Swiss and international corporate legal services
Our team of experienced attorneys can assist you in planning and implementing corporate legal transactions throughout the full lifecycle of a company, such as incorporations, cash repatriations, mergers, demergers, business transfers or liquidations and many more. We may also solve any corporate legal topics you may have. Our international network in over 100+ countries also enables us to support such tasks worldwide and coordinate them for you.
We frequently provide assistance with restructurings in close coordination with our colleagues in the areas of Corporate Tax, Labour Law, Intellectual Property Law, FS Regulation or in cooperation with consulting teams well-versed in the unique features of your business and the characteristics of your industry.
Swiss Corporate Legal Services
From complexity to clarity
In today’s fast-moving world, structural and business flexibility is more important than ever. Our legal experts help you see through the uncertainty, by uncovering opportunities for transformation, developing agile legal structures, and providing full legal implementation support.
How we can help
We provide a full legal service offering and can advise you on corporate legal transactions such as:
- Simplifying group structures / entity rationalisation
- Establishing branches and converting them into subsidiaries
- Share buy-back schemes
- Cash repatriations
- Capital increases and reductions
- Company incorporations and company liquidations
- Mergers, (partial) demergers and transfers of businesses and branches of activity
- International migration of companies
- Corporate governance models and issues (e.g. setting up executive and daily management committees; directors’ liability)
- Corporate housekeeping (e.g., drafting board resolutions, assisting with matters related to the commercial register)
Benefits for our clients
Industry-leading expertise: Our experienced professionals provide in-depth knowledge across all areas of corporate law
Forward-looking advice: We identify emerging trends and developments early on, offering proactive guidance on regulatory and market-specific changes.
Interdisciplinary solutions: Through close collaboration with our Deals, Tax, and Consulting teams, we deliver comprehensive and integrated solutions.
Global perspective: As part of the PwC network, we support your corporate strategy with international expertise and local know-how.
International Business Reorganisations (IBR)
Make your reorganisation efforts more effective and efficient
International business reorganisations tend to tie up a lot of internal resources which could be deployed elsewhere. Our IBR hub in Switzerland takes the strain off you by acting as an extension of your legal team and by freeing up busy in-house counsels to focus on core business activities.
We deliver comprehensive legal services proactively anticipating your needs. As a result of the close collaboration between legal specialists in PwC’s global network of over 3,500 lawyers in 100+ jurisdictions, you can rely on us to assist your company whenever it needs global legal support.
Our goal is to make your life easier: one team, one engagement and one single invoice to provide you with comprehensive, cost-effective and efficient global legal solutions.
How we can help
We provide multinational corporations and their subsidiaries across the globe with legal support, local feasibility and legal implementation of corporate transactions. The entire service is centrally managed by our team in Switzerland. Our service offering includes but not limited to:
- Pre-spin off structurings and carve-out transactions
- Post-deal legal integrations
- Tax structuring implementations and (cross-border) intra-group corporate day-to-day work (dividend distributions, contributions, nominal capital changes, entity conversions, etc.)
- Entity rationalisations and simplifications (including incorporations, liquidations, mergers)
- Alignment of corporate structures to new operating models
Benefits for our clients
Seamless operations: Our centralised, cross-functional approach to corporate transactions, led by experienced and diverse experts, ensures no disruptions to your daily business activities.
Enhanced focus: By leveraging our in-house resources, we enable you to dedicate more time to other value-added activities within your core business areas.
Jurisdictional consistency: We ensure consistency across jurisdictions throughout the entire transaction process, guaranteeing smooth operations and compliance.
Risk mitigation: Our legally secure transactions across all involved jurisdictions ensure compliance, significantly reducing potential risks.
Flexible billing: Benefit from flexible billing options, including fixed fee arrangements across multiple jurisdictions, all under a single engagement letter for simplicity and transparency.
What can you expect from PwC to deliver that others cannot?
Our legal network, being the number one firm with the most extensive legal coverage across the globe, provides seamless and holistic legal solutions at an instant. Depending on your needs, we have the capability and expertise to on-board relevant experts from other disciplines, primarily tax, but also specialists in areas such as transfer pricing, valuation, accounting and other consulting services. For consistent output throughout the project, we align our work across functions on an ongoing basis.
We combine top-notch legal and organisational skills, multidisciplinary capabilities and technology-based solutions, all coordinated centrally. You benefit from cheaper, faster and smarter solutions to your business needs.
Get in touch with us
Please send us your message via the contact form. We look forward to hearing from you.
Contact us
Dr. Benjamin Fehr
Partner, Legal, PwC Switzerland
Benjamin Fehr is the leader of the M&A and Corporate Law practice of PwC Switzerland. He specializes in domestic and international M&A transactions but also advises on all aspects of general corporate and commercial law and has a strong track record in real estate and finance.
Philipp Aichele
Director, Head Legal Technical Office, PwC Switzerland
Philipp Aichele is the leader of PwC Switzerland’s Legal Technical Office. He specializes in reorganization, corporate restructurings, and liquidations of companies, with a strong focus on the corresponding accounting aspects.
Michael Adrian Meyer
Director, International Business Reorganisations Switzerland, PwC Switzerland
Michael Adrian Meyer is the leader of PwC Switzerland’s International Business Reorganisations (IBR) practice. He specializes in corporate transactions, with a clear focus and track record in multijurisdictional projects.