SWITZERLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Frank Gerhard, Andreas Müller and Timo Hasler, Homburger
Homburger was established in 1957 and has be - come one of the largest Swiss law firms, with more than 160 professionals, including certified tax experts and support professionals. As a leading Swiss cor - porate law firm, Homburger advises and represents enterprises and entrepreneurs in all aspects of com - mercial law, including transactions, proceedings and complex cases in a domestic and global context. The corporate/M&A team offers clients expert advice
and support with M&A, joint ventures, equity capital market transactions, private equity and venture capi - tal, as well as corporate governance. It is actively in - volved in corporate acquisitions, auctions, mergers and public tender offers, and places special empha - sis on cross-border transactions. The firm’s services are aimed at public and private companies, their di - rectors and investors, as well as entrepreneurs from all economic sectors.
Authors
Frank Gerhard is a partner in Homburger’s corporate/M&A team whose practice focuses on public and private M&A transactions, private equity, capital markets (including IPOs and innovative structures) and other
Timo Hasler is an associate in Homburger’s corporate/M&A team whose practice focuses on M&A. He advises listed and private companies on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including
financings. He advises on matters of corporate governance as well as corporate law and securities regulation. Frank has published various works on public takeover law, corporate governance, equity capital markets and corporate law. He holds degrees from Columbia Law School and the University of Neuchâtel, and in 2003–04 he was a member of the M&A team of Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York.
buy-side and sell-side private M&A processes, public takeovers and private equity investments. Alongside his M&A work, Timo also advises on matters of corporate governance as well as corporate law and securities regulation. He holds degrees from Columbia Law School and the University of Zurich. In 2024–25 Timo was a member of the M&A team of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York.
Andreas Müller is a partner in Homburger’s corporate/M&A team whose practice focuses on public and private M&A transactions, private equity and capital markets. He also advises on matters of corporate
governance and executive compensation, as well as corporate law and securities regulation. Andreas heads the executive compensation team, and is the chair of the editorial board of a legal periodical on corporate and capital markets law. He has published various publications on executive compensation, corporate governance and corporate law. Andreas holds degrees from Harvard Law School and the University of Basel. In 2016 he was a member of the M&A team of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London.
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