valfor has a strong track record in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and guides clients through all stages of multifaceted transactions, including acquisitions and divestments, friendly and hostile takeovers, spin-offs, mergers as well as restructurings and post-closing implementations.

Given the complexities and the requirements of M&A transactions, our corporate and M&A practice brings together the knowledge and expertise of our various practice groups to form highly-experienced teams focused on and tailored to the needs of our clients and the specific transaction.

valfor’s corporate and M&A practice advises national and international clients, including both privately held as well as public companies, from a wide range of industry sectors.

valfor in addition supports international and domestic clients at company, management and investor level with respect to all cycles of financing from seed to late stage financing and exits. We represent venture capital institutions, private equity houses as well as entrepreneurs starting new businesses, advising on the formation of companies, equity structures, negotiations with investors, intellectual property rights, and other issues key for their success.

The valfor team also has ample experience in providing services and advice in all other areas of corporate law, including corporate governance and corporate housekeeping, internal reorganizations and compliance.

Core Expertise

  • Domestic and international mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint ventures
  • Corporate reorganizations and spinoffs
  • Private equity and venture capital
  • Financing 
  • Corporate governance and general corporate advice

Main contacts

Zurich Thomas Schmid Attorney-at-Law, lic. iur. LL.M. Cornell University Law School Admitted to the Zurich and New York Bars
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Geneva Christophe de Kalbermatten LL.M. (Heidelberg), MCJ (NYU)
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Team leaders

Zurich Stefan Scherrer Dr. iur.
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Zurich Marc Grüninger Attorney-at-Law, M.C.J.
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Bern Bruno Hunziker Partner, Attorney at Law, LL.M.
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Bern Markus Brülhart Attorney-at-law, LL.M.
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To the team Corporate and M&A

New partners. Enhanced expertise.

valfor is pleased to announce the addition of six new partners effective 1 January 2025.

The Lausanne-based law firm Mercuris Avocats, led by partners Olivier Cherpillod, Jean-Michel Clerc, Martine Loertscher, and Maxime Rocafort, will join valfor. Their team, specialising in commercial law, tax, and dispute resolution, will integrate valfor’s Pully/Lausanne office.

Deborah Hondius and Nicolas Gurtner will strengthen valfor’s Geneva office, bringing their expertise in litigation, particularly in white-collar crime and contractual matters.

United by a shared philosophy of delivering value beyond legal advice, they all look forward to combining their skills and resources for the benefit of valfor’s clients. This strategic growth reinforces valfor’s position as one of Switzerland’s leading business law firms, with over 80 lawyers practicing across Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Sion, Zug, Zurich, and Brussels.

With a strong international and interdisciplinary focus, valfor provides tailored legal solutions to meet the specific needs and complexities of each client’s business.

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