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Commercial law services

Corporate
& Entity governance

From incorporation through the entire lifecycle of a company, our services include legal and tax structuring, corporate governance, key business contracts, reorganisations and restructurings. Our team has a lot of experience in structuring complex cross-border and domestic transactions in the field of commercial law.

Our services include:

  • Legal and tax structuring – selection and design of the best legal and tax structure based on the specific needs of our clients’ businesses

  • Entity creation (including the selection of the legal form best suited to our clients’ business requirements), setting-up of branches of Swiss and foreign entities, transfer of seat, etc.

  • Shareholders agreements

  • Corporate housekeeping and entity management of Swiss subsidiaries of international companies (annual compliance formalities and ad-hoc changes)

  • Updates on legal changes impacting compliance obligations

  • Corporate and regulatory compliance

  • Corporate governance

  • Shareholders and Board meetings

  • Reorganisations and restructurings

  • Joint ventures

  • Bankruptcy proceedings

  • Any other company law matters

  • Secondments and outsourcing of legal services

Commercial
& Contracts

We help our clients structuring their business operations in Switzerland and abroad, and support them throughout the process. SL&BS advises on all matters relating to contract law, including the drafting, negotiation, implementation and enforcement of contracts. As a dedicated team of entrepreneurs at the service of entrepreneurs, we want to help you succeed in your business ventures.

Our services include:

  • Business structuring (legal & tax)

  • Drafting and negotiation of key commercial contracts in numerous industries and business sectors

  • Commercial and contract related litigation

  • Legal advice on the entire range of commercial activities in and from Switzerland

  • Supply and distribution arrangements

Mergers
& Acquisitions

We advise our clients on all types of transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, etc. In view of the many areas of law involved, SL&BS brings together the knowledge, skills and experience of different specialists to set up the best-suited teams for any given transaction. SL&BS specialists have experience in both complex international M&A transactions and smaller local deals, and our clients range from large multinational companies to SMEs, start-ups and independent entrepreneurs.

Our services include:

  • Legal and tax due diligence

  • Mergers

  • Acquisition and sale of businesses (Buyer and Seller side), including the drafting and negotiation of all legal documents until Closing

  • Private equity investments

  • Spin-offs