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Key contacts
Partner: Frédéric Bétrisey
Partner: Paolo Bottini
Partner: Cedric Chapuis
Partner: Dieter Dubs
Partner: Dr. Daniel Flühmann
Partner: Mariel Hoch
Partner: Peter Hsu
Partner: Dr. Luca Jagmetti
Partner: Dr. Urs Kägi
Partner: Dr. Ralph Malacrida
Partner: Christoph Neeracher
Partner: Lukas Roesler
Partner: Thomas Rohde
Partner: Eric Stupp
Partner: Prof. Dr. Rolf Watter Rolf Watter
Markting Specialist: Angela Stapfer
Quick facts
Number of partners

58

Other qualified practitioners

120

Total number of practitioners

200

Languages

German, English, French and Italian

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Firm overview
Bär & Karrer is a renowned Swiss law firm with more than 200 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano, Zug, Basel and St. Moritz. Our core business is advising our clients on innovative and complex transactions and representing them in litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. Our clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and around the world.

We have offices in the German (Zurich, Zug, Basel and St. Moritz), French (Geneva) and Italian (Lugano) speaking parts of Switzerland. While our Zurich office is our main location, all our offices provide the full range of legal services. We have an extensive international network of correspondent law firms, which are market leaders in their jurisdictions. Thanks to these close working relationships, we can seamlessly assist our clients on cross-border and international issues.

Bär & Karrer was repeatedly awarded "Switzerland Law Firm of the Year" by the most important international legal ranking agencies in recent years.
Key practice areas
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity Competition
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds 
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
Key practice contacts and recent case highlights

Banking:
Cedric Chapuis, cedric.chapuis@baerkarrer.ch
Daniel Flühmann, daniel.fluehmann@baerkarrer.ch
Peter Hsu, peter.hsu@baerkarrer.ch
Eric Stupp, eric.stupp@baerkarrer.ch

Capital Markets:
Dr. Ralph Malacrida, ralph.malacrida@baerkarrer.ch
Dr. Urs Kägi, urs.kaegi@baerkarrer.ch
Lukas Roesler, lukas.roesler@baerkarrer.ch

Financing:
Frédéric Bétrisey, frederic.betrisey@baerkarrer.ch
Ralph Malacrida, ralph.malacrida@baerkarrer.ch

Mergers & Acquisitions:
Rolf Watter, rolf.watter@baerkarrer.ch

Reorganization & Insolvency:
Thomas Rohde, thomas.rohde@baerkarrer.ch

Public M&A:
Dieter Dubs, dieter.dubs@baerkarrer.ch
Mariel Hoch, mariel.hoch@baerkarrer.ch

Private M&A/Private Equity:
Christoph Neeracher, christoph.neeracher@baerkarrer.ch

M&A/Corporate Transactions:
Urs Kägi, urs.kaegi@baerkarrer.ch
Ralph Malacrida, ralph.malacrida@baerkarrer.ch

Sector expertise
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Natural resources
  • Pharm and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Transport
Other offices

12, quai de la Poste
1211 Geneva 3
Switzerland
T: +41 58 261 57 00
E: geneva@baerkarrer.ch

Via Vegezzi 6
6901 Lugano
Switzerland
T: +41 58 261 58 00
E: lugano@baerkarrer.ch

Baarerstrasse 8
6302 Zug
Switzerland
T: +41 58 261 59 00
E: zug@baerkarrer.ch

Lange Gasse 47
4052 Basel
Switzerland
T: +41 58 261 50 50
E: basel@baerkarrer.ch

Via Maistra 2
7500 St Moritz
Switzerland
P: +41 58 261 50 90
E: st.moritz@baerkarrer.ch

Address:
Brandschenkestrasse 90
Zurich, 8002
Tel:+41 58 261 5000 Fax:+41 58 261 5001 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.baerkarrer.ch/en
2026 Edition
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Kellerhals Carrard
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CMS von Erlach Partners
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Financial services regulatory
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CMS von Erlach Partners
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M&A
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Restructuring and insolvency
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Lenz & Staehelin
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Baker McKenzie
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CMS von Erlach Partners
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Bratschi
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate
Bär & Karrer is a leading financial and corporate powerhouse on the Swiss market. It has accomplished lawyers across the German, French and Italian speaking parts of Switzerland, with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano, Zug and Basel and St. Moritz. The firm mainly advises on transactions with international aspects, but also works on domestic and cross-border deals.


Highlights


The firm played a crucial role in advising Holcim on its successful spin - off and public listing of its North American business, Amrize. This transaction was one of the largest new listings on the SIX Swiss Exchange and recorded as the largest spin-offs in Switzerland ever.



In banking and finance, the firm advised United Grinding Group on its EUR 800 million acquisition of the GF Machining Solutions business unit of Georg Fischer. This marks a strategically significant expansion for the clients operations and growth.



Testimonials 2026


"Highly solution-oriented, practical and of high quality." - Financial service regulatory


"Fast response, very detail oriented yet pragmatic work. In-house expertise across M&A/Tax." - M&A

"Their technical competence and pragmatic approach." - M&A

"They possess an exceptionally high level of expertise in their respective fields. They are very easy to reach, and working with them is always a pleasure, as we collaborate as equals." - M&A

"High quality work, easy to work with, fast responses." - M&A

"The efficiency combined with being absolutely on point. They never miss an important point and have excellent oversight over processes and the key points along the way." - Private Equity

"Always available, constructive advice in different areas, fair pricing." - Restructuring

"Highly professional and expert support and services. Very flexible and efficient. Our matters were dealt with very promptly." - Restructuring

"Highly solution-oriented, practical and of high quality" - Eric Stupp

"Very client-oriented, pragmatic but opinionated approach." - Luca Jagmetti

"He possesses excellent expertise in the field of M&A and is a creative drafter of contracts. He is always available, and working with him is a pleasure. He is deeply committed to his clients’ interests." - Luca Jagmetti

"Constructive and decisive advice, very good knowledge, explaining different routes to pursue" - Luca Jagmetti


"Very professional, dedicated and forward-thinking. He understands our situation very well and quickly comes up with effective solutions." - Luca Jagmetti


"He is a very skilled professional with a deep knowledge of M&A and goes beyond the mere legal aspects of a deal." - Andrea Ziswiler

"Frédéric Betrisey is a top tier lawyer. He is very knowledgeable in virtually any Swiss legal matters. Always available. Works very hard. Always gentle and relevant which is qualities that we most appreciate." - Frédéric Betrisey

"Extremely well versed across all relevant topics for private equity investors." - Raphael Annasohn








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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Capvis - Financing
2020-02-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Financing
Ralph Malacrida, Lukas Roesler
Capvis
Borrower
Implenia - Secondary share offering
2020-06-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Secondary share offering
Dr. Rolf Watter, Lukas Roesler, Corrado Rampini, Susanne Schreiber, Christoph Suter
Implenia
Issuer
SIG Combibloc Group - Restructuring
2020-06-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Restructuring
Ralph Malacrida, Lukas Roesler
SIG Combibloc Group
Debtor
UBS; HSBC; - Secondary share offering
2020-04-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Secondary share offering
Dieter Dubs
UBS, HSBC
Underwriter
Temasek Holdings - Restructuring
2020-11-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Restructuring
Dr. Rolf Watter, Lukas Roesler, Thomas Rohde
Temasek Holdings
Shareholder
Alibaba Group - Secondary share offering
2020-11-18
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Secondary share offering
Dr. Urs Kägi
Alibaba Group
Investor
UBS; HSBC; - Secondary share offering
2020-04-03
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Secondary share offering
Dieter Dubs
UBS, HSBC
Underwriter
BofA Securities; Credit Suisse JP Morgan Chase; - Secondary share offering
2020-10-23
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Secondary share offering
Susanne Schreiber, Thomas Reutter
BofA Securities, Credit Suisse JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Credit Suisse; Zürcher Kantonalbank; - Secondary share offering
2020-07-29
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Secondary share offering
Susanne Schreiber
Credit Suisse, Zürcher Kantonalbank
Underwriter
Highlight Event and Entertainment; - Secondary share offering
2020-12-10
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Secondary share offering
Dr. Urs Kägi
Highlight Event and Entertainment
Issuer
Banque cantonale de Genève - Secondary share offering
2020-04-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Secondary share offering
Frédéric Bétrisey
Banque cantonale de Genève
Agent
Implenia; Ina Invest; - IPO
2020-06-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
IPO
Rolf Watter
Implenia, Ina Invest
Issuer
Savex Capital - Fund formation
2021-01-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Fund formation
Eric Stupp
Savex Capital
Asset manager
Crédit Agricole next bank - Securitisation
2020-09-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Securitisation
Frédéric Bétrisey, Christoph Suter
Crédit Agricole next bank
Issuer
SIG Combibloc Group - Financing
2020-06-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Financing
Ralph Malacrida, Lukas Roesler, Thomas Reutter
SIG Combibloc Group
Issuer
Temasek - Restructuring
2020-12-01
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
Restructuring
Lukas Roesler
Temasek
Shareholder
iRobot Corp. - M&A
2021-11-18
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
M&A
Annina Laubli, Arnold Romero, Christoph Neeracher, David Weimann, Dominique Nguyen, Elena Kumashova, Fanny Sutter, Faton Aliu, Laura Rubeli, Laura Widmer, Markus Wang, Raphael Annasohn, Rehana Harasgama, Susanne Schreiber, Tobias Rebmann, Yves Suter
iRobot Corp.
Buyer
Chubb INA Holdings - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Bär & Karrer
United States (National)
Bond issue
Chubb INA Holdings
Issuer
Hoffmann SE - M&A
2021-12-22
Bär & Karrer
Germany
M&A
Elena Kumashova, Ignaz Muller, Mani Reinert, Rebecca Schori, Susanne Schreiber, Thomas Stoltz, Urs Kagi
Hoffmann SE
Target
YOC AG - M&A
2022-01-27
Bär & Karrer
Switzerland
M&A
Faton Aliu, Laura Widmer, Markus Wang, Ralph Malacrida, Susanne Schreiber, Tim Salz
YOC AG
Buyer
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Interact Media Group, publisher of Nau.ch, acquired Zeitungshaus AG, which publishes 22 regional free newspapers in Switzerland.
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Bär & Karrer advised BofA Securities, Inc. and the Joint Book‑Running Managers on a successful placement of USD 1.7 billion notes issued by the Viking Cruises Group.
All the winning deals, teams, individuals and firms were revealed at IFLR’s ceremony in London on April 4
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Frédéric Bétrisey of Bär & Karrer in Geneva provides an overview of the legal framework of Switzerland’s financial centre
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Laura Widmer of Bär & Karrer in Zurich provides an introduction to the business environment in Switzerland
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