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Joint And Several Liability In Shareholders' Agreements

The Parties to a Swiss law governed shareholders' agreement agreed therein that the minority shareholders may exercise a put option towards the “Majority Shareholder”. The term “Majority Shareholder”...

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

Corporate Governance 2026

Overview of Swiss corporate governance in 2026, including AG vs GmbH, board structure, shareholder rights, ESG duties, activism trends and key legal developments.

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

A Register For Transparency - The New Register Of Beneficial Owners

An overview on the new centralized register of beneficial owners, which shall be implemented in the second half of 2026. Andrea Ziswiler and Rocco Rigozzi explain the background of the new register...

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

Permitted Transfer Clauses In Shareholders' Agreements: Why Careful Drafting Matters

In June 2022, the Investor and Orange Wings B.V. (Orange Wings) invested EUR 1 million for a 30% stake in a company that has been anonymised...

Switzerland Commercial

GGI Global Alliance

Forming A Company In Switzerland: Articles Of Association And Shareholders' Agreements Explained

Switzerland Commercial

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Logan & Partners

Corporate Governance Outlook And Changes In Proxy Advisors Landscape

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Transparency Register – New Regime, New Obligations

Switzerland Commercial

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Altenburger

Proxy Advisors And Their Revised Guidelines: A Closer Look At The AGM Season 2026

Switzerland Commercial

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Advestra AG

Re-registering A Deleted Company

Switzerland Commercial

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Vischer AG

ICLG Mergers & Acquisitions 2026 Switzerland

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

Preferential Rights For Start-up Investors (No. 5)

Switzerland Commercial

VA

Vischer AG

The Clauses That Win Or Lose Millions: A Lawyer's Guide To VC Agreements

Switzerland Commercial

LL

LINDEMANNLAW

Energy & Infrastructure M&A - Law And Practice

Switzerland Energy

LL

Loyens & Loeff

How Much Influence Over A Company Is Desired? Designing Relationship Agreements Correctly In M&A

Switzerland Commercial

LL

LINDEMANNLAW

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 8.2026

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Insurance & Reinsurance 2026 - Law And Practice In Switzerland

Switzerland Insurance

BK

Bär & Karrer

Guidelines And Regulations To Provide Insights On Public Policies To Ensure AI's Beneficial Use As A Professional Tool - Switzerland

Switzerland Technology

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Safe Haven Interest Rates For Advances And Loans In 2026

Switzerland Tax

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Bär & Karrer

Forming A Company In Switzerland: Articles Of Association And Shareholders' Agreements Explained

Switzerland Commercial

LP

Logan & Partners

Shareholders' Rights & Shareholder Activism 2025

The board of directors must ensure that the shareholders are able to instruct the proxy on any motion relating to tabled agenda items and provide them with general instructions on unannounced motions

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

Introduction Of A Federal Register Of Beneficial Owners

On 26 September 2025, the Swiss Parliament adopted the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (the "Legal Entities Transparency Act", "LETA").

Switzerland Commercial

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Lenz & Staehelin

Private Equity 2025 - Switzerland

After a sharp downturn in 2023, both by deal count and by deal value, the Swiss M&A market showed signs of resilience and recovery in 2024...

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

Virtual General Meetings In 2025: Legally Compliant, Efficient, Plannable

Since January 1, 2023, the revised Swiss Company Law has allowed hybrid and fully virtual general meetings (GMs) to be held.

Switzerland Commercial

LL

LINDEMANNLAW

Swiss Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation Revised: New Transparency Register And New Rules For Advisors

Switzerland Finance

BK

Bär & Karrer

Best Co-Founders Forever? Anticipating Legal And Tax Considerations For Founders Of Swiss Startups (Nr. 4)

Switzerland Commercial

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Vischer AG

Best Co-Founders Forever? Anticipating Legal And Tax Considerations For Founder Of Swiss Startups

Switzerland Tax

VA

Vischer AG

Switzerland: Mergers & Acquisitions

Switzerland Commercial

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Global Legal Insights: Mergers & Acquisition 2025

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

Investment Holding Company In Wealth Management – Tax Optimization Or Tax Trap?

Switzerland Tax

LL

LINDEMANNLAW

Corporate Governance 2025

Switzerland Commercial

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Gender Representation On The Board Of Directors – Things Will Get Serious Next Year!

Switzerland Commercial

VA

Vischer AG

Richard J. Tornetta v. Elon Musk Et Al. 2.0 – Astronomische Vergütungen Und Nachträgliche Heilung Nichtiger Beschlüsse

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

Shareholders' Loans And Equitable Subordination: A New Landmark Case Law Brings Clarity

Switzerland Commercial

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Corporate Governance 2025

The principal forms of corporate organisations in Switzerland are the stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft (AG)) and the limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) or LLC).

Switzerland Commercial

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Gender Representation On The Board Of Directors – Things Will Get Serious Next Year!

After the general shareholder meeting is before the general shareholder meeting. The majority of Swiss companies have completed their last business year by the end of June...

Switzerland Commercial

VA

Vischer AG

Richard J. Tornetta v. Elon Musk Et Al. 2.0 – Astronomische Vergütungen Und Nachträgliche Heilung Nichtiger Beschlüsse

Die Vorgeschichte des hier besprochenen Urteils ist breit bekannt und war auch bereits Gegenstand einer Publikation in dieser Zeitschrift.

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

Shareholders' Loans And Equitable Subordination: A New Landmark Case Law Brings Clarity

For years now, the provision of liquidity to a company in financial distress in the form of loans ( i.e. liabilities and not equity) by related parties...

Switzerland Commercial

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Swiss Supreme Court Limits The Room For Forced Subordi-Nation Of Shareholder Loans

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

Energy & Infrastructure M&A 2024 - Law And Practice

In 2023, inflation, high interest rates, geopolitical tensions and market uncertainty posed significant challenges to deal activity in Switzerland. These factors led to longer deal processes and added complexity in deal...

Switzerland Commercial

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Loyens & Loeff

Deal Ticker: Kellerhals Carrard Advised the Current Shareholder Of Domofen SA In A Partnership Transaction With Nuavo Holding AG

We are thrilled to announce that our firm advised the existing shareholders of DOMOFEN SA, a company located in Courgenay, Jura, in a partnership transaction whereby Nuavo Holding AG...

Switzerland Commercial

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Kellerhals Carrard

Shareholder Claims For Reflective Loss In Investor-State Arbitration: An Overview

Reflective losses are indirect losses, such as a decrease in the value of the shares, suffered by shareholders as a result of harm to the company in which their shares are held.

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

From Concept To Reality: A Practical Guide For Start-Up Founders On In-Corporating A Swiss Legal Entity

Launching a start-up is a journey filled with excitement and opportunities that requires one early decision, which is critical for the legal framework and scalability of the business model: Choosing the right legal structure.

Switzerland Commercial

VA

Vischer AG

AGM Season 2025 – What Issuers Should Consider In Their Preparations¨

Switzerland Commercial

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Lenz & Staehelin

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide

Switzerland Insolvency

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Rihm Attorneys

Revised Corporate Law For Privately Held Companies – Are You Compliant?

Switzerland Commercial

LS

Lenz & Staehelin

Decoding Dividend Withholding Tax: Attention Points For U.S. MNEs Investing In Switzerland And The Netherlands

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Impact Of The Revised Share Corporation Law On Swiss Verein Structure

Switzerland Commercial

VA

Vischer AG

Corporate Governance Comparative Guide

Switzerland Commercial

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Binder Rechtsanwälte KLG

Corporate Hot Topics – Updates In Jurisprudence Regarding Failure To Renew Board Members' Mandates In Swiss Corporations

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

Arbitration Of Shareholder Disputes

Worldwide Commercial

Aceris Law

No Tacit Extension Of The Term Of Office Of The Board Of Directors

Switzerland Commercial

VA

Vischer AG

Conflicts Of Interest – Best Practice In Swiss Boards Of Directors

Switzerland Commercial

LS

Lenz & Staehelin

Gyrus Capital Completes Strategic Equity Investment In Neo Medical

Switzerland Commercial

LS

Lenz & Staehelin

Neues Aktienrecht: Ende Der Übergangsfrist Per 31. Dezember 2024 (Nr. 21)

Switzerland Commercial

VA

Vischer AG

Finding Company Information In Singapore

Switzerland Commercial

LP

Logan & Partners

Understanding Anti-Dilution Clauses

Switzerland Commercial

LP

Logan & Partners

Mergers & Acquisitions 2024

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

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Logan & Partners

Switzerland - Company Incorporation

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Genshape Management Limited

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