension Lozano
Paralegal
Manuela Morel
Paralegal
Heike Schubert
Paralegal
Julia Stevens
Paralegal
Related Publications
New Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Legal Due Diligence and M&A-Transactions
VC Investments of Strategic Investors – Objectives and Expectations, Specific Deal Terms and related Legal Challenges
